tuw-

Prefix préfixe

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Français: Passif
English: Passive
العربية: مجهول

Source : the site’s first dictionary (Grammar)

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). tuw- (Passive). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/513-tuw (accessed 2026-10-18)

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@misc{moctarpassive,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{tuw- (Passive)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/513-tuw},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… .........................60 3.1.3.3.2 Morphologically marked reciprocals and middles .................................................60 3.1.3.4 Passive t(ə)-, tuw- and tuwa- ............................65 3.1.3.5 Reduplication ...................................................68 3.1.3.6 Directional -kat and -an ....................................71 3.1.4 Verb Inflection.........................................................74 3.1.4.1 Subject clitic ...................... …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 6
… each other For passive forms, Mainstream Songhay verbs take the same morpheme as for causative forms. In Tadaksahak, a Tamasheq-based derivation with a prefix tuw- is used, and the same suppletion as signaled above is found, e.g. (4) wí 3.1 The verb to kill túw-aŋɣa to be killed In this chapter the grammatical category of the verb is discussed. First the verbs are grouped into different classes depending on their derivational behavior. Then the different verbal derivations a …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 68
… milarity in shape of the different morphemes. Table 1. Tadaksahak: Voice changing morphemes Reciprocal/ Passive Causative Reflexive + verb root t(e)- S(V)- ne- tuw(a)- me- nem- Remarks: Passive: The use of the allomorphs is not predictable. However, all causative forms take tuw(a)-, and the “y-verbs” tend to take t(e)-. Causative: The morpheme S(V)- copies any sibilant present in the verb root. If there is none, it is by default /s/. Reciprocal/Reflexive: The distinction amon …

Christiansen & Christiansen (2002), Some verb morphology features of Tadaksahak, or: Berber or Songhay, this is the question, p. 6

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