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The cessative aspect or terminative aspect is a grammatical aspect referring to the end of an action or a state. 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

ču'ú 'íntok čái-yaáte-k 'á'a nók-híkkaha-ki-i

dog and yell-stop-PFV him talk-hear-PPL-STAT

"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

satü püe nangkawimmahwa

that just talk-CESSATIVE

"he just finished talking"

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.

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