yillán-an

Verb v.

Translations

Français: Continuer à faire
English: to continue doing
العربية: يستمر في الفعل

Source : Christiansen-Bolli (2010), p. 73 — French and Arabic meanings translated from English, to be checked by the community

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). yillán-an (to continue doing). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1418-yillan-an (accessed 2026-10-18)

BibTeX

@misc{moctaryillanan,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{yillán-an (to continue doing)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1418-yillan-an},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… erb ‘to forget’ does not occur without the suffix -an ALL. (41) aɣa₌ddiŋg(á)-an hé 1s₌forget-ALL fó. thing IND I forgot something. Likewise ‘to continue to do’ yillán-an always has the suffix.

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 91
74 (42) yíllan-an ǝnd(a) continue-ALL COMV continue this behavior! alħál behavior aɣó (á)yda! DET DEM.PRX The verb fúr ‘to throw’ can take the suffix -an ‘to throw away’. When this form is used with a non-human agent people give the meaning ‘to be lost’. (43) aɣa₌n 1s₌GEN t-ée-ɣar-t F-SG-bowl-F.SG my bowl is lost. a₌ffur-án. 3s₌throw-ALL With the verb yíkti ‘to remember/be reminded of’ the centripetal suffix -kat is almost always present. (44) a) aɣa-yyíkti-kat sa… 1s₌remembe …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 92

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