Verbal habitual

Category
Verbal Categories - Mood
Notes
Modal expressing habituality

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 info Wilson & Levinsohn 1992
Resígaro yes Allin, 1976: 214-215
Bare no Repetitive action is marked by reduplication of the verb root. There are no textual examples for habitual meaning. Aikhenvald, 1995: 33
Piapoco yes "Frecuentativo," refers to customary events. Galindo, 2002: 168-169
Yukuna yes Shauer & Shauer 2000: 313, Shauer & Shauer, 1978: 42
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: p. 66-69
Wapishana no Santos 2006: 169
Wayuu yes Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 800
Tariana yes Aikhenvald, 2003: 325
Apurinã yes Used to mark events that occur with reasonable frequency. Facundes, 2000: 327
Asheninka Apurucayali yes Payne 1983:12
Maipure no Habituality is expressed through verbs like "be," "stay," etc. No distinct morpheme. Zamponi 2003:44
Yanesha' no There is a verbal suffix which encodes habitual meaning. The form shown is the graphemic form. Duff-Tripp 1997:116
Kinikinau no info
Baure no info Danielsen 2007
Nanti yes In a section on “rare” morphemes, looks like it's either being lost or in the first stages of being borrowed. Michael, 2008. p. 266
Paresi no Brandão 2010:47-8
Palikur no Launey 2003
Yine no info Matteson 1965:70-81
Añun no info no discussion of mood Patte 1989
Bora yes Seifart - 2005:61; Thiesen - 1996:70
Makiritare yes iterative: -hö, abilitative: -hai, negative: -'da, futurative: -'de, desiderative: -se, imperative: -kö, permissive: -ñoho Hall 1988: 336
Makushi yes Abbott 1991: 118
Eñepa yes This ia a verbal suffix Payne 2012
Pemon yes de Armellada 1999: 134
Guna yes Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1985:60-104
Kogi no There is a verbal habitual suffix Ortiz 1994:386
Cabecar no a verbal suffix is used to mark habituality Margery 1985:117; Bourland 1976:59
Guaymí no A verbal periphrasis is used where the verb to be is used plus the main verb in realis indefinite form. Quesada 2008:137
Damana no
Sikuani yes de Kondo (Vol.1,2) - 1985; Queixalós - 2000
Macaguan no info Buenaventura 1993
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:332 Present tense conveys habituality
Northern Emberá yes Mortensen 1999:80 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá no The non-future time is used which is formed by just adding subject cross-reference markers on the verb Levinson 1974:16
Matses yes Fleck:426
Mapudungun yes Zúñiga 2006, p.160
Páez yes Jung:68
Quechua Ayacuchano no info more likely not
Tikuna yes Montes 2004b:83
Urarina no There is a verbal suffix marking habituality Olawsky:465
Waunana yes But this is a verba suffix instead of a modal Sánchez and Castro 1977:57
Andoke no info
Puinave yes directly proceding verb Giron 2008: p267
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 139
Kakua yes Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang yes Goncalves 2011:118-127
Minica Witoto yes Minor and Minor 1982. p.103
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no info Weir 1984
Dâw yes Martins 2004
Desano yes Miller 1999, p. 77, 86 The suffix -gua 'do as a habit' is used in the sense of talking about whether or not that person will do an action and saying he probably will because he customarily does it.
Cubeo yes there is an accustomed aspect Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 52
Kotiria no habitual meaning expressed via visual evidential, imperfective aspect + activity verb Stenzel 2004
Makuna yes Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.57
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.63 radical verbal + SUS + VBLZ
Barasano yes Habitual aspect is indicated by -rũgu (habitual) before the tense-evidential and subject-agreement inflection markers. Jones & Jones 1991, p.98
Tanimuca yes The habitual aspect suffix -wai does not indicate an event as occurring at a specific time but rather as charactericitc of all time. Strom 1992, p.77
Siona no info Wheeler - 1970; Wheeler - 1987
Tukano yes habitual, durative, repeated Ramirez 1997: 157
Yanomami yes occurs directly before the verb root Ramirez 1994: 160
Ninam no info Goodwin-Gomez
Sanumá yes Borgman 1990: 173-186
Surui no info
Karitiana no Everett 2006:275
Nheengatu yes particle Cruz 2011:373
Paraguayan Guaraní no Krivoshein and Acosta 2001:97
Aché no info
Kokama yes habitual auxiliary Vallejos 2010:403
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu yes 1
Wambaya yes 1
Bunuba no info x
Walmajarri yes 1
Nyulnyul no info x
Warrwa yes 1
Worrorra no ms5.5.2.ii 0
Garrwa yes 68 1
Gooniyandi no info x
Warlpiri no info 0
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 83 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi yes 98 1
Yidiny not done yet X
Yanyuwa no info x
Yandruwandha yes 159 1
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga yes 40 1
Woiwurrung no info x
Wirangu No info x
Wemba-Wemba no info x
Warumungu no 33 0
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi Yes 364 1
Paakantyi yes 180, 195, 217 1
Pitta-Pitta No 201 0
Pintupi yes 81?; 170?; 174-175; 199-200? 1
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no 104 0
Ngiyambaa yes 191-192 1
Ngayawang No info x
Muruwari yes 180 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 57 0
Martuthunira yes 146-148 1
Marrgany yes 323 1
Kuuk Thaayorre No 366 0
Kuku Yalanji no 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 406 0
Kaurna No info x
Kalkatungu yes 56 1
Jaru no 77 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 80 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 299 0
Gugu-Badhun no info x
Yuwaalaraay No 78 0
Dyirbal No 119, 250 0
Duungidjawu no 70 0
Djinang No 185 0
Djabugay
Diyari yes 90 1
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung no 47 0
Bularnu yes 77 1
Biri yes 37-8 1
Bidjara-Gungabula no info x
Batyala no info x
Arabana yes 191 1
Alyawarr no 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija Yes 40 1
Wathawurrung no info x
Mathi-Mathi no 99 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 70-72 0
Thanggati no 42-50 0
Katthang no 77 0
Panyjima yes 173-174 1
Ngarinyeri No info x
Kurrama yes 124 1
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul yes 24 1
Gunya yes 327 1
Kunjen No 110 0
WesternTorres yes K85c 93 1
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji no info x
Bandjalang yes Sharpe 79 1
Ngaatjatjara yes 32 1
Arrernte Yes 169 1
Kokatha No 28 0
Karajarri Yes 215 1
Pitjantjatjara Yes G 193 1
Ritharrngu Maybe 75 1
Warrgamay No 52-9 0
Warluwarra no 921 0
Warnman Yes 48 1
Djapu no 74 0
Bilinarra no 0
Wiradjuri yes 17 1
Aghu-Tharnggala No 73 0
Narungga No info 74 x
Tharrkari Yes 42 1
Wajarri Yes 96 1
Warungu no 499 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua yes Payne and Payne 1990:391
Baniwa yes past habitual/durative -de Ramirez 2001