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The continuative aspect (abbreviated CONT or CNT) is a grammatical aspect representing actions that are 'still' happening. English does not mark the continuative explicitly but instead uses an adverb such as still.
Ganda uses the prefix -kya- to mark the continuative aspect. For example, nsoma (unmarked for aspect) means 'I'm reading', while nkyasoma (continuative) means 'I'm still reading'.
Similarly, Pipil marks the continuative aspect using the clitic -(y)uk-. For instance, nitakwa means 'I am eating' or 'I eat', while nitakwayuk (continuative) means 'I'm still eating'.
| Grammatical and lexical aspects | |
|---|---|
| Complete vs. incomplete | |
| Generic vs. episodic | |
| Beginning vs. ending | |
| Relative time | |
| Lexical aspects. Grammatical aspects unmarked. | |
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