Cessative aspect

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The cessative aspect or terminative aspect is a grammatical aspect referring to the end of an action or a state. [1] It is the opposite of the inchoative aspect and conveys the idea of "to finish doing something".

In Yaqui, the cessative is formed with the suffix -yaáte. For example, "ču'ú 'íntok čái-yaáte-k", "the dog stopped barking". [2]

In Timbisha, the cessative is formed with the suffix -mmahwan. For example, "satü püe nangkawimmahwa", "he just finished talking". [3]

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References

  1. "What is cessative aspect?". SIL International. 5 January 2004. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  2. Dedrick, John M.; Casad, Eugene H. (1999). Sonora Yaqui Language Structures. University of Arizona Press. p. 322. ISBN   9780816519811.
  3. Dayley, Jon P. (1989). Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Grammar. University of California Press. p. 59. ISBN   9780520097520.