A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

568 8 Verbal derivation

determine whether we are dealing with phonemic i or e, so in transcription of

such cases I rely on parallelism with other similar nominals not involving a

BLC.

(600) Nominals with i as Final-Syllable Vowel

nominal gloss

a. t-e-CasCi-t-t (from -CvCu-)

t-e-dswi-t-t 'joy'

t-e-räeri-t-t '(a) shout'

b. t-e-CäeCCi-t-t (from -CvCCu-)

t-e-däerbi-t-t 'speed'

t-e-n-asrmi-t-t 'dye'

t-e-rasfti-t-t 'sth frightening'

c. t-ae-CaCi-t-t (from -CuCiv)

t-as-dabi-t-t 'being able'

t-ae-daki-t-t 'calming down'

t-ae-dami-t-t 'sowing'

t-ae-fati-t-t 'failing'

t-ae-lawi-t-t 'brash action'

t-as-mayi-t-t 'thanking'

d. t-ae-CoCiC-t (from -CuCvC-)

t-ae-kayis-t 'audacity'

e. t-as-CaPPiC-t (from -CuPPvC-)

t-ae-hassil-t 'duty'

t-ae-mansiq-q 'envy'

t-ae-tajjir-t 'money for grain'

f. t-ae-CaCCi-t-t (from -CuCCu-)

t-as-tahmi-t-t 'suspicion'

g. t-a-CCiC-t (from -vPQvC-)

t-a-vlif-t 'sth entrusted'

[PI t-i-Y3llaf]

h. t-ae-CoPPi-t-t (from -CuPPu-)

t-as-foqqi-t-t 'sprout'

related verb and gloss

-dvwu- (-t) 'be joyful'

-vrru- 'call'

-dvrbu- (-t) 'gallop'

cf. -vrmu- 'apply henna'

-rvfitu- 'have a scare'

-dubu- (-t) 'be able'

-duku- 'calm down'

-dumu- (-t) 'sow'

-futi> 'fail'

-luwu- 'act brashly'

(Shlmpf) -Imay- 'thank'

-kuyvs- 'dare'

-hussvl- 'be obligatory'

-munsvT- 'be envious'

-tujjvr- 'bring to market'

-tuhmu- 'suspect'

-vrlvf- 'be entrusted'

-fuqqu- (-t) 'sprout'

i. a-CaCiC (from -vPQvC-)

a-mahis 'riposte' -vmhvs- 'reply in kind'