Kud-én

Noun npl.

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Français: Sang
English: Blood
العربية: دم

Source : the site’s first dictionary (Swadesh list)

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). Kud-én (Blood). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/187-kud-en (accessed 2026-10-18)

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@misc{moctarkuden,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{Kud-én (Blood)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/187-kud-en},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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106 c) d) 3.2.3.3.3 plural i-ʒilǝflaf gloss cloud (kind of) t-ǝ-kúf-an foam nuun-én vapor, smoke ary-én water kud-én blood haŋgar-én urine áznaɣ-an amniotic fluid árnan-an (snake)venom i-máṭw-an saliva i-mǝḍḍ-an tears i-wínʒir-an blood from nose i-ʃínʃar nasal mucus Double plurals Two items are found that allow for a double plural. The plural of taɣmú ‘sandal, shoe’ is interpreted as ‘a pair of …’ and several pairs can be marked by adding a second plural on the pluralized nou …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 124
… p he wanted to betray the other one because he had finished his children and eaten them. c) i₌ssǝ-nn-ǝḷbǝḍ₌a iddá 3p₌CAUS-RECI-be.added₌3s because blood-PL LOC kud-én i₌ddá ná 3p₌do OPP aɣo ka DET ná aɣo n OPP DET GEN they (health agents) contaminated him (patient) because the blood of one (patient) was put in another one. The prepositional phrase hé bé ‘on (some)thing’ can be used to introduce a reason clause. This construction is similar to the interrogative ‘why?’ (4.7.3.3 …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 289

Kud-én

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