Person-marking (of objects) on transitive verbs

Category
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking
Notes
Transitive verbs take object (P) markers

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla yes
Cupeño yes
Luiseño no
Serrano no
Kitanemuk no
Kawaiisu yes
Timbisha no
Western Mono yes
Chemehuevi no
Southern Paiute no
Southern Ute no
Shoshone no
Comanche no
Idaho Shoshone no
Northern Paiute yes
Gabrielino no
Achagua yes The third person has a different form Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 23
Resígaro no No person marking, only pronominal clitics. Allin, 1976: 105, 124, 204, 212
Bare no Aikhenvald, 1995: 27
Piapoco yes Galindo, 2002: 162
Yukuna no Feminine, masculine, and plural affixes on transitive verbs, but these seem to be coreferent with subjects, not objects. Shauer & Shauer, 1978: p. 41-42
Yavitero yes Mosonyi, 1987: p. 62
Wapishana yes Santos 2006
Wayuu yes Verbal suffixes mark objects. Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 803
Tariana no Aikhenvald, 2003: 122, 253-254
Apurinã yes If the subject or object is deleted or postverbal. Facundes, 2000: 466-467
Asheninka Apurucayali yes Agents are prefixes to the verbs, while objects are suffixes. Payne 1983:1619, 2325, 9096
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:21-26
Yanesha' yes Duff-Tripp 1997:75
Kinikinau no info
Baure yes Danielsen 2007:92-3
Nanti yes Michael, 2008. p. 267
Paresi yes It only occurs with third person objects Brandão 2010:24
Palikur yes person suffixes Launey 2003:68
Yine no Matteson 1965
Añun no author does not discuss explicitly. Object seems to be free nominal Patte 1989:79
Bora no Seifart - 2005:65-68
Makiritare yes patient prefixes Hall 1988: 287
Makushi yes Abbott 1991: 101 See chart
Eñepa no
Pemon yes de Armellada 1999:20-1
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika yes Frank 1989:20
Kogi yes Ortiz 1994:394
Cabecar no Margery 1985:103
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:99
Damana no
Sikuani yes objects are prefixed Queixalós 2000:575-576
Macaguan yes prefix, only for 1s Buenaventura - 1993:43-46
Aguaruna yes Overall 2007:315, 328-31, 361-5
Northern Emberá no Mortensen 1999:16, 59 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá no except for the situation in which first person acts upon second person in which a single verbal suffix /-iki/ marks both subject and object Levinson 1978:13
Matses no Fleck:445
Mapudungun yes Core participant verbal suffixes are fusional. So, they may convey other maenings as well. Zúñiga 2006, p. 114-9
Páez no Jung:74-91
Quechua Ayacuchano yes Parker 1965:23-6
Tikuna yes But this is restricted to sentences in which the full object NP occurs after the verb. Further, the object marker does not agree in person or number with the full object NP; it just says that the verb has an object Montes 2004b:84-85
Urarina yes But only for human 3p plural objects Olawsky:468
Waunana no
Andoke yes Landaburu 1979: 218-220
Puinave yes Giron 2008: p169, 206, 228
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 127 These are transitional suffixes that mark both subject and object on the verb
Kakua no Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no no person inflection Goncalves 2011
Minica Witoto no Minor and Minor 1982. p.71-82
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano no Miller 1999, p. 125
Cubeo no Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 110
Kotiria no Stenzel 2007
Makuna yes Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.45
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.53, 89
Barasano no Jones & Jones 1991, p.108
Tanimuca yes It is also common to have just the object pronoun prefixed to the verb when the subject is a full noun phrase. Strom 1992, p.116 It appears you can have both subj and object marked on verb (just not at the same time)
Siona yes Wheeler - 1987:124-133
Tukano no West and Welch 2004: 10; Ramirez 1997: 108, 120, 123
Yanomami yes Ramirez 1994 evidenced by examples throughout
Ninam yes 1st and 2nd person have special object forms Goodwin-Gomez: 47
Sanumá yes can be omitted Borgman 1990: 29 evidence from examples
Surui yes Van der Meer (?):9
Karitiana no Everett 2006:343-57
Nheengatu yes Cruz 2011:133-134
Paraguayan Guaraní yes Ayala 1996:46-7
Aché no info
Kokama no Vallejos 2010
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 s148-9 0
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 83 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa yes 106 1
Yandruwandha no 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no 36-50 0
Woiwurrung yes 75 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 79-80, 121 1
Ngiyambaa no 0
Ngayawang No 10 0
Muruwari yes 109 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 55-60 0
Martuthunira no 136-152 0
Marrgany No 314 0
Kuuk Thaayorre Yes 216 1
Kuku Yalanji no 0
Kugu-Nganhcara yes 399 1
Kaurna No 16 0
Kalkatungu yes 36 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 No 51 0
Dyirbal No 55 0
Duungidjawu no 70 0
Djinang Yes 136 1
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal yes 46; 52 1
Darkinyung yes 37 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 no 82 0
Mathi-Mathi no 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie yes 45-7 1
Thanggati no 42-3 0
Katthang no 63-65 0
Panyjima no 169 0
Ngarinyeri yes 23 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 G 124 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 Yes 67 1
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