Person inflection on non-verbal predicates

Category
Nominal Categories - Other nominal
Notes
i.e. nominal or adjectival

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla
Cupeño
Luiseño
Serrano
Kitanemuk
Kawaiisu
Timbisha
Western Mono
Chemehuevi
Southern Paiute
Southern Ute
Shoshone
Comanche
Idaho Shoshone
Northern Paiute
Gabrielino
Achagua no Melendez, 1998: 141
Resígaro no In the examples, all subjects are expressed by free pronominals. In the discussion of pronouns, pronouns that are bound to nominals have a possessive meaning. Allin, 1976: 185-187, 285-288
Bare no Nouns and adjectives can be predicated, but undergo verbalizing derivation Aikhenvald, 1995: 39-40
Piapoco yes Galindo, 2002: 237
Yukuna no There seems to be a copula that gets the person marking (see clause 2 on page 528), but the examples under "attribute clauses" on p. 524 do not have person marking on the predicates. Shauer & Shauer 2000, p. 524, 528
Yavitero yes On adjectives, but not on nouns. Nouns indicate person with full NPs or free pronominals. Mosonyi, 1987: p. 87-88
Wapishana no Santos 2006
Wayuu yes There is no person inflection on the predicate in equational clauses. However, there does seem to be person marking on the predicate in relational clauses. Both relational and equational clauses use non-verbal predicates. Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 803
Tariana no Aikhenvald, 2003: 122
Apurinã no Examples on page 504 do not seem to have person marking, although this may be because they have an overt subject. Facundes notes that non-verbal clauses are formed "solely of the juxtaposition of two NPs." Facundes, 2000: 504
Asheninka Apurucayali yes adjectives only Mihas 2010:145
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:21-35
Yanesha' yes Duff-Tripp 1997:69-124
Kinikinau yes Pronouns can be the locus of typical verbal mprphology in nominal predicate constructions Souza 2008:126
Baure yes Danielsen 2007:179
Nanti no “Roots” can be either adjectival or verbal. When they are “verbal,” they take person markers, but when they are adjectival, they don't. When adjectival predication is used, a copular form is used. Michael, 2008. p. 310-313
Paresi no info Rowan 1978, Rowan and Burgess 1979, Brandão 2010
Palikur no Launey 2003:59
Yine yes Matteson 1965:97
Añun no Patte 1989
Bora yes Mostly adjectival. Seifart - 2005:31-73
Makiritare no person markers on possessed nominals, verbs and postpositions Hall 1988:284
Makushi yes Nominal. Carson 1982:105
Eñepa no copula takes tense/aspect Payne 2012:303-306
Pemon no info more likely not
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1985:25-6, 46-59
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:49-96
Damana no
Sikuani no de Kondo (Vol.1,2) - 1985; Queixalós - 2000
Macaguan no info Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna yes Overall 2007:241
Northern Emberá no Mortensen 1999:8-14, 33-4 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá no Levinson 1978:5-23
Matses no Fleck:231-321
Mapudungun no To mark possession of pronouns, it is like the first kind of the pronoun is dropped out ad the remaining is the possessive pronoun. It seems that it is better characterized as suppletive forms. Zúñiga 2006, p. 225
Páez no Rojas:172-80
Quechua Ayacuchano no info
Tikuna yes Names of places may have prefixed person markers as verbs do Montes 2004b:80
Urarina yes Color adjective behaves as verbs Olawsky:188-9
Waunana no info
Andoke no info
Puinave no Giron 2008: p177-216
Central Aymara no info
Kakua no info Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no info Silva 2011
Minica Witoto no Minor and Minor 1982. p.78
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano no Miller 1999, p. 125
Cubeo yes Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 126 Adjectives are inflected to agree in gender or classifier and number with the noun they modify.
Kotiria no info Stenzel 2004
Makuna no info Smothermon & Smothermon 1993 no info/not expected
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.36
Barasano yes The nominalizer suffix may simply be the regular gender-number suffix for nouns or a combined form of gender, number, animacy, and time and space. Jones & Jones 1991, p.42
Tanimuca yes Strom 1992, p.41-42
Siona no info Wheeler - 1987:116-176
Tukano no West and Welch 2004 no evidence for this
Yanomami no Ramirez 1994 no evidence of this
Ninam no Goodwin-Gomez no evidence for this
Sanumá no info Borgman 1990 probably not
Surui no info
Karitiana no Everett 2006:296, 308-12
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011
Paraguayan Guaraní no info
Aché no info
Kokama no no person inflection Vallejos 2010:426
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no 0
Worrorra no 0
Garrwa no 72-3 0
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri no LG26-7 0
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 79, 83 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa yes 1
Yandruwandha no info x
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no 0
Woiwurrung no 76 0
Wirangu No 0
Wemba-Wemba yes H 52 1
Warumungu No 0
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi No 334 0
Paakantyi yes 1
Pitta-Pitta No 193 0
Pintupi no info x
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no 0
Ngiyambaa no 0
Ngayawang No info x
Muruwari yes 190-2 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 0
Martuthunira no 0
Marrgany No 314 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 75 0
Kuku Yalanji no 0
Kugu-Nganhcara yes 399 1
Kaurna No 0
Kalkatungu no info x
Jaru no 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 46 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 0
Gugu-Badhun no 0
Yuwaalaraay No 74 0
Dyirbal N/A 55 0
Duungidjawu no 23 0
Djinang No 27 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung yes 36 1
Bularnu no 0
Biri no 48 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no info x
Batyala no info x
Arabana no 287-296 0
Alyawarr no 123 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 19 0
Wathawurrung no 77 0
Mathi-Mathi no 74 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 26 0
Thanggati no 43 0
Katthang no 0
Panyjima no 0
Ngarinyeri yes 43 1
Kurrama no 181-189 0
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul No 22 0
Gunya No 326 0
Kunjen No 73 0
WesternTorres no cf K85b 66 0
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji no 0
Bandjalang No 39 0
Ngaatjatjara No 30 0
Arrernte No 166 0
Kokatha No 28 0
Karajarri No 177 0
Pitjantjatjara No Y 6 0
Ritharrngu No 44 0
Warrgamay No 45 0
Warluwarra no 0
Warnman No 33 0
Djapu no 103-4 0
Bilinarra no 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 51 0
Narungga No 73 0
Tharrkari No 24 0
Wajarri No 39 0
Warungu no 186 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua yes Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001