Cessative aspect

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 "to finish doing something".

In Yaqui, the cessative is formed with the suffix -yaáte. For example:

ču'ú

dog

'íntok

and

čái-yaáte-k

yell-stop-PFV

'á'a

him

nók-híkkaha-ki-i

talk-hear-PPL-STAT

^[2]

"the dog stopped barking when he heard him talking"

In Timbisha, the cessative is formed with the suffix -mmahwan. For example:

satü

that

püe

just

nangkawimmahwa

talk-CESSATIVE

^[3]

"he just finished talking"

References

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

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[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.

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