A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

564 8 Verbal derivation

(595) Nominate with -Ce...

nominal gloss related verb and gloss

a. CeCCaC (from -CoCCvC- or -CvCCvC-) [all known exx]

derhan '(a) wish' -durhvn- 'desire'

sendad 'laziness' -sundvd- 'be lazy'

wezzan 'distrustful look' -wvzzvn- 'be wary'

s-emrar 'respect' -s-vmrvr- 'make bigger, respect'

s-erkam 'domination' (K-d) -s-vrkvm- 'hold sway over'

n-efran 'being chosen' -n-vfrvn- 'be chosen'

t-ezzar '1st daytime prayer' -aezzar- 'be in front' (PerfP)

b. e-CeCCaC (from -CuCCvC-)

e-mendar 'returning in PM' -mvndvr- 'return home in PM'

c. e-CECAC (from -vPQvC- or -CDCVC-)

e-dekal 'underside of hand' -dukvl-'have sore feet'

e-feras 'piece' -vfrvs-'cut'

e-xetss 'cut-off branch' -vrtvs-'cut off

e-kefal 'captive' -vkfvl-'capture'

e-kensf 'cooked meat piece' -vknvf-'cook (meat) in hot sand'

e-keres 'shapely one' -vkrvs-'be shapely'

e-leras 'overdue foetus' -VIYVS-'lie low'

e-nebsh 'sth left to soak' -vmbvh - 'soak'

e-nekad 'castrated male' -vqkvd-'castrate'

e-nekar 'regrown grass' -vqkvr-'get up'

e-nesar 'regrown tree' -vnsvr-'regrow'

e-retay 'metis' -vtrvy-'be mixed'

e-tewar 'sth kept' -vtwvr-'keep'

d. e-CeCi (from -vPQvy-)

e-seri 'new one, novelty' -vsrvy- 'be recent'

[for e-sersy]

e. e-CeCu (from -vCCu-, u/u subclass)

e-nedu 'churned milk' -vndu- 'churn'

f. t-e-CeCe (from -vCvC-), with PI t-i-CiC

t-e-deje '(a) jab; sharp pain' -vdvj-'jab'

t-e-jere '(a) throw; projectile' -vjvr- 'throw'

t-e-wete '(a) blow' -vwvt- 'hit, strike'