A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

512 8 Verbal derivation

transparent way) with the stem-final V of the inflected verb (even in the α/ι

subclass). The w also appears in the two VblN's in (541.g); for 'go to' and

'do' see also the masculine type ICi for these two verbs (540.d). The remaining

forms in (541.h-k) include some onomatopoeic VblN's ('mooing', 'barking',

'gagging'), denoting an instance of the relevant sound as well as the action of

making it.

When the verb begins with a full (not short) V, we get the forms in (542).

(542) Verbal Nouns for -uC(C)u- Stems

gloss Imprt Sg VblN PI VblN

a. VblN ICC

'fold' adh idh

'tiptoe' ajj Ijj

'dissuade' aqq Iqq (R)

Idha-taen ι

Ijja-tasn

Iqqi-taen (R)

[VblN also t-iqqi-t-t]

b. VblN iPaQQ (resyllabified) from -uPQu- (§3.2.4, §3.3.2)

'be stuck' Irmu irsmm (T-ka) 1-ramm-an (T-ka)

[VblN dialectally t-aerma, t-armi-t-t]

c. VblN άΡΡ from -υΡυ- (a/i subtype)

'butcher' as ass, άζζ

'open' ar arr

'arrive' as ass

azza-taen, ds-taen (R)

arra-tasn

assa-taen (K-d)

d. VblN άΡΡ from -υΡΡυ-

'leave' £eyy dyy ayya-tasn

e. VblNICa

'be lost' Iba Iba "lba-taen

f. VblN t-iCi-t-t

'be born' Iwi t-lwi-t-t t-lwi-t-en

g. t-a-CaPPaw-t

'be tranquil' azj t-a-zsjjaw-t —

[Imprt also -szju-, VblN also t-lzji-t-t]