wútay

Noun n.

Translations

Français: Année (pluriel i-wútay ; singulier a-wátay « year »)
English: year
العربية: سنة

Source : Christiansen-Bolli (2010), p. 263 — French and Arabic meanings translated from English, to be checked by the community

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). wútay (year). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1946-wutay (accessed 2026-10-18)

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@misc{moctarwutay,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{wútay (year)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1946-wutay},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… le vocalizations in the singular, the plural always has the same pattern. (82) Plural pattern i-CuC(C)aC singular plural i-rúzam gloss bag for cereal a-wátay i-wútay year a-sáabǝl i-súubal seam a-ɣáanib i-ɣúunab pen a-máagor i-múugar camel (kind of) a-ɣéetas i-ɣúutas branch (kind of) a-húllum i-húllam rope (kind of) a-húrhur i-húrhar hair stripe (kind of) a-rázum Stress and long vowels do not change with apophony.

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 115
… -way plural a) í-wayy-an gloss young (goat and sheep) b) a-múgay i-múgy-en camel (kind of) a-táɣay i-tǝɣy-en bald head a-ḍǝḷay i-ḍǝḷay ~ i-ḍǝḷ-en lip a-wátay i-wútay year c) 3.2.3.3 Nouns with the prefix t(a)- All the strategies described for the Type 2 nouns can be found with nouns with the feminine prefix t(a)-. The plural prefix i- for plurals is only realized as /i/ when the high consonants /y/ or /j/ follow immediately, e.g. t-á-yhas-t / t-í-yhas ‘kind of saddle’ or t-ée …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 120

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