A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

8.12 Other nominals 569

j. t-ae-CCaCi-t-t (from -CvCvCu-)

t-a-rlali-t-t '(a) cry for joy' cf. Caus-s-vrvlvlu- (-t)

k. t-a-CCaCCi-t-t (from -CvCvCCu-)

t-a-hnaqqi-t-t 'hiccup' -hvnvqqu- (-t) 'hiccup'

1. t-a-CaCCi-t-t (from -CuCCu-)
   t-a-jajji-t-t '(a) load' (K-d) -jujju- 'load'

m. t-iPPiC-t or t-ePPiC-t (from -vPPvC-)

t-iqqit-t 'cauterizing mark' -vqqvd- 'cauterize'

n. t-iPQi-t-t or t-ePQi-t-t (from -uPvQ-)

t-izmi-t-tι ι 'slander' -uzvm- 'slander'

o. t-a-CuCCiC-t (from -CuPPu- and others)

t-3-büssir-t 'good news' -bussvr- 'give good news'

t-3-kürris-t 'trickery' -vkrvs- 'dupe'

t-a-turfir-t 'saying "oh my!'" Caus -s-vtvrfvr- 'say "oh

my!'"

Cases where the final syllable of the stem has u are in (601).

(601) Nominals with u as Final-Syllable Vowel

nominal gloss related verb and gloss

a. t-a-CCu-t-t (from -vCCi>, a/u subclass)

t-a-flu-t-t 'nut half -vflu- '(nut) be split'

b. ά-CCuC (from -vPQvC-)

ά-tfus (Vdfs) 'full udder' -vtfvs- '(udder) be full'

a-rrud 'total' -vrrvd- 'reach maximum'

c. α-CaCuC, t-a-CaCuC-t (from -vPQvC- or -CvCvC-)

a-karus 'shapely one' -vkrvs- 'be shapely'

t-a-bakun-t '(a) stack' -bvkvn- 'be stacked up'

d. α-PaQQuC, t-a-PaQQuC-t (from -vPQvC- or -PuQQvC-)

α-rassud 'pus' -russvd- 'be infected with pus'

t-a-kammus-t 'sth tied up' -vkmvs- 'tie in corner of garment'

e. t-as-CaPPu-t-t (from -CuPPi>)

t-ae-faqqu-t-t 'sprout' (T-ka) -fuqqu- (-t) 'sprout'