A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

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698 13 Clausal subordination

(870) a. a-\fael i-jd "'ae-kaesa,
if 3MaSgS-be.done.Reslt Sg-wet.season,
ad-\ad t-as t-äe-das-t
FutACentrip 3FeSgS-come.ShImpf Fe-Sg-mosquito-FeSg
'If a (good) rainy season happens, mosquitoes will come.'

b. fsel t-akne-d t-e-taste
if 2S-do.much.Reslt-2SgS Fe-Sg-eat.VblN
[an O-s-an] hullan,
[Poss Pl-meat-MaPl] indeed,
waer t-Bkse-d—
Neg 2S-eat.PerfN-2SgS—
'If you eat a lot of meat, you won't eat—' [K]

c. α-fael n-sss-anna—,
if 1 PIS-Caus-be.cooked.PerfP—,
ad n-aeks i-s-an Yds
Fut lPlS-eat.Shlmpf Pl-meat-MaPl only
'If we cook—, we'll just eat meat.' [K]

d. α-fael ose-γ baemaeko,
if/when arrive.Reslt-lSgS Bamako,
ad aekn-aev t-e-taete
Fut do.much.Shlmpf-ISgS Fe-Sg-eat.VblN
'When I go (in the future) to Bamako, I'll eat well.' [K-d]

13.9.2 Counterfactual conditionals (andaer, enaekk)

In counterfactuals, I found andaer interchangeably with enaekk in T-ka (871).
I recorded andaer for A-grm and snndr for K-d. The verb in the antecedent is
PerfP or Resit. The consequent is Shlmpf (positive) or LoImpfN (negative).
Any clitics in the antecedent clause are hosted by the particle (871.d).


(871) a. andaer i-waet "'a-janna and-ssel,
if 3MaSgS-hit.PerfP Sg-rain yesterday,
azjar-aer
go. out. Shlmpf-1 SgS
'If it had rained yesterday, I'd have gone out.'


b. andaer i-waet 'a-janna and-asel,
if 3MaSgS-hit.PerfP Sg-rain yesterday,
waer zajjar-aer
Neg go.out.LoImpfN-lSgS
'If it had rained yesterday, I would not have gone out.'
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