a-sáafu

Noun n.

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Français: Salutation
English: greeting
العربية: تحية

Source : Christiansen-Bolli (2010), p. 131 — French and Arabic meanings translated from English, to be checked by the community

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). a-sáafu (greeting). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1679-a-saafu (accessed 2026-10-18)

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@misc{moctarasaafu,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{a-sáafu (greeting)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1679-a-saafu},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… t for us. n SEP a. 3s The third person pronouns and 2p andi are always followed by the postposition. For the 2s pronoun see below. (143) a) aɣa₌dd(á) ándi s(e) a-sáafu... 1s₌do 2p DAT I greeted you(pl)... b) aɣa₌dd(á) áa₌s(e) 1s₌do 3s₌DAT I greeted him/her... c) aɣa₌dd(á) íi₌s(e) 1s₌do 3p₌DAT I greeted them... 3.2.7.11.2.1.1 SG-greeting a-sáafu... SG-greeting a-sáafu... SG-greeting Second person with se DAT The second person singular dative pronoun appears as ana ‘for you (sg …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 149
212 b) ar₌sǝ-may-ǝnda s(a) ar₌tǝ-din(í) ana a-sáafu. 1p₌NEG.IMPERF-have-with COMP 1p₌FUT-take 2s.DAT SG-greet we ought not to respond to your greeting. ‘have the means to’ kun-ǝnda (lit: ‘find with’) (166) a) aɣa₌kkun-ǝnda 1s₌find-with s(a) aɣ₌tǝ-kóy-kat COMP 1s₌FUT-go-VEN I have the means (time) to come to you. b) nin. 2s ar₌nǝ-kun-ǝnda 1p₌NEG.PERF-find-with s(a) ar₌tǝ-ʃ-íʃu COMP 1p₌FUT-CAUS-drink.BND borá. person we do not have the means to give a drink to somebody. The fol …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 230

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