Grammaticalized reportive

Category
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality
Notes
Indicates speaker is not responsible for veracity of statement, merely reporting; 'allegedly'

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla
Cupeño
Luiseño
Serrano
Kitanemuk
Kawaiisu
Timbisha
Western Mono
Chemehuevi no
Southern Paiute
Southern Ute
Shoshone
Comanche
Idaho Shoshone
Northern Paiute
Gabrielino
Achagua n/a Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 91
Resígaro yes One of five second-position clitics. Allin, 1976: 336
Bare n/a Aikhenvald, 1995
Piapoco no Galindo, 2002: 156-178, 299-321
Yukuna no Shauer & Shauer, 1978: p. 42
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: p. 63-69
Wapishana no Santos 2006
Wayuu no Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 800
Tariana yes Aikhenvald, 2003: 289
Apurinã yes No evidential system discussed among verbal morphology or "bound formatives" (clitics). Facundes, 2000: 305-327, 379-410
Asheninka Apurucayali no Payne 1981; Payne 1982; Payne 1983
Maipure yes Zamponi 2003:41
Yanesha' yes This is done by an auxiliary verb Duff-Tripp 1997:122
Kinikinau no info
Baure no info Danielsen 2007
Nanti yes Not a verbal morpheme but a clitic that is inflected for person (but not aspect/reality status). It's historically derived from the root for 'hear,' kem. Michael, 2008. p. 324
Paresi no info Rowan 1978, Rowan and Burgess 1979, Brandão 2010
Palikur no info no information on evidentials Launey 2003
Yine no list of affixes does not mention evidentials Matteson 1965:71-80
Añun no info no discussion of evidentiality Patte 1989
Bora yes Seifart - 2005:73
Makiritare no Hall 1988; Escoriaza 1959:15-18 No description of evidentials given in source
Makushi no Use of various verbs convey this. Carson 1982; Abbott 1991
Eñepa yes Mattei-Muller 2002:162
Pemon no info de Armellada 1999
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1985:60-104
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí no info
Damana no
Sikuani no no evidence of evidentials Queixalós 1998, 2000
Macaguan no info Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:471, 549
Northern Emberá yes Mortensen 1999:87 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá yes Levinson 1978:25
Matses yes It is expressed by lexical means Fleck:419
Mapudungun yes Salas 1992, p.155, Zúñiga 2006 p. 155
Páez yes Jung:83
Quechua Ayacuchano yes Parker 1965:88-97
Tikuna no info
Urarina yes Olawsky:496
Waunana no info
Andoke yes suffixed to pronoun Landaburu 1979, p. 119-122
Puinave yes after lexical base (i.e. In Puinave after pronoun, verb, interrogative); used also as a "way of presenting the state of affairs not caused by any opinion of the speaker"; most frequently used in citation(see below) Giron 2008: p284
Central Aymara yes Levin 2004: 7
Kakua yes Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no info Silva 2011/Goncalves 2011
Minica Witoto no not indicated/expected Minor and Minor 1982. p.94
Hup yes Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect yes Weir 1984
Dâw yes Martins 2004
Desano yes Miller 1999, p. 66 There are no observed examples of the hearsay evidential occuring in first person, but occasionally it occurs with second person. Most commonly, this evidential is used in connection with a past action.
Cubeo yes Unlike the other evidentials, which are indicated by a suffix that combines tense and evidential status, the reportative evidential is indicated by a separate suffix, -jA (rep.) This suffix is attached to a verb in the witnessed evidential status, after a Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 36
Kotiria yes heresay Stenzel 2004, p. 345
Makuna yes Formed using the deductive suffix -ji plus a suffix for person/number/gender. Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.51
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.86
Barasano yes This tense is indicated by -yu 'inferred' preceding the gender-number markers. Evidence based on what another has told them, indirect/reportative. Jones & Jones 1991, p.87
Tanimuca yes This evidential indicates that the source of the information is not first hand; he or she is just passing on what was reported to him or her. Strom 1992, p.91
Siona no info Conveyed with word choice/semantics. Wheeler 1987
Tukano yes Ramirez 1997: 120, 150
Yanomami yes Ramirez 1994
Ninam no Goodwin-Gomez, p.97
Sanumá no Borgman 1990: 165, 170
Surui yes bontkes and Dooley 1984:4
Karitiana yes Everett 2006:281-4
Nheengatu yes particle Cruz 2011:349
Paraguayan Guaraní no Zarratea 2002:83-120
Aché no info
Kokama yes Vallejos 2010:494
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no info x
Worrorra no ms15 0
Garrwa no info X
Gooniyandi yes 1
Warlpiri no info 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no info x
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no info x
Yandruwandha no info x
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no 0
Woiwurrung no info x
Wirangu No 0
Wemba-Wemba no info x
Warumungu no 0
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi No 363 0
Paakantyi no info X
Pitta-Pitta No 0
Pintupi yes 215 1
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no info x
Ngiyambaa yes 276 1
Ngayawang No 0
Muruwari no 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 0
Martuthunira no 136-164 0
Marrgany No 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 66 0
Kuku Yalanji no 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 0
Kaurna No 0
Kalkatungu no 0
Jaru no 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 80 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 0
Gugu-Badhun no info x
Yuwaalaraay No 74 0
Dyirbal No 0
Duungidjawu no 0
Djinang No 167 0
Djabugay
Diyari yes 173 1
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung no 0
Bularnu no 0
Biri no info x
Bidjara-Gungabula no info x
Batyala no info x
Arabana no 0
Alyawarr no 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 35 0
Wathawurrung no info x
Mathi-Mathi no 96 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 0
Thanggati no 0
Katthang no 0
Panyjima no 0
Ngarinyeri No 0
Kurrama yes 176-7 1
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul Maybe 23 1
Gunya No 326 0
Kunjen No 0
WesternTorres no 0
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji no info x
Bandjalang No 0
Ngaatjatjara No 30 0
Arrernte No 49 0
Kokatha No 28 0
Karajarri Maybe 239 1
Pitjantjatjara No Y 8 0
Ritharrngu No 71 0
Warrgamay No 52-9 0
Warluwarra yes 873 1
Warnman No 45 0
Djapu no 0
Bilinarra no 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 70 0
Narungga No 74 0
Tharrkari No 31 0
Wajarri No 96 0
Warungu no 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa yes -pida Ramirez 2001