Possessive affixes/clitics on nouns are same as verbal person markers

Category
Simple Clauses - Pronouns and person marking
Notes
Where nouns take possessive affixes, these are the same as the person-marking affixes

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: 27
Resígaro no No person marking, only pronominal clitics, which do have both possessive and person-tracking functions. Allin, 1976: 176-179
Bare yes Aikhenvald, 1995: 27
Piapoco yes Galindo, 2002: 99, 158-159
Yukuna yes Shauer & Shauer 2000: 297,299
Yavitero yes Mosonyi, 1987: 41, 60
Wapishana no Santos 2006
Wayuu yes Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 798
Tariana yes Aikhenvald, 2003: 122
Apurinã yes The same as subject markers Facundes, 2000: 141-145
Asheninka Apurucayali yes same as S/A affixes Mihas 2010:169
Maipure yes Zamponi 2003:21-26
Yanesha' yes This is true only for first and second person Duff-Tripp 1997:72
Kinikinau yes Couto 2005:49
Baure yes Danielsen 2007:92-5
Nanti yes Michael, 2008. p. 267, 299
Paresi yes The set of personal pronouns may function as well as possessive and verbal agreement affixes. Brandão 2010:14-5
Palikur no Launey 2003:68
Yine yes Matteson 1965:94
Añun yes Patte 1989:46
Bora no Seifart - 2005:52
Makiritare no some prefixes are shared (1st and 2nd sing.) The rest are different Escoriaza 1959:11-15
Makushi no There are two other third person pronouns that occur only as free forms and their only syntactic function is to show possession. Abbott 1991: 100
Eñepa yes Thomas Payne 1995:297
Pemon yes Possessive affixes are the same as the absolutive verbal affixes de Armellada 1999:18
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no no possessive affixes/clitics Quesada 2000
Ika yes The set of verbal object pronouns is used instead of the verbal subject pronouns Frank 1989:22
Kogi no info
Cabecar no Nouns take the genitive suffix /-tʃa/ Bourland 1976:57
Guaymí no There are not person markers on verbs Quesada 2008:99-146
Damana no
Sikuani no different prefixes for possession de Kondo (Vol.1) - 1985:20; Queixalós - 2000:2-26
Macaguan no Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:261, 361
Northern Emberá no Since person is not marked on the verb Mortensen 1999:59 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá no info
Matses no Fleck:252-4, 445
Mapudungun no Zúñiga 2006, p. 96-7, 104-7
Páez no The possessive is marked with the benefactive suffix plus the appropiate person/mood portmanteau suffix Jung:74, 122
Quechua Ayacuchano yes Parker 1965:23
Tikuna yes Some of them are not completely identical but very similar Montes 2004:166-167
Urarina no Olawsky:331-50, 489
Waunana no info
Andoke yes for inalienable possession, anyway Landaburu 1979: p.132-134
Puinave yes Giron 2008: p169, 206, 228
Central Aymara no Huayhua Pari 2001: 125, 250
Kakua no Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no Silva 2011
Minica Witoto yes Minor and Minor 1982. p.42, 90-93
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect yes Weir 1984
Dâw no Genitive marker Martins 2004
Desano no Miller 1999, p.48-49
Cubeo no Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 82
Kotiria no Stenzel 2004, p. 194
Makuna no Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.40 possession is determined by word order or genitive 'ja' (which takes the same person-marking affixes)
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.45
Barasano no Jones & Jones 1991, p.111 Numerous possessive markings.
Tanimuca yes Strom 1992, p.129-131
Siona no Wheeler - 1987:124-141
Tukano no possession is Pn N, not bound West and Welch 2004: 28
Yanomami no there are only possessive suffixes for 1st and 2nd person Ramirez 1994
Ninam no but they are very similar Goodwin-Gomez: 47
Sanumá no Borgman 1990: 126
Surui yes Van der Meer (?):7, 11
Karitiana yes Everett 2006:300
Nheengatu no info Cruz 2011
Paraguayan Guaraní no Ayala 1996:28-9, 46-7, 85-7
Aché no However, the possessive pronouns are the same as the personal pronouns Rossler 2008:75-6
Kokama yes only because Kokama has one set of pronouns that can have different functions
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no 0
Worrorra no 90 0
Garrwa n/a 0
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri N/A 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta n/a 83 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi n/a 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no 107 0
Yandruwandha n/a 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga n/a 36-50 0
Woiwurrung no 71, 74 0
Wirangu N/A 0
Wemba-Wemba no H 33, 41 0
Warumungu No 27 0
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi N/A 352 0
Paakantyi yes 127 1
Pitta-Pitta N/A 0
Pintupi no 0
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta yes 81 1
Ngiyambaa n/a 0
Ngayawang N/A 0
Muruwari no 112 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi N/A 0
Martuthunira n/a 0
Marrgany N/A 0
Kuuk Thaayorre N/A 215 0
Kuku Yalanji n/a 0
Kugu-Nganhcara N/A 0
Kaurna N/A 16 0
Kalkatungu n/a 0
Jaru n/a 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr N/A 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr n/a 0
Gugu-Badhun n/a 0
Yuwaalaraay N/A 51 0
Dyirbal N/A 0
Duungidjawu n/a 0
Djinang Yes 136 1
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal no 48; 52-53 0
Darkinyung n/a 0
Bularnu n/a 0
Biri no 0
Bidjara-Gungabula n/a 0
Batyala no info x
Arabana n/a 0
Alyawarr n/a 0
Nyikina yes 1
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija N/A 0
Wathawurrung no 76, 78 0
Mathi-Mathi no 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie n/a 0
Thanggati n/a 0
Katthang n/a 0
Panyjima n/a 169 0
Ngarinyeri No 23 0
Kurrama n/a 0
Yingkarta N/A 0
Githabul N/A 15 0
Gunya N/A 0
Kunjen N/A 0
WesternTorres n/a 0
Wakaya no 153 0
Yindjilindji n/a 0
Bandjalang N/A 0
Ngaatjatjara No 56 0
Arrernte No 187 0
Kokatha N/A 3 0
Karajarri N/A 302 0
Pitjantjatjara No G 125 0
Ritharrngu No 24, 44 0
Warrgamay N/A 45 0
Warluwarra n/a 0
Warnman N/A 23 0
Djapu n/a 0
Bilinarra n/a 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala N/A 67 0
Narungga No 74 0
Tharrkari N/A 26 0
Wajarri No 77 0
Warungu n/a 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua yes Set I clitics mark possession Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa yes A=Sa forms Ramirez 2001