Number can be marked separately from person on the verb

Category
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking
Notes
Verbal person marking exists, but number is (or can) be marked separately

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla
Cupeño
Luiseño no
Serrano no
Kitanemuk
Kawaiisu
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: 23
Resígaro no No person marking, only pronominal clitics. Allin, 1976: 105, 124, 204, 212
Bare no Aikhenvald, 1995: 27
Piapoco yes Can be used with either singular or plural person-markers to express multiple participants. Galindo, 2002: 160
Yukuna no Shauer & Shauer, 1978: p. 42
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: 41, 60, 62
Wapishana no Santos 2006
Wayuu no There are several different sets of person markers. The subject markers have suppletive plural forms. The object markers distinguish the three noun classes-masculine, non-masculine, and plural. Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 798, 801
Tariana no Person and number are fused in pronouns and cross-referencing prefixes. Aikhenvald, 2003: 122
Apurinã yes Third person plural looks like it is built from the third-person singular marker, plus another suffix. However, person and plural number are fused in first and second persons. Facundes, 2000: 141
Asheninka Apurucayali no Payne 1983:2025; Payne 1981
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:37-47
Yanesha' no Duff-Tripp 1997:71-9
Kinikinau no info
Baure no Danielsen 2007:173-7
Nanti yes Michael, 2008. p. 267-268
Paresi yes Rowan and Burgues 1979:75
Palikur no Launey 2003
Yine no Matteson 1965:72
Añun yes Patte 1989:52
Bora yes Seifart - 2005:52-56
Makiritare yes Escoriaza 1959:11-14
Makushi no Carson 1982:68
Eñepa no Payne 2012 :234-239
Pemon no de Armellada 1999:16-25
Guna yes =mala clitic may be marked on verb Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1989:21
Kogi no info
Cabecar yes Only number is maked in the verb (person is not) Margery 1985:145-52
Guaymí yes The plural marker is an independent word which is the same plural marker used for nouns /tre/ Quesada 2008:99
Damana no
Sikuani yes Queixalós 2000: 575-576
Macaguan yes plural prefix pa- for first person Buenaventura - 1993:43-46
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:361
Northern Emberá yes Actually, only number is marked on the verb Mortensen 1999:76 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá yes There are two plural markers on the verb: /-tʃi/ for first and second person and /-kuna/ for third person Levinson 1974:27
Matses no Fleck:445
Mapudungun yes Salas 1992, p.115
Páez no Jung:74-7
Quechua Ayacuchano no Parker 1965:23
Tikuna no Based on examples. However, it is possible to have the nominal pluralizer suffix attached to the verb in addition to the plural person marker on the verb (Montes 2004b:95) Montes 2005
Urarina no Olawsky:459-515
Waunana no info
Andoke no info
Puinave no Giron 2008: p206
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 128 This suffix is not independent (the person marking still has to be on the verb). Also, it can be either optional or obligatory.
Kakua no Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no info Silva 2011
Minica Witoto no info Minor and Minor 1982. p.33
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect yes number not (usually?) marked on nouns Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano no Miller 1999, p.63-75
Cubeo no
Kotiria no Stenzel 2004
Makuna yes Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.45-47
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.53
Barasano no Jones & Jones 1991,p.107-111
Tanimuca no Strom 1992,p.114-117
Siona yes Plural number can be marked seperately. Wheeler - 1987:124-133
Tukano no West and Welch 2004 no evidence for this
Yanomami yes number is often marked with a separate clitic that can either come directly after the person marking clitic, or sometimes occurs as a suffix on the verb Ramirez 1994
Ninam yes 3rd person reduced forms are sometimes used as number Goodwin-Gomez: 48-51
Sanumá no info
Surui no Van der Meer (?):9
Karitiana no Everett 2006:343-57
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011
Paraguayan Guaraní no Ayala 1996:28-9, 46-7
Aché no info
Kokama no Vallejos 2010
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba yes 1
Walmajarri yes 1
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no 0
Worrorra no 30, 84 0
Garrwa n/a 0
Gooniyandi yes 1
Warlpiri no 0
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 83 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi n/a 0
Yidiny N/A 0
Yanyuwa no 0
Yandruwandha n/a 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga n/a 36-50 0
Woiwurrung no 74 0
Wirangu N/A 0
Wemba-Wemba no H 41 0
Warumungu No 27 0
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi N/A 352 0
Paakantyi no 128 0
Pitta-Pitta No 201 0
Pintupi no 0
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no 0
Ngiyambaa n/a 0
Ngayawang No 10 0
Muruwari no 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 55-60 0
Martuthunira n/a 0
Marrgany yes 319 1
Kuuk Thaayorre No 215 0
Kuku Yalanji n/a 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 399-407 0
Kaurna No 16 0
Kalkatungu no? 0
Jaru no 68-71 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr N/A 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 291 0
Gugu-Badhun n/a 0
Yuwaalaraay No 51 0
Dyirbal N/A 0
Duungidjawu n/a 0
Djinang No 129 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung no 32 0
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 No 30 0
Wathawurrung no 82 0
Mathi-Mathi no 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 45 0
Thanggati no 42-3 0
Katthang n/a 0
Panyjima n/a 169 0
Ngarinyeri No 23 0
Kurrama n/a 0
Yingkarta N/A 0
Githabul No 15 0
Gunya No 324 0
Kunjen No 92 0
WesternTorres n/a 0
Wakaya no 153 0
Yindjilindji n/a 0
Bandjalang N/A 0
Ngaatjatjara No 55 0
Arrernte Yes 186 1
Kokatha No 3 0
Karajarri No 227 0
Pitjantjatjara No Y 22 0
Ritharrngu No 44 0
Warrgamay No 45 0
Warluwarra n/a 0
Warnman No 33 0
Djapu n/a 0
Bilinarra n/a 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 67 0
Narungga No 74 0
Tharrkari Yes 23 1
Wajarri Yes 104 1
Warungu n/a 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no info no examples of number on verbs, so unlikely Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001