kǝláakǝla

Particle part.

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Français: Non
English: no
العربية: لا

Source : Christiansen-Bolli (2010), p. 242 — French and Arabic meanings translated from English, to be checked by the community

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). kǝláakǝla (no). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1904-kelaakela (accessed 2026-10-18)

BibTeX

@misc{moctarklaakla,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{kǝláakǝla (no)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1904-kelaakela},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… strates several of the negations discussed above in a short exchange. (227) Q: ák QST kǝlá ni₌gguná once 2s₌see Bamakoy? loc.name Have you ever seen Bamako? A: kǝláakǝla! no No! Q: ǝnda Gawgaw? and loc.name And Gao?

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 260
243 Syntax A: kǝláakǝla kǝlá aɣ₌nǝ-guná no once 1s₌NEG.PERF-see hár until Mǝnǝka. loc.name No, I never saw (anything else) but Menaka. Q: Yamay? loc.name Niamey? A: fów fów Mǝnǝka at.all at.all loc.name jé only Not at all, not at all, only Menaka 4.6.4 NEG + wala ‘not even ’ The preposition wala together with a negation on the verb can be translated as ‘not even’. The negation is crucial for this reading. (228) a) a₌nǝ-guná wal(a) 3s₌NEG.IMPERF-see without he didn’t even see …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 261

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