A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

12.1 Relativization 637

(735) α-s-lksl [w3-ndln-\s asle-r

Sg-Instr-trip [Ma-RecAnaph-Mnstr hear.PerfP-lSgS

t-aje-d-\t] anta,...

2S-do.PerfP-2SgS-\3MaSgO] 3Sg,...

'That trip that I heard you made (it), as for it,...'

In (732-5), one can argue that -\s is related to the 'that' complementizer (s

or a-\s, §13.7).

12.1.6 Generalized relatives (ere 'whoever',!, a, ed)

Generalized relatives, denoting an entity that satisfies the truth conditions of

the utterance, take one of the following as head, instead of a true head NP: ere,

1, a, ed.

12.1.6.1 Definite human (ere)

For definite human cases, the form is ere. Both subject (participial) and non-

subject relatives are in (736).

(736) a. [ere t-akfe-d a-zraf]

[whoever 2S-give.Reslt-2SgS Sg-money]

'whoever you-MaSg give (the) money to' [T-md]

b. [ere-\kaey i-waet-asn]

[whoever-\2MaSgO 3MaSgS-hit.ResIt-Partpl.MaSg]

'whoever has hit you'

c. [ere i-taettae-n di-ha-dasr],

[whoever 3MaSgS-eat.LoImpfP-Partpl.MaSg here],

i-s-usm-et

3MaSgS-[Caus-]be.quiet-Hort

'Whoever eats here, let him be silent.' [K-d]

d. [ereAhin i-swaer-asn]

[whoever-XCentrif 3MaSgS-be.first.Reslt-Partpl.MaSg]

'whoever comes first' (= 'the first one to come') [Gao]

e. [ere wasr-aen i-ΐά haeraet]

[whoever Neg-Partpl.MaSg 3MaSgS-have.PerfN thing]

'someone (anyone) who has nothing'