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7.3 Verb classes and irregular verbs 341
d. waerAkaey i-t-iba-het
Neg-\2MaSgO 3MaSgS-LoImpf-be. lost.Prohib-Hort
'May you not be lost!'
The R speaker syncopated the schwa of the penultimate syllable in (346.a),
hence waer na-fisl-et.
7.3 Verb classes and irregular verbs
In the sections below I go over much the same material as in sections in §7.2,
above, about stem types, this time drawing together the complete set of stems
for each stem-shape class. Although there is considerable duplication, this dual
perspective may be useful to readers who might otherwise be overwhelmed by
the complexity of the Tamashek verbal system.
7.3.1 Regular classes
The formulaic labels in the subsections below are extrapolated chiefly from the
PerfP (to the extent our formulae distinguish this from e.g. the ShlmpfP).
7.3.1.1 Light short-V -vPQvC-, -vPPvC-, and -vCvC-
These three verb types -vPQvC- (PQ = nongeminate CC cluster), and -vPPvC-
(PP = geminated C cluster), and -vCvC- (= -vPvC-) are quite common, "v" in
these formulae represents a short vowel. While each of the three types has
some individual idiosyncrasies, there are other respects in which they behave
as a class in opposition to heavy short-V stems. For "light" and "heavy" see
§3.4.1.4.
Stem shapes of these verbs for different MAN categories are summarized
in (347).
(347) Light short-V Verb Paradigms
-vPQvC- -vPPvC- -vPvC-
a. perfective system
PerfP -sPQaeC- -aPPaeC- -aPaeC-, -PECC-
Reslt -aPQaC- -aPPdC- -aPdC-, -PdC-
PerfN -sPQeC- -aPPeC- -aPeC-, -PeC-
