Evidentiality: verb affix or clitic

Category
Verbal Categories - Evidentiality
Notes

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla yes
Cupeño no
Luiseño no
Serrano yes
Kitanemuk no
Kawaiisu no
Timbisha no
Western Mono yes
Chemehuevi no
Southern Paiute yes
Southern Ute yes
Shoshone no
Comanche yes
Idaho Shoshone no
Northern Paiute
Gabrielino no
Achagua n/a Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 91
Resígaro yes There is one evidential, a reportive, which makes use of a verb affix. Allin, 1976: 336
Bare n/a Aikhenvald, 1995
Piapoco yes Galindo, 2002: 172-178
Yukuna n/a Shauer & Shauer, 1978: p. 42
Yavitero n/a No evidentials Mosonyi, 1987: p. 63-69
Wapishana no Santos 2006
Wayuu n/a Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 800
Tariana no Aikhenvald, 2003: 289
Apurinã yes Only one evidential value. Facundes, 2000: 305-327, 379-410
Asheninka Apurucayali no Apparently, no evidentials Payne 1981; Payne 1982; Payne 1983
Maipure yes Zamponi 2003:41
Yanesha' no Duff-Tripp 1997:120-4
Kinikinau no info
Baure no info Danielsen 2007
Nanti yes The reportive and quotative are clitics that take their own person marking. The inferential evidential is a second-position clitic. Michael, 2008. p. 323-326
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 The semantics of evidentials are conveyed by word choice. Hall 1988; Escoriaza 1959:15-18 No description of evidentials given in source
Makushi no Carson 1982; Abbott 1991
Eñepa yes Payne 2012:349
Pemon no info de Armellada 1999
Guna yes affixes Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika yes Frank 1990:77
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí no info
Damana yes verb affix
Sikuani no no evidence of evidentials Queixalós 1998, 2000
Macaguan no info Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:471, 549
Northern Emberá yes Mortensen 1999:86-7 Catío
Waorani yes Peeke 1973:16-17
Ingá yes Levinson 1978:25
Matses yes Fleck:327-426
Mapudungun yes Salas 1992, p.155, Zúñiga 2006 p. 155
Páez yes Jung:75-87
Quechua Ayacuchano yes They can also attach to nouns Parker 1965:88-97
Tikuna no info
Urarina yes Olawsky:496
Waunana no info
Andoke no info
Puinave yes Giron 2008: p281
Central Aymara no Levin 2004: 7 Evidentials are included in the affix for tense and so are not independent affixes themselves.
Kakua yes Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no info Silva 2011/Goncalves 2011
Minica Witoto no Minor and Minor 1982. p.94
Hup yes may be either; 'fluid' morphemes can appear in either inner suffix or enclitic position Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano yes Miller 1999, p. 64
Cubeo yes Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 32
Kotiria yes Stenzel 2004, p. 345
Makuna yes Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.47-52
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.86-87
Barasano yes The simplest form of the realis tenses is a verb stem with a tense-evidential marker followed by a suffix for gender and number. Jones & Jones 1991, p.83
Tanimuca yes Strom 1992, p.90-91
Siona no info Wheeler 1987
Tukano yes West and Welch 2004: 51-52; Ramirez 1997: 120
Yanomami yes Ramirez 1994: 316-317
Ninam yes Goodwin-Gomez, p.97
Sanumá yes Borgman 1990: 165, 170
Surui no info
Karitiana yes it is a suffix Everett 2006:281-4
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011
Paraguayan Guaraní yes Krivoshein and Acosta 2001:101
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 yes ms15 1
Garrwa no info X
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri no info 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no info x
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi yes 129-136 1
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 N/A 0
Pintupi no info x
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no info x
Ngiyambaa yes 275 1
Ngayawang No 0
Muruwari no info x
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 0
Martuthunira no 0
Marrgany no 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 66 0
Kuku Yalanji n/a 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 0
Kaurna No 0
Kalkatungu n/a 0
Jaru n/a 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr N/A 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 no 0
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 yes 258 1
Alyawarr n/a 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 n/a 0
Katthang no 0
Panyjima yes 208-209 1
Ngarinyeri No 0
Kurrama yes 176-9 1
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul yes 23 1
Gunya yes 326 1
Kunjen No 0
WesternTorres n/a 0
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji no info x
Bandjalang no 0
Ngaatjatjara No 30 0
Arrernte No 49 0
Kokatha No 28 0
Karajarri No 165 0
Pitjantjatjara No Y 8 0
Ritharrngu No 71 0
Warrgamay No 52-9 0
Warluwarra no info x
Warnman No 45 0
Djapu n/a 0
Bilinarra n/a 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 70 0
Narungga No 74 0
Tharrkari No 31 0
Wajarri No 96 0
Warungu n/a 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa yes Ramirez 2001