Pronominal possessive affixes: suffix on N

Category
Nominal Syntax - Possession
Notes
alienable/inalienable?

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 yes
Southern Paiute yes
Southern Ute yes
Shoshone no
Comanche no
Idaho Shoshone no
Northern Paiute no
Gabrielino no
Achagua no Inalienable nouns have a "non-possessed" suffix, pronominal forms are all prefixing Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 22
Resígaro no Allin, 1976: 185-187
Bare yes Possessive suffixes on possessed alienable nouns, and unpossessed inalienable nouns Aikhenvald, 1995: 13
Piapoco no Galindo, 2002: 99
Yukuna no Shauer & Shauer, 1978: 47, Shauer & Shauer, 200: p. 520
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: p. 38
Wapishana no Santos, 2006: 101
Wayuu no Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 799
Tariana no Aikhenvald, 2003: 122
Apurinã no Facundes, 2000: 380
Asheninka Apurucayali yes Payne 1983:12, 49
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:24
Yanesha' no Duff-Tripp 1997:30-3
Kinikinau no info
Baure no Danielsen 2007: p87
Nanti no Michael, 2008. p. 297-299
Paresi no Brandão 2010
Palikur no Green and Green 1972:4-5, 52
Yine no Matteson 1965
Añun no Patte 1989
Bora no Seifart - 2005:52
Makiritare no Hall 1988: 292
Makushi no Carson 1982: 57
Eñepa yes inalianable possessed nouns take one of three suffix forms Payne 2012:79
Pemon yes plural inclusives are suffixes, 2nd and 3rd plural possessives are circumfixes de Armellada 1999: 14
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1989:22
Kogi yes Ortiz 1994:384
Cabecar yes Bourland 1976:57
Guaymí yes Quesada 2008:73
Damana no
Sikuani no de Kondo (Vol.1) - 1985:20; Queixalós - 2000:35, 131-132, 294-298
Macaguan no Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna yes Overall 2007:261-2 However, for first person singular pronoun the possesive marker is attached to the possesor pronoun
Northern Emberá no Aguirre 1999:79-80 Chamí
Waorani no info
Ingá yes ILV 1976:35-6
Matses no Fleck:253
Mapudungun no Zúñiga 2006, p. 96-7
Páez yes Jung:121-2
Quechua Ayacuchano yes Parker 1965:23
Tikuna no Genitive phrases are formed out of a person pronoun+genitive (possessor) noun (possessed) Montes 2004b:88-89
Urarina no Olawsky:331-41
Waunana yes Loewen 1954:79-80
Andoke no Landaburu 1979: 132-133
Puinave no Giron 2008: p236
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 250 to 252
Kakua yes Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no Goncalves 2011:12
Minica Witoto no Minor and Minor 1982. p.12, 42
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no Weir 1984
Dâw yes Martins 2004
Desano no Miller 1999, p. 49
Cubeo yes The suffix -I 'genitive' also marks animate possessive noun phrases. Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 118
Kotiria no Stenzel 2004, p. 195
Makuna no Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.36-40
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.45
Barasano no Jones & Jones 1991, p.61
Tanimuca yes The case marker -rika 'possessive' comes from the verb rika 'to have' and marks a normally human noun phrase as a possessor or owner. Strom 1992, p.66
Siona yes Can also be a preceding free particle (like "my"). Wheeler - 1987:121-125
Tukano no but sometimes clitic =yaá= connects dependent to head Ramirez 1997: 324
Yanomami yes Ramirez 1994: 189
Ninam yes 3rd person possessive clitic =e comes after possessed noun Goodwin-Gomez, p. 52
Sanumá no info possibly for 3rd person Borgman 1990: p.126-128
Surui no
Karitiana no Everett 2006:303-4
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011
Paraguayan Guaraní no info
Aché no Susnik 1974:101
Kokama no Vallejos 2010:274-276
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa yes 1
Worrorra yes 90-1 1
Garrwa n/a 0
Gooniyandi yes 1
Warlpiri no info 0
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 73 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 0
Yidiny yes 1
Yanyuwa no 0
Yandruwandha n/a 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga n/a 0
Woiwurrung yes 71 1
Wirangu No 74-75, 77 0
Wemba-Wemba yes H 34 1
Warumungu yes 55 1
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi No 352 0
Paakantyi yes 85-87 1
Pitta-Pitta yes 200 1
Pintupi yes 111; 120-122 1
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta yes 77 1
Ngiyambaa yes 130 1
Ngayawang No 12 0
Muruwari yes 111-2 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 45, 48 0
Martuthunira yes cf (4.132) 'my wife' 1
Marrgany N/A 308 0
Kuuk Thaayorre N/A 219 0
Kuku Yalanji n/a 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 428 0
Kaurna No info x
Kalkatungu no 0
Jaru n/a 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr yes 69 1
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 283 0
Gugu-Badhun n/a 0
Yuwaalaraay No 48 0
Dyirbal N/A 0
Duungidjawu no 54 0
Djinang Yes 136 1
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal yes 53 1
Darkinyung no 32 0
Bularnu no 0
Biri yes 17, 55 1
Bidjara-Gungabula no 0
Batyala no info x
Arabana n/a 0
Alyawarr yes 90-1 1
Nyikina yes 1
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 29 0
Wathawurrung yes 82 1
Mathi-Mathi yes 85 1
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 33, 40 0
Thanggati yes 29-30 1
Katthang yes 40 1
Panyjima n/a 0
Ngarinyeri yes 26 1
Kurrama no 0
Yingkarta yes 1
Githabul yes 10 1
Gunya N/A 308 0
Kunjen No 91 0
WesternTorres no 0
Wakaya no 325 0
Yindjilindji no 0
Bandjalang N/A 79 0
Ngaatjatjara yes 56 1
Arrernte Yes 109 1
Kokatha N/A 48 0
Karajarri N/A 302 0
Pitjantjatjara Yes G 125 1
Ritharrngu Yes 24 1
Warrgamay No 76 0
Warluwarra no 0
Warnman N/A 23 0
Djapu no 0
Bilinarra n/a 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 62-7 0
Narungga No 65 0
Tharrkari No 26 0
Wajarri Yes 80 1
Warungu n/a 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001