A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

8 Verbal derivation

'pick up'

'show off

'create'

atkal

axyaz

axlak

ae-m-dtkal

ae-m-dxyaz

ae-m-axlak

b. -vPPvC-, Agentive a-m-uPaeC (dialectally ae-m-uPaeC)

'be alive'

'pound'

'sleep' (Vds)

'hold' (Vd'f)

'be crazy'

'be big'

'dwell'

'return'

addar

addah

attas

attaf I I

assad

assam

3ΖΖ3Υ

sqqsl

a-m-iidaer

t-3-m-üdaeh-t (female)

3-m-udaes ι

3-n-üdaef

as-m-usaed (K-d)

a-n-usaem ('[an] elder')

3-m-uzaer

a-m-iirasl

c. -vCvC- (and -vCuC-), Agentive a/e-m-aeCaC and variants

'bite' adad a-m-aedad

e-m-ddaed (A-grm)

e-m-aedaed (Im)

'herd' adan adan a-m-aedan

ae-m-adan (A-grm)

'beg' adal e-m-aedael

'dig' aras a-m-aeYQS

e-m-seras (Im)

'pray' umad a-n-aemad

[cf. PerfP -amud-]

'hit' awat a-m-aewat

'be fond' anam a-n-aenam

d. -uCvC- (except -ujvj-), Agentive ae-m-aCaC- or a-m-seCaC

'give birth' araw ae-m-araw 'parent'

'carry' away se-m-dway

'watch over' awal ae-m-awal

'wipe' omaes a-n-aemas

e. -ujaj- (PerfP -ujaj-)> Agentive a-m-iCaeC

'be far' ajaj a-m-ljaej

f. -v(C)Ci>, Agentive e-m-aeCC (FeSg t-e-m-aeCCi-t-t)

'laugh' (Vdz) aets

'pardon'

'kill'

'eat'

'break'

'do, make'

se?f

seqr

aeks

asrz

«j

e-m-aets (PI 1-m-aets-an)

e-n-aeff (PI i-n-ae?f-an)

e-m-aeqY (ΡΓι-m-aeqr-an)

e-m-aeks (Pll-m-aeks-an)

[feminine t-e-m-äeksi-t-t]

e-m-aerz (PI 1-m-aerz-an)

e-m-aejj (Pli-m-aejj-an)