Ǝnda

Preposition prep.

Translations

Français: Et (entre noms), avec, si/quand
English: And (between noun phrases); with; if/when
العربية: و (بين الأسماء)، مع، إذا/عندما

Source : the site’s first dictionary (Grammar)

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). Ǝnda (And (between noun phrases); with; if/when). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/378-enda (accessed 2026-10-18)

BibTeX

@misc{moctarbetween,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{Ǝnda (And (between noun phrases); with; if/when)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/378-enda},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… itiaux Le groupe initial de mots "nasal" + "C" autorisé dans le Mainstream Songhay n'existe pas dans le Tadaksahak. Le mot songhay /nda/ "et /avec" se prononce ǝnda "et /avec" en tadaksahak. D'autres groupes d'initiales de mots ne sont pas autorisés non plus. Si nécessaire, une voyelle épenthétique est ajoutée avant le groupe. C'est par exemple le cas dans les clauses comportant

Ag Abdoussalam (s. d.), Structure grammaticale d’un parler berbéro-songhay du nord-est malien (tadaksahak) : éléments de linguistique, p. 13
… ters The word initial cluster ‘nasal’ + ‘C’ that is allowed in Mainstream Songhay is not found in Tadaksahak. The Songhay word /nda/ ‘and / with’ is pronounced ǝnda ‘and / with’ in Tadaksahak. Other word initial clusters are not allowed either. When necessary, an epenthetic vowel is added preceding the cluster. This is for example the case in clauses with verbs that have no pronoun enclitic, as in indefinite relative clauses, e.g., surgóy ǝb₌dút ‘a woman (who is) pounding’ Lo …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 34
… t in the same clause as is possible in English, e.g. ‘he was hit by his brother.’ Some semantically less ‘active’ verbs like ‘call’ allow for a complement with ǝnda ‘with’ when used in the passive voice, e.g. ‘the place was called ǝnda T.’ tuwa-- only occurs preceding causativized stems and the few roots of Songhay origin that allow the passive morpheme. This suggests that this is the default prefix for already derived stems and a few Songhay cognates. The allomorphs tuw-- an …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 83

Ǝnda

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