Possessive classifiers

Category
Nominal Syntax - Possession
Notes
There are special classifiers that occur with possessed entities

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 Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 62
Resígaro no The discussion of classifiers does not make this distinction, nor is it found under the discussion of a "limiter" tagmeme. Allin, 1976: 153-163, 225-227
Bare no Aikhenvald, 1995: 13
Piapoco no Galindo, 2002: 92-95
Yukuna no There are markers on the possessed noun that may be acting like classifiers? These occur on the head noun when it's possessed. -te marks animate nouns, and -ne and -re mark inanimates. Shauer & Shauer, 2000: p. 520
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: p. 38
Wapishana yes There are classifiers for both possessed and unpossessed; the function appears mostly to help semantically. Santos, 2006: 121
Wayuu n/a No classifiers. Mansen & Captain, 2000
Tariana no In possessive NPs, classifiers can attach to the possessive marker and characterize the possessed noun. However, these are not distinct from noun classifiers. Aikhenvald, 2003: 87
Apurinã no Facundes notes that possessive markers on alienably possessed nouns could be analyzed as genitive classifiers, but doesn't push this analysis, seemingly on the basis that the various markers do not have semantic content. Facundes, 2000: 232-233
Asheninka Apurucayali yes Payne 1981:4953
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:24
Yanesha' no Duff-Tripp 1997:253-67
Kinikinau no info
Baure no info Danielsen 2007
Nanti no Michael, 2008. p. 332-338
Paresi no info Rowan 1978, Rowan and Burgess 1979, Brandão 2010
Palikur no Launey 2003
Yine no info Matteson 1965
Añun no Patte 1989
Bora yes Seifart - 2005:197-198
Makiritare no Hall 1988: 292
Makushi no Carson 1982: 56-58
Eñepa yes Aikhenvald 2000:127
Pemon no de Armellada 1999: 13
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1985:39-59
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:72-5
Damana yes personal, consanguinity
Sikuani yes Queixalós 1998:42
Macaguan yes Buenaventura 1993:50
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:261-2
Northern Emberá no Aguirre 1999:79-80 Chamí
Waorani no info
Ingá no Levinson 1974, 1976, 1976b
Matses no info
Mapudungun no info most likely not Zúñiga 2006, p. 87-102
Páez no info
Quechua Ayacuchano no Parker 1965:32-46
Tikuna no Montes 2004b:57-60
Urarina no info
Waunana no info
Andoke no info
Puinave no Giron 2008: 182-185
Central Aymara no
Kakua no Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no classification seems very unlikely Silva 2011
Minica Witoto no Minor and Minor 1982. p.41-44
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect yes alienable constructions only Weir 1984:85
Dâw no the poss. Marker is a genitive that can also attach to pronouns. -ɛ̃̀ɟ (suffix) Martins 2004
Desano no Miller 1999, p. 49 The possessive pronouns are the same as the other personal pronouns in Desano.
Cubeo no Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 82 When the possessed item is animate, this agreeing suffix is one of the gender/number suffixes; Similarly, with inanimate objects.
Kotiria no the classifers used in the examples are the same classifiers used when the noun is not possessed Stenzel 2004, p. 195
Makuna no Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.40
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.45
Barasano no Jones & Jones 1991, p.62 For inanimate possessed elements, a classifier suffix is used. The possessor is generally a personal pronoun. The phrases so formed refer back to some previously-mentioned animate, possessed beings
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.66-67 The possessive case marker agrees in gender and number with the possessed object.
Siona no Wheeler - 1970:78
Tukano no Ramirez 1997 there is no evidence for special forms for possession
Yanomami no Ramirez 1994: 184-189 no evidence for these
Ninam no goodwin-Gomez, p. 52-53
Sanumá no info Borgman 1990: p.126-128
Surui no info
Karitiana no Everett 2006:296, 303-4
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011:156
Paraguayan Guaraní no info more likely not
Aché no info
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 no 0
Worrorra no 90 0
Garrwa no 0
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri no info 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta n/a 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no info x
Yandruwandha no 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga n/a 0
Woiwurrung no 68 0
Wirangu N/A 0
Wemba-Wemba no 0
Warumungu N/A 0
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi N/A 334 0
Paakantyi no 0
Pitta-Pitta N/A 0
Pintupi no info x
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no 0
Ngiyambaa no 0
Ngayawang No info x
Muruwari no info x
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 0
Martuthunira no 0
Marrgany N/A 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 83 0
Kuku Yalanji no 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 428 0
Kaurna N/A 0
Kalkatungu no 0
Jaru no 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr N/A 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr n/a 0
Gugu-Badhun no 0
Yuwaalaraay N/A 30 0
Dyirbal No 61 0
Duungidjawu n/a 0
Djinang N/A 27 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung n/a 0
Bularnu no info x
Biri n/a 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no info x
Batyala no info x
Arabana no 102 0
Alyawarr no 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija N/A 20 0
Wathawurrung no 74 0
Mathi-Mathi no 85 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie n/a 0
Thanggati n/a 0
Katthang n/a 0
Panyjima no 0
Ngarinyeri N/A 0
Kurrama no 0
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul N/A 11 0
Gunya N/A 0
Kunjen No 73 0
WesternTorres no 0
Wakaya no info x
Yindjilindji no info x
Bandjalang N/A 70 0
Ngaatjatjara N/A 35 0
Arrernte No 86 0
Kokatha N/A 52 0
Karajarri N/A 71 0
Pitjantjatjara N/A 0
Ritharrngu N/A 34 0
Warrgamay N/A 28 0
Warluwarra no info x
Warnman N/A 23 0
Djapu no 0
Bilinarra no 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala N/A 51 0
Narungga N/A 65 0
Tharrkari N/A 26 0
Wajarri N/A 39 0
Warungu no 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001