Káŋkam

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• Causative forms 310 gloss root causative to suckle káŋkam s-ǝṇkǝṣ to be upright káy s-oɣtá to walk didá ʒi-ʒǝwǝŋk-ǝt 2.2 Two Argument Verbs Verbs with two arguments are discussed in 4.3.3. The form of the Songhay root corresponds to the singular imperative. gloss IMP causative passive gloss (passive) to bring záw ʃí-ʃʃ-iwi t-ǝwi to call somebody céw s-ǝɣrǝt tuw-aɣra to climb/ride keedí ṣ-ǝwǝṇ t-ǝwǝṇ to cut/slaughter dumbú z-ǝgzǝm t-ǝgzǝm to do dá ʃ-íga t-ǝga to drink nín ʃ-íʃ …

  Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 327

• … e sweet, to be good ◀ kaan ‘be sweet, delicious; be good, pleasing’ KCH:157 — vt. to sweeten káŋ ká ŋ vi. to fall; (money) to be devaluated ◀ kaŋ ‘fall’ KS:191 káŋkam ká ŋkam vt. to suckle ◀ kaŋkam ‘suckle’ KCH:158 kár vi. (rain) to fall — vt. to hit, strike; to play (instrument); to play (football); to twine (rope); to carve (wooden spoon); to warn (from a danger) ◀ kar ‘hit, strike, beat, tap, knock, thresh’ KCH:159 mammaní kár mam maní idiom to smell (odor) ◀ mani ‘to smel …

  Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 350