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| The Inchoative is primarily used to denote changes of state with stative verbs, e.g. ''saxpayyarkurran'' "He became black from the ashes", from the root ''-kūr-'' "to be black". | | The Inchoative is primarily used to denote changes of state with stative verbs, e.g. ''saxpayyarkurran'' "He became black from the ashes", from the root ''-kūr-'' "to be black". | ||
The form ''-sax-'' is used when followed by a stop, e.g. ''saxtaharran'' <!-- from tahāl -->, or /h,ħ/, e.g. | The form ''-sax-'' is used when followed by a stop, e.g. ''saxtaharran'' "He became green" <!-- from tahāl "green" -->, or /h,ħ/, e.g. . Voiced stops become devoiced. In some dialects this form is used whenever followed by any consonant. | ||
The Inchoative is also used to derive the middle voice from transitive verbs, e.g. ''Yahamb saxtaradaran'' "The fish pot broke", c.f. ''Yahamb harattarru'' <!-- from harad (to break st) --> "He broke the fish pot." | The Inchoative is also used to derive the middle voice from transitive verbs, e.g. ''Yahamb saxtaradaran'' "The fish pot broke", c.f. ''Yahamb harattarru'' <!-- from harad (to break st) --> "He broke the fish pot." |
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