maamála

Noun n.

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Français: Commerce
English: commerce
العربية: تجارة

Source : Christiansen-Bolli (2010), p. 269 — French and Arabic meanings translated from English, to be checked by the community

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). maamála (commerce). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1952-maamala (accessed 2026-10-18)

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@misc{moctarmaamala,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{maamála (commerce)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/1952-maamala},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… at is the distinguishing feature for the agent. The prefix aw- ‘person’ in singular and kǝl ‘people’ for plural is added to a noun. Examples are: ‘merchant’ aw-maamála (person-commerce) and ‘cultivator’ áw-t-a-wágus-t (person-F-SG-field-F.SG) with the plural kǝl maamála and kǝl t-ǝ-wúgas respectively. Semantically a strong indication of ‘different social belonging’ is conveyed. This strategy is also found in Tamasheq. 3.2.4.3 Nominalization with t-(a-)...-t Many terms carryin …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 130
… etween larger text blocks including several clauses. (279) n(e) áyda place DEM.PROX meɣ n(e) áyda or har until k(a) a₌dd(á) LOC place DEM.PROX á₌dda 3s₌do áy₌n maamála 3s₌do 3s₌GEN k(a) a₌kkúḍ LOC t-a-báɣor-t. 3s₌herd commerce áy₌n almán 3s₌GEN herd F-SG-wealth-F.SG it’s here he was a merchant, or it’s here he kept his herd until he was wealthy. (280) a-ʃíbuk(u) a₌kkun(á)₌a SG-diarrhea 3s₌find₌3s mádaɣ or he has diarrhea or measles... lúmmut a₌kkun(á)₌a measles 3s₌find₌3s wal …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 287

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