A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

128 3 Phonology

(102) Stem-Initial V-Insertion and C,-Gemination.

gloss Imprt Shlmpf

a. -CvCCvCCvC-

' stumble' jaertaettaef -aejjeertsettaef-

'stumble' jaertaeqqael -aejjaertaeqqasl-

'be coarse' faersaessaen -aeffaersasssaen-

'(hair) stand' baerjaejjasy -aebbaerjaejjaey-

'be slippery' zaelbasbbaey -a2zzaelbaebbasy-

b. -CvCCvC-

' shake, dust' kaeykaey

'praise God' kasbbasr

c. -CvCvC-

'boast' baeraej

'be brown' baenaew

'be neighbor' haeraej

'be present' haedaer

d. -CuCCvC-

'want'

'freeze'

dürhan

vürhas

-aekkaeykaey-

-aekkaebbaer-

-aebbasraej-

-aebbasnasw-

-aehhaeraej-

-aehhaedaer-

-addurhan-

-aqqurhas-

e. -CvCCu- (unaugmented)

'harm' laerr ι

'raise young' raebb

g. -CuCCu- (unaugmented)

'carry' babb

'be detached' fugg

h. -CvCu- (+ -t)

'be spotted' baekae-t

'coil up' laekae-t

'scrub' fuffara-t

i. -CdCd- (+ -t)

'be able' düba-t -adduba-t

The gemination rule can be formulated as (103).

-aellaerr-ι ι

-äerraebb-

-aebbabb-

-affiigg-

-aebbaekae-t

-aellaekae-t

-affuffara-t

PerfP

-ajjartasttasf-

-ajjartaeqqasl-

-affarsaessan-

-abbarjaejjaey-

-azzalbasbbaey-

-akkaykaey-

-akkabbaer-

-abbaraej-

-abbanaew-

-ahharasj-

-ahhadaer-

-addurhaen-

-aqqurhaes-

-allarra-ι ι

-arrabba-

-abbubba-

-affiigga-

-abbakae-t

-allakas-t

-affuffaerae-t

-aeddobae-t