Person marking on intransitive verbs

Category
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking
Notes
Intransitive verbs take person-marking clitics/affixes

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla yes
Cupeño yes
Luiseño no
Serrano no
Kitanemuk yes
Kawaiisu yes
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 yes Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 23
Resígaro no No person marking, only pronominal clitics. Allin, 1976: 105, 124, 204, 212
Bare yes Aikhenvald, 1995: 27
Piapoco yes Galindo, 2002: 158-159
Yukuna yes Shauer & Shauer, 1978: p. 42
Yavitero yes Mosonyi demonstrates person-marking with two intransitive verbs. Mosonyi, 1987: p. 60
Wapishana no Santos 2006
Wayuu yes The argument of an intransitive is marked on the verb with a suffix (the same set of suffixes used for O). Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 803
Tariana yes Active intransitive verbs take nominative person-marking. Aikhenvald, 2003: 122, 253-254
Apurinã yes Facundes, 2000: 464
Asheninka Apurucayali yes Payne 1983:1619, 2325, 9096
Maipure yes Zamponi 2003:37
Yanesha' yes Duff-Tripp 1997:72
Kinikinau no info
Baure yes Danielsen 2007:92-6
Nanti yes Michael, 2008. p. 267
Paresi yes Brandão 2010:18
Palikur no Launey 2003:65
Yine yes Matteson 1965
Añun yes Patte 1989
Bora yes The affix is a classifier, typically designating gender and number. Seifart - 2005:54-57
Makiritare yes Hall 1988: 285
Makushi yes Abbott 1991: 101 See chart
Eñepa yes Thomas Payne 1989
Pemon yes de Armellada 1999:16-7
Guna no no person marking on verb Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika yes Frank 1989:20
Kogi yes Ortiz 1994:377
Cabecar no Margery 1985:103
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:99
Damana no
Sikuani yes Queixalós 2000
Macaguan yes suffixes Buenaventura - 1993:43-46
Aguaruna yes Overall 2007:328-31, 361-5
Northern Emberá no Mortensen 1999:16, 59 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá yes Levinson 1978:11-23
Matses yes Fleck:445
Mapudungun yes Core participant verbal suffixes are fusional. So, they may convey other maenings as well. Zúñiga 2006, p. 114-9
Páez yes Jung:74-7
Quechua Ayacuchano yes Parker 1965:23-6
Tikuna yes Montes 2005:133-135
Urarina yes Olawsky:213
Waunana no
Andoke yes Landaburu 1979: 212-215
Puinave yes Giron 2008: p206
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 126
Kakua yes proclitics Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no no person inflection Goncalves 2011
Minica Witoto yes subject marked on verb Minor and Minor 1982. p.15
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no except in nominalizations Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano yes Miller 1999, p. 123
Cubeo yes Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 110
Kotiria no Stenzel 2007
Makuna no Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.43-44
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.69-70
Barasano yes Jones & Jones 1991, p.108
Tanimuca no Strom 1992, p.112
Siona no In intransitive cases, only markers of tense, aspect, etc. are apparent. Wheeler - 1987:124-133
Tukano yes West and Welch 2004: 10; Ramirez 1997: 108, 120, 123
Yanomami yes Ramirez 1994 evidences by examples throughout
Ninam yes Goodwin-Gomez, p.47-51
Sanumá yes can be omitted, but not common Borgman 1990: 26 evidence from examples
Surui yes Van der Meer (?):9
Karitiana yes Everett 2006:343-57
Nheengatu yes Cruz 2011:133-134
Paraguayan Guaraní yes Ayala 1996:46-7
Aché no Rossler 2008:73-74
Kokama yes a pronoun may be cliticized Vallejos 2010:210
Nyangumarta yes 1
Jingulu yes 1
Wambaya yes 1
Bunuba yes 1
Walmajarri yes 1
Nyulnyul yes 1
Warrwa yes 1
Worrorra yes ms5.1 1
Garrwa no 0
Gooniyandi yes 1
Warlpiri no 0
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta yes 83 1
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa yes 92 1
Yandruwandha no 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no 36-50 0
Woiwurrung yes 74 1
Wirangu No 111 0
Wemba-Wemba yes H 41 1
Warumungu yes 27 1
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi No 352 0
Paakantyi yes 128 1
Pitta-Pitta No 201 0
Pintupi yes 15; 49; 114-115 1
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta yes 120 1
Ngiyambaa no 0
Ngayawang No 10 0
Muruwari yes 107 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 55-60 0
Martuthunira no 136-152 0
Marrgany No 314 0
Kuuk Thaayorre Yes 216 1
Kuku Yalanji yes 105 1
Kugu-Nganhcara yes 399 1
Kaurna No 16 0
Kalkatungu yes cf 27 (3.3), 38 (3.17) 1
Jaru yes? 124 1
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 80 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 291 0
Gugu-Badhun no 0
Yuwaalaraay Yes 51 1
Dyirbal No 55 0
Duungidjawu no 70 0
Djinang Yes 136 1
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal yes 46; 51 1
Darkinyung yes 33 1
Bularnu no 0
Biri n/a 0
Bidjara-Gungabula n/a 0
Batyala no info x
Arabana no 0
Alyawarr no 0
Nyikina yes 1
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija Yes 30 1
Wathawurrung yes 77 1
Mathi-Mathi no 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie yes 45 1
Thanggati no 42-3 0
Katthang no 63-65 0
Panyjima no 169 0
Ngarinyeri yes 46 1
Kurrama no 0
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul No 15 0
Gunya yes 324 1
Kunjen No 92 0
WesternTorres yes K85c 82 1
Wakaya yes 1
Yindjilindji no 0
Bandjalang N/A 0
Ngaatjatjara yes 55 1
Arrernte No 182 0
Kokatha No 3 0
Karajarri Yes 227 1
Pitjantjatjara Yes Y 22 1
Ritharrngu Yes 45 1
Warrgamay No 45 0
Warluwarra no 0
Warnman Yes 33 1
Djapu no 0
Bilinarra no 6.1 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No info 67 x
Narungga Yes 74 1
Tharrkari No 16 0
Wajarri Yes 77 1
Warungu no 253-61 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua yes Payne and Payne 1990:361
Baniwa yes Ramirez 2001