A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

562 5 Verbal derivation

'chatter' a-mlastar a-maelaestar 'chatterer'

'slur' α-haddaddas a-hasddaeddas (R) 'one who slurs'

'be slippery' a-zalbabbay a-zaelbaebbay 'sth slippery'

c. reduplicated nominals with two lengthened V's, type -PasQaRPaeQaR

'pound' a-jrafjaraf a-jaerafjaeraf 'pounder'

'smile' a-kmazkamazII II a-kaemazkaemaz 'smiler'

'chomp' a-krawkarsw a-kaerawkaeraw 'chomper'

'chatter' a-mlavmalaY a-maelaYmaelar 'chatterer'

'have disease' a-wravwarar t-a-wasravwaeraq-q 'hepatitis'

d. from augmented verb stems (with -t in inflected forms)

'hide' ά-bkammi a-baekaemma 'one who hides'

'beat (music)' ά-vlabbi a-raelaebba 'large tomtom'

'glimmer' ά-smaqqi a-saemaeqqa 'bright spot'

'file (metal)' α-z-azzawi a-z-aezzaewa 'file (tool)'

'nibble' a-jmsnjsmi a-jsemsenjasma 'nibbler'

'stir up' a-rlaqvili t-a-Ylasgrsela-t-t 'sediment'

'roll' a-blambulu a-baslsembala 'one who rolls'

[also ae-baslaembala]

e. irregular

'stir (milk)' a-frsnfuru e-fasraenfaer 'stirring stick'

The same melody Agent/Instrumental nominal is also available for
verbs with a derivational prefix such as Causative -s- (592). The same
CrGemination that applies in the causative VblN (and Shlmpf) occurs in the

verb gloss VblN <L> nominal gloss

'lean on' a-s-attshsl a-s-aettaehal '(a) prop'

'stick out rear' a-s-skkattay a-s-aekaettay 'bustard sp.'

'smile' a-s-akkaryas a-s-aekkaeryas 'smiler'

'free' a-s-aqqawili a-s-aeqqaewala 'one who frees'

'close (door)' a-s-annakabbi a-s-aennaekaebba 'one who closes'

'free' a-s-aqqawili a-s-aeqqaewala 'one who frees'

'organize' α-s-annamannak a-s-aennasmaennak 'organizer'