Case: comitative = instrumental

Category
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions
Notes
Same marking for 'with a person' and 'with an instrument'

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla no
Cupeño no
Luiseño no
Serrano no
Kitanemuk no
Kawaiisu no
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: 75
Resígaro no Allin, 1976: 250 , 252
Bare yes One postposition for comitative, another that is used for both comitative and instrumental Aikhenvald, 1995: 15
Piapoco no Galndo, 2002: 217-218
Yukuna no "Instrumental" and "Accompaniment" case markers. Shauer & Shauer, p. 37-38
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: p. 53
Wapishana no Comitative marked with unattached/free word, whereas instrumental is a case suffix. Santos 2006:216
Wayuu no Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 800
Tariana yes Aikhenvald, 2003: 140
Apurinã no Facundes uses the term "associative" rather than "comitative" Facundes, 2000: 385
Asheninka Apurucayali no These are both verbal markings. Payne 1981
Maipure yes However, there are additional markings for comitative alone. Zamponi 2003:34
Yanesha' no Duff-Tripp 1997:47, 66-7
Kinikinau no info
Baure no info no formal INSTR marking (applicative is closest); however, the word -ina- 'use[/with]' is the closest example Danielsen 2007 p429
Nanti n/a No comitative or instrumental case. The verbal applicative marker for instrumental does not have a comitative reading. Michael, 2008. p. 285, 354-355
Paresi yes Brandão 2010:31
Palikur yes Green and green 1972:18
Yine no info Matteson 1965
Añun no instrument, sociative Patte 1989
Bora no Seifart - 2005:68
Makiritare no Case marked by independent postpositions Hall 1988: 287-300
Makushi no Carson 1982: 78-86
Eñepa no Tosantos 1977:25-26
Pemon no de Armellada 1999: 54
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika yes Frank 1985:50
Kogi no info
Cabecar no Bourland 19865:85
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:81
Damana yes
Sikuani yes Queixalós 2000:78
Macaguan no info Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:214-30
Northern Emberá no Mortensen 1999:47-57 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá yes Levinson 1978:7
Matses no Fleck:281
Mapudungun no info
Páez no Jung:114-28
Quechua Ayacuchano no info
Tikuna no info
Urarina no Instrumental is not marked with a postposition Olawsky:224-44
Waunana no The ergative and the instrumental cases are marked with the same suffix {-au, -iu, --eu, -u} Mejía 2000:89
Andoke yes instrumental and sociative case = suffix -má Landaburu 1979: 166
Puinave yes -jet Giron 2008: p203
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 262,263
Kakua no Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no two different pospositions Goncalves 2011:292
Minica Witoto no -do instrumental, -ri commitative Minor and Minor 1982. p.37
Hup yes Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no info Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano yes The marker -bẽrã 'with' indicates instrument and accompaniment or coparticipation. Miller 1999, p.62
Cubeo yes Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 119 The case marker for instrument and accompaniment is -ke 'with, by'
Kotiria yes Stenzel 2007:10
Makuna yes Smothermon & Smothermon 1993
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.47
Barasano yes The postposition rãka 'with' indicates coparticipation and instrument. Jones & Jones 1991, p.68-69
Tanimuca no The case marker -pi indicates instrument and -ka is used to indicate both coparticipant and conjunction. Strom 1992, p.63-64
Siona no Instrument is specifically inanimate. Wheeler - 1970:50
Tukano yes classifier/dependent noun -me'ra Ramirez 1997: 249
Yanomami no Ramirez 1994: 195-198, 156-157
Ninam no Goodwin-Gomez, p. 78
Sanumá no info Borgman 1990 probably a no since the ergative and instrumental are the same
Surui no info
Karitiana no info
Nheengatu yes Cruz 2011:214
Paraguayan Guaraní no info
Aché no info
Kokama no two instrumentals, one commitative Vallejos 2010:280-285
Nyangumarta yes 1
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no 0
Worrorra no? 45-6 0
Garrwa no info X
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri yes h39-40 1
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 59 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 58, 60 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no info x
Yandruwandha yes? 78-9 1
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga n/a 14-17 0
Woiwurrung no 67 0
Wirangu No 54 0
Wemba-Wemba no H 29-30 0
Warumungu No info 18, 24 x
Wangkumara no 22-7 0
Uradhi No 346 0
Paakantyi no 54; 72 0
Pitta-Pitta No 199 0
Pintupi no 0
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no 50; 62 0
Ngiyambaa no 82-84, 107 0
Ngayawang No 6 0
Muruwari no 56, 72 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 35 0
Martuthunira no 84, 75 0
Marrgany No 302 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 200 0
Kuku Yalanji no 192 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 390 0
Kaurna No info x
Kalkatungu no 42 0
Jaru no 55, 226-7 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 58 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 272 0
Gugu-Badhun no 111-2 0
Yuwaalaraay No 41 0
Dyirbal No 97 0
Duungidjawu no 25, 37 0
Djinang No 27 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 118-123; 128; 142-145 0
Dharuk
Dharawal yes 47 1
Darkinyung no 16 0
Bularnu no 0
Biri no 14 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no 63 0
Batyala no info x
Arabana no 69 0
Alyawarr no 69-70 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 26 0
Wathawurrung no info 71 x
Mathi-Mathi no 76 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 35, 40 0
Thanggati no 12, 16 0
Katthang no 44-45 0
Panyjima yes 139, 150-151 1
Ngarinyeri yes 14-15 1
Kurrama no 24, 25 0
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul yes 9 1
Gunya No 302 0
Kunjen No 68 0
WesternTorres no FO 136 0
Wakaya no 169 0
Yindjilindji no 505 0
Bandjalang yes 60 1
Ngaatjatjara yes 43 1
Arrernte Yes 156 1
Kokatha No 56 0
Karajarri No 113 0
Pitjantjatjara No Y 13 0
Ritharrngu No 82 0
Warrgamay No 32 0
Warluwarra no 895 0
Warnman No 15 0
Djapu no info x
Bilinarra no 4.0999999999999996447 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 60 0
Narungga No info x
Tharrkari No 19 0
Wajarri No 54 0
Warungu no 187, 210 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua yes Payne and Payne 1990:403
Baniwa yes Ramirez 2001