Applicative: benefactive

Category
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Increasing
Notes
Applicative adds a beneficiary/maleficiary object argument to the verb

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla yes
Cupeño yes
Luiseño yes
Serrano yes
Kitanemuk
Kawaiisu yes
Timbisha yes
Western Mono yes
Chemehuevi yes
Southern Paiute yes
Southern Ute yes
Shoshone yes
Comanche yes
Idaho Shoshone
Northern Paiute yes
Gabrielino
Achagua no Wilson & Levinsohn 1992
Resígaro no No applicative is discussed as part of the verb stem. Allin, 1976: 105
Bare n/a No applicative Aikhenvald, 1995: 35
Piapoco no Galindo, 2002: 252-262
Yukuna no Shauer & Shauer, 2000: p. 521
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: p. 66-69
Wapishana yes Not a dedicated morpheme. Also used for designating recipient and dative. Santos 2006
Wayuu no Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 801
Tariana no Aikhenvald, 2003: 258
Apurinã no The only valence-increasing morpheme is a causative. Facundes, 2000: 505-509
Asheninka Apurucayali yes Payne 1982:56
Maipure no info Zamponi 2003
Yanesha' yes It is a verbal suffix Duff-Tripp 1997:79
Kinikinau no info
Baure yes Danielsen 2007: p218
Nanti no Michael, 2008. p. 285-289
Paresi no info Rowan 1978, Rowan and Burgess 1979, Brandão 2010
Palikur yes Green and Green 1972:18
Yine no Matteson 1965
Añun no info no info on valence Patte 1989
Bora no info Seifart - 2005
Makiritare no info Escoriaza 1959
Makushi yes Carson 1982:81
Eñepa no
Pemon no info
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika yes It also encodes malefactive meaning Frank ?:24
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí no info
Damana yes mba-
Sikuani yes de Kondo (Vol.1,2) - 1985; Queixalós - 2000:122
Macaguan no info Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna yes Overall 2007:306 The varinats are lexically conditioned
Northern Emberá no info
Waorani no info
Ingá yes Levinson 1978:22
Matses yes Fleck:900
Mapudungun yes Zúñiga 2006, p. 123-7
Páez yes Jung:108
Quechua Ayacuchano yes Parker 1965:79
Tikuna no info
Urarina yes Olawsky:622-9
Waunana no info
Andoke no info pronominal suffix might actually be verbal prefix if pronoun turns out to be a proclitic Landaburu 1979: 196
Puinave no info
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 166 My source does not acctually use the word applicative
Kakua no info Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no info Silva 2011/Goncalves 2011
Minica Witoto no info Minor and Minor 1982. p.37
Hup yes Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no info Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano yes Miller 1999, p. 117
Cubeo yes benefactive suffix is added to the verb follwed by the causitive suffix and aspect suffix Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 58
Kotiria yes dependent verb root that compounds with the benefactive marker Stenzel 2004, p. 239
Makuna yes Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.64
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.72
Barasano yes -re marks the benefactee/malfactee of a verb to which -bosa (benefactive) has been suffixed. Jones & Jones 1991, p.68
Tanimuca no Strom 1992, p.65
Siona yes Wheeler - 1987:127-130
Tukano yes suffix: -bosa/basa Ramirez 1997: 184-5
Yanomami no Ramirez 1994
Ninam no info
Sanumá no info
Surui no info
Karitiana no info
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011
Paraguayan Guaraní no info
Aché no info
Kokama yes Vallejos 2010:380
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no info x
Walmajarri no info x
Nyulnyul no info x
Warrwa no info x
Worrorra no 0
Garrwa no info X
Gooniyandi no info x
Warlpiri no info 0
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no info x
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no info x
Yandruwandha no 178-9 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no info x
Woiwurrung no info x
Wirangu yes 103-4 1
Wemba-Wemba no H 47-50 0
Warumungu No info x
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi No 376 0
Paakantyi no info X
Pitta-Pitta yes 205 1
Pintupi no info x
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no info x
Ngiyambaa n/a 0
Ngayawang No info x
Muruwari no 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No info x
Martuthunira n/a 0
Marrgany No 339 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 402-5 0
Kuku Yalanji no 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 405 0
Kaurna No info x
Kalkatungu no 0
Jaru no info x
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 118 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 305-307 0
Gugu-Badhun no 0
Yuwaalaraay Yes 85 1
Dyirbal No 246 0
Duungidjawu no 86-7 0
Djinang No 124 0
Djabugay
Diyari yes 74; 77-78 1
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung no info x
Bularnu no 0
Biri n/a 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no info x
Batyala no info x
Arabana yes 148-52 1
Alyawarr no info X
Nyikina yes 1
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija no info x
Wathawurrung no info x
Mathi-Mathi no 77, 99-101 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 87 0
Thanggati no 52-60 0
Katthang no 83-90 0
Panyjima n/a 0
Ngarinyeri No info x
Kurrama no 0
Yingkarta no info x
Githabul No 23 0
Gunya No 339 0
Kunjen No info x
WesternTorres no 0
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji no info x
Bandjalang No 86 0
Ngaatjatjara No 71 0
Arrernte No 193 0
Kokatha no info x
Karajarri No 195 0
Pitjantjatjara No G 230 0
Ritharrngu No 61 0
Warrgamay No 79 0
Warluwarra yes 890 1
Warnman no info x
Djapu no 0
Bilinarra no 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 83 0
Narungga Maybe 79 1
Tharrkari No 31 0
Wajarri No 108 0
Warungu no info X
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001