Gár

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• … p i₌ddidá 3p₌walk I see that they have left. The verbs ‘see’ and ‘hear’ are also used with the complementizer sa. Find examples under (152) and (153). The verb gár ‘find; come upon’ is found with the same construction.

  Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 223

• … -úkuʃ to taste sth. tabá s-ǝndǝk t-ǝndǝk to tell hár to throw fúr sǝ-ss-ǝgǝr to hinder gaŋgá s-ǝgdǝl to buy dáy-kat z-ǝnza-kat to sell dáy-an z-ǝnz-án to guard gár ẓ-ǝgǝẓ t-ǝgǝẓ to accompany haŋgá ʃí-ʃʃ-idu túwa-ʃí-ʃʃ-idu to wash hímay ʃí-ʃʃ-ǝrǝḍ túwa-ʃí-ʃʃ-ǝrǝḍ to guide pushing taŋgá ʃ-ǝwwǝt t-ǝwwǝt be arrested t-ǝmǝl

  Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 328

• … own Rhali LOC Who are the camel riders who dismounted at Rhali’s (place)? Example (6) illustrates the gap strategy (# denotes the absence of a marker). (6) a-Ø-gar hamu [# f-keni aykaran daw]. 3S-PERF-find meat IMPF-lie puppies LOC …she (the lioness) found meat that was lying next to the cubs. Example (7) is of the sa-strategy. (7) A-b-ʃiʃken-an ayn nana se, [sa ayn man Aminata]. 3S-IMPF-greet-ALL 3S.GEN mother BEN COMPZR 3S.GEN name Aminata He greets his mother, whose name i …

  Christiansen & Levinsohn (2003), Relative Clauses in Tadaksahak, p. 4