A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

8.12 Other nominals 565

CeCCaC in (595.a) is a kind of VblN, as is the type in (595.b) with a

vocalic Sg prefix. Perhaps nerbas 'kicking out' (A-grm) belongs in (595.a)

but no related verb is known. The vowel sequence «e α» in (595.a) is the same

as that in the alternative VblN type ePPaC for -vPPvC- verbs, e.g. eddam

'drip(ping)' (546.a) (§8.6.1.2). (595.a-b) are compatible with stem-wide <L>

melody. The important nominal pattern e-CeCaC in (595.c), along with its

variants (595.d-e), is more of an object or product-of-action nominal. The type

(595.f) functions as an instantiating VblN for -vCvC- stems (547.a).

The nominals in (596) have s as the only non-stem-initial V.

(596) Nominals with Stem-Medial a

nominal gloss related verb and gloss

a. ά-CCaC, t-d-CCaC-t (from -vPQvC- or in one case -CuCCu-)

ά-dkar 'anger' -dukri;- (-t) 'be angry at'

ά-draz 'sauce' -vdrvz-'mix with water'

d-rsaj 'large herd' -vrsvj-'be frequent'

t-a-dlam-t I 'oppression' -vdlvm-t - 'oppress'

t-a-dhal-t 'help' -vdhvl-'help'

t-a-ftaq-q 'laying out' -vfitvr-'lay out'

t-a-rdar-t 'betrayal' -vrtvr-'betray'

t-a-rkab-t 'departure' -vrkvb-'depart'

t-a-rkan-t 'halt' -vrkvn-'stop'

t-a-rsam-t 'slipknot' -vrsvm-• 'tie slipknot'

t-a-rsat-t 1 I 'dropping' -vrsvd-'defecate'

t-a-rsam-t 'diarrhoea' -vrsvm-• 'expel diarrhoea'

t-a-slat-t ι I 'carcass section' -vslvd-I 'cut up at joints'

b. t-a-CCi-t-t (from -vCCvy-, elsewhere a VblN pattern)

t-a-rzi-t-t 'short-cut' -vrzvy- 'take short-cut'

c. t-awCaC-t (like preceding but from -vPPvC-)

t-awdaq-q 'chasing away' -vddvr- 'chase away'

t-awdak-k 'direction' -vddvk- 'settle (somewhere'

t-awdam-t 'drip' -vddvm- 'drip'

d. ά-CaCC (from -vPQvC-), perhaps a variant of ά-CCaC

ά-fars 'cut-off piece' -vfrvs- 'cut forcefully'

(596.a) shows that ά-CCaC or feminine t-a-CCaC-t can function as a
secondary VblN (especially in feminine instantiating VblN's), or as an
associated nominal (e.g. product-of-action). This pattern is common with
-vPQvC- verbs. (596.b) is a variant of this with y as final C. (596.c) is another
variant, with -vPPvC- verbs, for which we have seen a stem variant -uPvC- in