sǝstǝn

Verb v.

Translations

Français: Poser une question
English: to ask (a question)
العربية: يسأل

Source : Christiansen-Bolli (2010), p. 158 — French and Arabic meanings translated from English, to be checked by the community

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). sǝstǝn (to ask (a question)). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1732-sesten (accessed 2026-10-18)

BibTeX

@misc{moctarsstn,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{sǝstǝn (to ask (a question))}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1732-sesten},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… w a noun like most other modifiers. The noun is in the plural and a demonstrative or a possessive may be present. (33) a) ...aɣa₌m-d(á) 1s₌SUBJ-do ándi s(e) [a-sǝstǝn fóo-da] 2p DAT ... to ask you one question b) [bor-én person-PL kaaṛáḍ] three SG-question one-INT ǝ-b-guŋg(ú) IMPERF-lead [i-múṇas PL-camel (here are) three persons leading two camels c) i₌mmáy 3p₌have [í₌n 3p₌GEN nan-én mother-PL They had their two mothers hiŋká] two hiŋká] two

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 176
… u t-ǝ-kuṛúkaḍ na 3s₌NEG.IMPERF-enter F-PL-shame OPP i-bǝḷbad wán-en wal(a) i₌n wal(a) i₌n almuʃáqa-tan PL-plastic.bag of-PL or 3p₌GEN or 3p₌GEN aɣonda DET.PL i-sǝstǝn-an no there PL-question-PL matter-PL he shouldn’t begin with these shameful things of the condoms, or their questions, or their matters. In Songhay of Gao and Timbuktu this is the only disjunctive particle available and it exists also in Tamasheq. 4.2 Uses of MAN morphemes The following sections describe the use …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 189

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