Alignment of verbal person-marking: nominative-accusative

Category
Simple Clauses - Alignment
Notes
Same as above, for pronominal affixes/clitics on verbs

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla yes
Cupeño yes
Luiseño no
Serrano no
Kitanemuk yes
Kawaiisu no
Timbisha no
Western Mono no
Chemehuevi no
Southern Paiute no
Southern Ute no
Shoshone no
Comanche no
Idaho Shoshone no
Northern Paiute no
Gabrielino no
Achagua no Wilson & Levinsohn 1992
Resígaro no Subject pronouns can be fused with the verbs, but these seem more like pronouns rather than agreement markers. Allin, 1976: 285-290
Bare no Aikhenvald, 1995: 27
Piapoco no Galindo, 2002: 157-159
Yukuna yes The verbal paradigm has the same subject prefixes for transitive, intransitive and stative verbs. Shauer & Shauer, 1978: p. 42
Yavitero yes S and A are marked with prefixes, O is marked with suffixes. Adjectives are also marked with suffixes, but they do seem to form a separate class, suggesting nominative-accusative, rather than active-inactive, alignment. Mosonyi, 1987: p. 59-62
Wapishana yes Santos, 2006: 160
Wayuu no Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 802
Tariana no Aikhenvald, 2003: 122
Apurinã no Facundes, 2000: 481-482
Asheninka Apurucayali yes This is the "optional" case. Pronouns appear as verbal markings rather than free pronouns. It appears that Asheninka may be in the process of "shifting" systems. Payne 1983:1619, 2325, 9096
Maipure yes Zamponi 2003:21-23
Yanesha' yes Subjects and objects are cross-referenced on the verb Duff-Tripp 1997:72
Kinikinau yes This is suggested by the relative order of affixes with respect to the verb where subject is cross-referenced as verbal prefixes whereas objects are cross-referenced as verbal suffxes. Souza 2008:86
Baure yes Danielsen 2007:92-3
Nanti yes Nanti is primarily nominative-accusative, although there are traces of fluid-S marking. Michael, 2008. p. 343
Paresi yes Brandão 2010:18
Palikur yes subject is free pronoun, object is suffixed Launey 2003
Yine yes S of transitive and intransitive marked with the same prefixes, O marked with a suffix Wise 1986: 586
Añun no Patte 1989
Bora yes Seifart - 2005:65-68
Makiritare no Escoriaza 1959:15-18 Discussions of ergativity in Hall 1988: 123-128; Hall 1984 (Split-ergativity in pronominal agreement systems) is inconclusive
Makushi no The subject of transitive clauses is marked by the suffix -ya, both when it is a free form nominal or pronominal, and when it is a verbal suffix. Intransitive subject and transitive object are not marked. Abbott 1991: 83
Eñepa yes For 2 singular and plural and 1 plural exclusive Gildea 1989:116
Pemon yes Not clear what the condionintg factor is. However, it seems to be related to past tense de Armellada 1999:114
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika yes This is the predominant pattern. Frank 1990:8
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí no Person is not cross-referenced on verbs Quesada 2008:99-146
Damana no
Sikuani yes Queixalós 2000
Macaguan yes Buenaventura - 1993:91-101
Aguaruna yes Overall 2007:328-31, 361-5
Northern Emberá no There is no pronominal marking on verbs Mortensen 1999:21 Catío
Waorani yes based on examples Holman:57-74
Ingá yes Subjects are cross referenced on the verb Levinson 1978:13, Levinson 1974:27
Matses yes Fleck:854
Mapudungun no Zúñiga 2006, p. 114-9
Páez yes Jung:74-5
Quechua Ayacuchano yes This is so because subjects of transitive and intransitive verbs are coreferenced by verbal person agreement. However, there are instances in which subject and object are marked by one morphe (eg. 1 subject and 2 object, 1 subject and 3 object, etc.) Soto 1976:93-7
Tikuna yes Faco Soares 1993:93
Urarina yes Subjects are obligatorily cross-referenced in the verb Olawsky:433
Waunana yes I have deduced this from the fact that person pronouns refer to the subject (instead of refering to the ergative NP) Mejía 2000:90
Andoke yes uncertain Landaburu 1979: 156 depends on status of pn as verbal?
