Directional elements affixed to the verb

Category
Verbal Categories - Directionals
Notes
There are grammaticalized elements indicating movement away, toward, there and back, etc.

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 1992:74
Resígaro yes adlative and ablative markers Allin, 1976: 132-133
Bare no info Aikhenvald, 1995
Piapoco no Galindo, 2002: 156-178, 299-321
Yukuna no Shauer & Shauer, 1978: p. 42
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: p. 63-69
Wapishana no info Santos 2006
Wayuu no Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 800
Tariana no The description of predicate structure does not include any directional elements. Aikhenvald, 2003: 253-254
Apurinã no Not listed among verbal morphology or "bound formatives" (clitics). Facundes, 2000: 305-327, 379-410
Asheninka Apurucayali yes There are also morphemes for arrival, departure, and "receiving." Payne 1983:16,100
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:37-47
Yanesha' yes These are verbal suffixes Duff-Tripp 1997:91
Kinikinau no info
Baure yes It indicates direction towards. It is a verbal suffix. Danielsen 2007:264
Nanti yes Michael, 2008. p. 249
Paresi no info Rowan 1978, Rowan and Burgess 1979, Brandão 2010
Palikur no info Launey 2003
Yine no Matteson 1965
Añun no info no discussion of evidentiality Patte 1989
Bora yes Seifart - 2005:59
Makiritare no Hall 1988: 172 Not sure what's going on here- abcorporeal movement as a transitivizer?
Makushi yes Carson 1982: 82
Eñepa no Payne 2012
Pemon no info de Armellada 1999: 105-95
Guna yes Smith texts
Naso no movement particles, not affixes Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1985:60-104
Kogi no info
Cabecar yes There are around five of these suffixes Margery 1985:104
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:80-7
Damana no
Sikuani yes de Kondo (Vol.1) - 1985:83
Macaguan no info Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna no info more likely no
Northern Emberá no Directionals are nominal elements Mortensen 1999:59-87 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá yes Levinson 1978:22
Matses yes Fleck:364-75
Mapudungun yes These suffixes are more related to the location where the event takes place, or if the participants are coming in or away a reference point Zúñiga 2006, p. 168-72
Páez no Jung:59-61
Quechua Ayacuchano no Dirrectional meanings are expressed by directional suffixes attached to nouns Soto 1976:75
Tikuna yes Montes 2004:166
Urarina no Olawsky:459-92
Waunana no info
Andoke yes na- is centripetal, ni- is centrifugal; si- is 'low/behind/downstream/immersion/leaving the house', yi- is 'high/in front/uphill/emergence/entering the house' Landaburu 1979: 188; 197-198
Puinave no Giron 2008: p175
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 177
Kakua no in serial verb contructions, though, when movement there is always 'go' or 'come' to indicate the direction of the movement Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang yes Goncalves 2011:16
Minica Witoto yes Minor and Minor 1982. p.103 -mona is used to mark direction but is affixed to the noun
Hup yes go do V and return' Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect yes postpositions Weir 1984
Dâw yes Martins 2004
Desano yes The usual affix to indicate aciton away from the speaker is -a and towards the speaker is -ri (present) or -ra (-ri + -a past). The directional suffixes can be attached to any of the directional verbs. Miller 1999, p. 80-81 The morphology of the directional formatives, or deictic markers, suggests that they are derived from the verbs wa- 'go' and ari- 'come'. When these suffixes occur with 'duha' (remain at one's base), they indicate returning to one's base./ Another directional suffix -bia (omnilocative), noted by Kaye (1970:71). It has limitted distribution.
Cubeo yes Morse & Maxwell 1999, p.17
Kotiria yes Stenzel 2004, p. 282
Makuna no Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.42
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.76
Barasano yes The second nominalizer used in anticipatory aspect indicates direction of the motion. Jones & Jones 1991, p.97-98
Tanimuca yes There are three directionals that suffix directly to the verb root. Strom 1992, p.88 -raʔa 'toward', -waʔ'away', -ta 'vertical'
Siona no These elements do exist, but they are nominal classifiers and demonstratives rather than verbal affixes. Wheeler - 1987:134, 136
Tukano yes West and Welch 2004: 118-119; Ramirez 1997: 151, 160-162
Yanomami yes Ramirez 1994: 240; 273-274
Ninam no info Goodwin-Gomez
Sanumá yes Borgman 1990: 165
Surui no info
Karitiana no Directionals are attached on the noun Everett 2006:223-95
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011
Paraguayan Guaraní no Ayala 1996:308-56
Aché no info
Kokama no Vallejos 2010
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no info x
Wambaya yes 1
Bunuba yes 1
Walmajarri no info x
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no info x
Worrorra yes 32 1
Garrwa no info X
Gooniyandi no info x
Warlpiri yes n62 1
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 83 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 0
Yidiny yes 1
Yanyuwa yes 1
Yandruwandha yes 149 1
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga yes 46-7 1
Woiwurrung no info x
Wirangu No 129-132 0
Wemba-Wemba no H 30 0
Warumungu No 34 0
Wangkumara yes 36-7, r17-18 1
Uradhi Yes 367 1
Paakantyi no info X
Pitta-Pitta No 225 0
Pintupi no 77; 84; 89; 151 0
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta yes 12 1
Ngiyambaa no 141 0
Ngayawang No info x
Muruwari yes 168 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 55-60 0
Martuthunira no 136-164 0
Marrgany yes 343 1
Kuuk Thaayorre No 341 0
Kuku Yalanji no 68 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 406 0
Kaurna No info x
Kalkatungu yes 92 1
Jaru yes 208 1
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 80 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 322 0
Gugu-Badhun no 158 0
Yuwaalaraay No 97 0
Dyirbal No 57 0
Duungidjawu no 70 0
Djinang No 140 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal maybe 61 1
Darkinyung no 47 0
Bularnu yes 81 1
Biri no info x
Bidjara-Gungabula no 117 0
Batyala no info x
Arabana yes 204-9 1
Alyawarr no 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija Yes 43 1
Wathawurrung no info x
Mathi-Mathi no 83 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 37-39 0
Thanggati yes 46-7 1
Katthang no 50 0
Panyjima no 0
Ngarinyeri No info x
Kurrama no 0
Yingkarta yes 1
Githabul No 22 0
Gunya yes 343 1
Kunjen No 113 0
WesternTorres no 0
Wakaya yes 218 1
Yindjilindji yes 511 1
Bandjalang No 103 0
Ngaatjatjara yes 88 1
Arrernte Yes 207 1
Kokatha No 28 0
Karajarri No 112 0
Pitjantjatjara Yes G 240 1
Ritharrngu No 71 0
Warrgamay Maybe 58 1
Warluwarra yes 930 1
Warnman Yes 50 1
Djapu no 40-1 0
Bilinarra yes 6.1.3 1
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 70 0
Narungga No info 74 x
Tharrkari Yes 49 1
Wajarri No 114 0
Warungu no info X
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa no but directional SVCs with 'go' and 'come' Ramirez 2001