A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

572 8 Verbal derivation

t-aPPiCCaeC-t (from -PvCCvC-) [cf. adjectival abstractives §8.6.5]

t-sbbillaen-t 'wrestling' -bvllvn- 'wrestle'

[variant t-aebbillasn-t]

t-ae-CaeCaCCi-t-t (from -CvCvCCu-)

t-as-lasfarsi-t-t 'disappointment' -lvfvrsu- (-t) 'be dis-

appointed'

t-ae-maerälsi-t-t 'grieving' -mvrvlsu- 'grieve'

t-ae-CaeCaCiC-t (or t-as-CseCaCeC-t, from -CvCuCvC-)

t-as-lasmamiq-q 'blister' -lvmumvr- 'have blisters'

t-e-CaeCäeCCi-t-t (from -CVCDCCD- )

t-e-saewseqki-t-t 'speeding up' -svwvrjku- (-t) 'walk faster'

t-ae-PoQQeC-t (or t-ae-PoQQiC-t, from -vPQvC-)

t-as-bosser-t 'pre-dawn meal' -vbsvr- 'break fast'