A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

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LoImpfP variant -t-aggät-, see (334.h) in §7.2.5.1, also §7.3.1.1 and

§7.4.1.2]

(926) 0-olass i-ss-sstasn-\t

3MaSgS-repeat.PerfP 3MaSgS-Caus-ask.PerfP-\3MaSgO

[ad w£elaet-ma-s]

[with sister-0-3SgPoss]

'He asked him again about his sister.'

(927) 0-aezewaeb-\a-s

3MaSgS-reply.PerfP

1-nna-\0-s wselaet-me-τ

3MaSgS-say.PerfP-\Dat-3Sg sister-0-lSgPoss

t-akka [e-daegg-\dar aja-nset aeddael

3FeSgS-go.to.PerfP [Sg-place-\in do.Reslt-3FePlS game

asnd-aehad] t-stiraekkae-t-\m-\dar-3s

lastnight]' 3FeSgS-fall.in.Reslt-Aug-\Centrif-\in-3Sg

t-ett-annet 0-t-amma£T-\a-s

Fe-eye-3SgPoss 3FeSgS-LoImpf-look.for.LoImpfP-\Dat-3Sg

'He (=midget) replied to him, saying: "my sister, she went to a place

where they (=girls) have made (=played) games last night, (and) her

eye fell into it (aground) (so that) she is looking for it.'"

['last night' §5.2.4.6, Centrifugal clitic precedes cliticized pronominal

Ρ Ρ §10.4; 'look for' is intransitive with dative complement §9.1.5]

(928) [0-ölass-\a-s as-nses-bahu t-snna]

[3MaSgS-repeat.PerfP-\Dat-3Sg Sg-Agent-lying Fe-say.VblN]

i-ffud a-\tt-bdd

3MaSgs-be.thirsty.Reslt Dem-\3MaSgO-\Centrip

1-S-3S3W

3MaSgS-Caus-drink.ShImpf

'The lying man proceeded to say (that) he was thirsty, and he

(=midget) should give him (something) to drink.'

['say' followed by factive 'he was thirsty' and then jussive 'should

give...']

(929) fi-kka Vmaknud dl am-an],
[3MaSgS-go.to.PerfP Sg-midget NearDist water-MaPl],
[a-\taen i-z-lm-z-azzir] ras
[Dem-\3MaPl 3MaSgS-Caus-Recip-Caus-pour.Reslt] only
[har i-ldaes]
[until 3MaSgS-be.tired.PerfP]