Puinave yes The same prefixes appear in the verb but subject prefixes appear before the object prefixes and are obligatory while obeject prefixes are not Giron 2008: p229
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 126 Either the subject is marked or the relationship between the subject and object is marked. Each of these would be represented by a single suffix.
Kakua yes subject marked on verb by proclitics Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no no person inflection Silva 2011
Minica Witoto yes Pronominal suffix on verb is used to mark the subject. Minor and Minor 1982. p.78-80 A rule uniquie rule for huitoto is that a relative pronoun that is in the initial clause may not be used in the subordinate.
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano yes Miller 1999, p. 123
Cubeo yes Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 110
Kotiria no Stenzel 2007
Makuna yes Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.43
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.31, 53
Barasano yes Jones & Jones 1991, p.65-72
Tanimuca yes Strom 1992, p.112-117
Siona yes In most cases, subjects are unmarked on the verb; objects are always marked. Wheeler - 1987:124-133
Tukano yes Ramirez 1997: 108
Yanomami no Ramirez 1994: 112-114
Ninam no info Goodwin-Gomez
Sanumá no info
Surui no Van der Meer (?):2
Karitiana no Everett 2006:300
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011:133-134
Paraguayan Guaraní yes Zarratea 2002 :83-5
Aché no There are not verbal person markers Rossler 2008:73
Kokama no Vallejos 2010
Nyangumarta yes 1
Jingulu yes 1
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba yes 1
Walmajarri yes 1
Nyulnyul yes 1
Warrwa yes 1
Worrorra yes 107 1
Garrwa n/a 0
Gooniyandi yes 1
Warlpiri no? BS152 0
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta yes 83, 105 1
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi n/a 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no 91 0
Yandruwandha n/a 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga n/a 0
Woiwurrung yes 74-76 1
Wirangu N/A 0
Wemba-Wemba yes H 41 1
Warumungu yes 27 1
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi N/A 352 0
Paakantyi yes 105 1
Pitta-Pitta N/A 0
Pintupi yes 51; 53; 114-115 1
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta yes 1
Ngiyambaa no 0
Ngayawang N/A 0
Muruwari yes 89-90 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi N/A 0
Martuthunira n/a 136-152 0
Marrgany N/A 301 0
Kuuk Thaayorre Yes 148 1
Kuku Yalanji n/a 0
Kugu-Nganhcara yes 399 1
Kaurna N/A 0
Kalkatungu yes 27 1
Jaru yes? 68-9 1
Guugu-Yimidhirr N/A 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 283 0
Gugu-Badhun n/a 0
Yuwaalaraay Yes 51 1
Dyirbal N/A 0
Duungidjawu n/a 0
Djinang Yes 139 1
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal yes 51-52 1
Darkinyung yes 32 1
Bularnu n/a 0
Biri n/a 0
Bidjara-Gungabula n/a 0
Batyala no info x
Arabana n/a 0
Alyawarr n/a 0
Nyikina yes 1
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija Yes 30 1
Wathawurrung yes 81 1
Mathi-Mathi no 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie yes 45 1
Thanggati n/a 0
Katthang n/a 0
Panyjima n/a 169 0
Ngarinyeri yes 43 1
Kurrama n/a 0
Yingkarta N/A 0
Githabul N/A 21 0
Gunya yes 304 1
Kunjen N/A 0
WesternTorres n/a K85c 82-3 0
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji n/a 0
Bandjalang N/A 0
Ngaatjatjara yes 55 1
Arrernte Yes 186 1
Kokatha N/A 3 0
Karajarri Yes 82 1
Pitjantjatjara Yes Y 22 1
Ritharrngu Yes 44 1
Warrgamay No 45 0
Warluwarra n/a 0
Warnman Yes 13 1
Djapu n/a 0
Bilinarra no 5.1.1 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala Yes 65 1
Narungga No 73 0
Tharrkari N/A 16 0
Wajarri Yes 77 1
Warungu n/a 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua yes Set I clitics for S, Set II for O Payne and Payne 1990:361
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001