Case: only non-core arguments morphologically marked

Category
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions
Notes
Subjects, objects, beneficiaries/recipients NOT marked, but other grammatical relations are

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla
Cupeño
Luiseño
Serrano
Kitanemuk
Kawaiisu no
Timbisha no
Western Mono
Chemehuevi no
Southern Paiute
Southern Ute no
Shoshone no
Comanche no
Idaho Shoshone
Northern Paiute no
Gabrielino
Achagua no Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 71
Resígaro no The dative case marker marks the recipient in a ditransitive. Allin, 1976: 238
Bare yes Aikhenvald, 1995: 15
Piapoco no Dative marking on recipients. Galindo, 2002: 209
Yukuna no Shauer & Shauer, 1978: p. 38
Yavitero n/a All grammatical relations indicated with prepositions. Mosonyi, 1987: 54
Wapishana no Other grammatical relations (dative, instrumental, etc.) can get case markings, but they are not the primary--and certainly not the only--set. Santos 2006:216
Wayuu no Mansen & Captain, 2000: 800
Tariana no Aikhenvald, 2003: 139-140
Apurinã no Beneficiaries/recipients are marked as goals. Facundes, 2000: 389
Asheninka Apurucayali yes limited, see above Payne 1981:110111
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:34
Yanesha' yes Duff-Tripp 1997:35
Kinikinau no info
Baure yes Danielsen 2007: p116, Figure 4.2
Nanti yes There is a locative case marker, but other semantically oblique arguments use an “applicative” marker on the verb. Michael, 2008. p. 340-355
Paresi no info Rowan 1978, Rowan and Burgess 1979, Brandão 2010
Palikur yes Launey 2003:149
Yine yes recipient marked with an "indirective" Matteson 1965
Añun no non-core cases not morphological Patte 1989
Bora no Seifart - 2005: 68
Makiritare yes Hall 1988: 296-297
Makushi no Carson 1982: 78-79
Eñepa yes Subjects, objects and genitives do not get case. Payne provides a list of postpositions, some of which are marked on the noun Payne 2012:291-292
Pemon no de Armellada 1999: 54 Only the subject of a transivite verb seems to ever be obligatorily marked.
Guna yes subject and object not marked. Other arguments are Smith texts
Naso no postpositions, not case markers Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1985:46
Kogi no info
Cabecar yes Dative is marked morphologically in contrast to nominative and accusative cases which are not. Other non-core cases are morphologicalli marked. Bourland 1976:85
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:82, 155-6
Damana no
Sikuani yes e.g. benefactive, causal, associative, locative Queixalós 2000:78
Macaguan yes core arguments not marked, at least locative is marked Buenaventura - 1993:52
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:214
Northern Emberá no Mortensen 1999:47-57 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá no Parks 1990:76
Matses no Fleck:280-1
Mapudungun yes Zúñiga 2006, p. 194-7
Páez no Jung:114-28
Quechua Ayacuchano no Parker 1965:26-7
Tikuna no Montes 2004b:51-53
Urarina yes Olawsky:224-44
Waunana no Mejía 2000:88-89
Andoke no subject, others marked Landaburu 1979: 158-165
Puinave no "agent in transitive (ERG) [is marked]" Giron 2008: p195
Central Aymara no Huayhua Pari 2001: 253 Subjects are marked by the suffix jha (xa in Huayhua Pari), which Deza Galindo says acts as a definite article.
Kakua no Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no Silva 2011
Minica Witoto no Minor and Minor 1982. p.36-41
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no displaced subject of transitive verb marked with DAT (Weir 1984:275-6) Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano no Miller 1999, p. 57
Cubeo no objects marked by suffix Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 110 The suffix -RE is used to mark both direct and indirect objects, as well as certain locative and temporal nouns.
Kotiria no Stenzel 2004, p. 171
Makuna no Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.31-32
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.47-51
Barasano no Jones & Jones 1991, p.65
Tanimuca no Strom 1992, p.37
Siona no Both core and non-core can be marked, depending on the case. Wheeler - 1987:124-130
Tukano yes Ramirez 1997: 204
Yanomami no Only the absolutive is not marked Ramirez 1994: 195-198, 179-180
Ninam no ergative is marked Goodwin-Gomez, p.76-78
Sanumá no Only the absolutive isn't marked Borgman 1990, p. 119-126
Surui no info Van der Meer (?):2 no info on oblique cases
Karitiana yes Everett 2006:304-8
Nheengatu no beneficiaries/recepients marked by posposition Cruz 2011 two types of dative markers: one for interlocutors and another for intralocutors
Paraguayan Guaraní no Krivoshein and Acosta 2001:130-1
Aché no info
Kokama yes Vallejos 2010:518 two types of dative markers: one for interlocutors and another for intralocutors
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no 0
Worrorra yes? 44, ms1.7 1
Garrwa no 4 0
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri no s(examples throughout) 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 79 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 54-60 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no 13 0
Yandruwandha no 75-105 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no 14 0
Woiwurrung no 67 0
Wirangu No 47 0
Wemba-Wemba no H 28 0
Warumungu No 18 0
Wangkumara no 4, 22 0
Uradhi No 335 0
Paakantyi no 0
Pitta-Pitta No 193 0
Pintupi no 45 0
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no 0
Ngiyambaa no 81 0
Ngayawang No 6 0
Muruwari no 53 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 51 0
Martuthunira no 0
Marrgany No 302 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 148 0
Kuku Yalanji no 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 389 0
Kaurna No 5 0
Kalkatungu no 27 0
Jaru no 55 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 47 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 254, 264-5 0
Gugu-Badhun no 98 0
Yuwaalaraay No 38 0
Dyirbal No 42 0
Duungidjawu no 25 0
Djinang No 27 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal no 0
Darkinyung no 16 0
Bularnu no 0
Biri no 14 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no 0
Batyala No 5 0
Arabana no 60-88 0
Alyawarr no 69-70 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 20 0
Wathawurrung no 71 0
Mathi-Mathi no 75 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 26 0
Thanggati no 11 0
Katthang no 30 0
Panyjima no 0
Ngarinyeri No 18 0
Kurrama no 23-62 0
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul No 9 0
Gunya No 302 0
Kunjen No 29 0
WesternTorres no FO 122 0
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji no 504 0
Bandjalang No 52 0
Ngaatjatjara No 48 0
Arrernte No 126 0
Kokatha No 52 0
Karajarri No 113 0
Pitjantjatjara No Y 16 0
Ritharrngu No 33 0
Warrgamay No 28 0
Warluwarra no 881 0
Warnman No 14 0
Djapu no 32-4 0
Bilinarra no 4.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 51 0
Narungga No 64 0
Tharrkari No 24-5 0
Wajarri No 39 0
Warungu no 164 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no beneficiaries/recipients marked with the dative Payne and Payne 1990:379 two types of dative markers: one for interlocutors and another for intralocutors
Baniwa yes Ramirez 2001