A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

526 8 Verbal derivation

8.6.1.6 Verbal nouns of prefixally derived verbs

Prefixal derivatives (passive, causative, etc.) have the same type of VblN
beginning with a- prefix as we have seen in heavy unaugmented stems and in
most of the augmented stems. A few examples for unaugmented verbs are in
(558-9).

(558) Verbal Noun of Prefixal Derivatives (Unaugmented Verbs)

gloss Sg VblN PI VblN

a. Mediopassive (C-final stem)

'be chosen' a-n-afran

a-n-afran

'become aware' a-n-afray

a-n-afray

i-n-afrin-ajn

i-n-sfran-aen

(etc.)

b. Mediopassive (V-final stem)

'be dislocated' α-η-äbd

'be drunk' a-m-asaww

"i-n-abd-an ι

i-m-aswi-taen (R)

c. Mediopassive or Reciprocal of Causative (lexicalized)

'spread (news)' a-m-s-uk 1-m-s-uk-an

d. TW-Passive (C-final stem)

'be bitten' a-tw-adad

a-tw-adad

'be held' (Vdf) a-tw-attaf

a-tw-attaf

i-tw-adid-asn

i-tw-adad-aen

(etc.)

e. TW-Passive (V-final stem)

'be said' a-tw-ann i-tw-ann-an

f. Causative (C-fmal stem)

'wash'

'put on'

'listen'

'injure back of

a-s-irad

a-s-irad

a-s-awar

a-s-awar

ά-s-war (K-d)

α-s-agad (A-grm)

ά-s-jad (R)

α-s-aff Iday

α-s-aff iday

i-s-md-sen

i-s-lrad-aen

i-s-awir-aen

i-s-awar-aen

l-s-war-asn

i-s-agid-ajn

1-s-gid-aen

i-s-affldiy-asn

i-s-afflday-aen