VS in intransitive clauses

Category
Word Order
Notes
Verb precedes subject

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla no
Cupeño no
Luiseño no
Serrano no
Kitanemuk no
Kawaiisu
Timbisha no
Western Mono no
Chemehuevi no
Southern Paiute no
Southern Ute
Shoshone no
Comanche no
Idaho Shoshone no
Northern Paiute no
Gabrielino
Achagua no Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 2
Resígaro no SV Allin, 1976: 311
Bare no but the order VSO exists Aikhenvald, 1995: 44
Piapoco yes See example on page 265 Galindo, 2002: 265
Yukuna no No difference is drawn between word order in transitive and intransitive clauses. Shauer & Shauer, 2000: p. 518
Yavitero yes When the subject of the verb is a noun, rather than a pronoun, the verb normally precedes the subject. Mosonyi, 1987: p. 62
Wapishana no Santos, 2006: 217
Wayuu yes Mansen and Captain (2000) identify a basic word order, but do not distinguish between intranstives and transitives (or ditransitives). Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 803
Tariana no Aikhenvald, 2003: 507
Apurinã no In corpus, only 15/173 free subjects follow verb. Aberdour, 1985: 28
Asheninka Apurucayali no Payne 1983:2325
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:37
Yanesha' yes Duff-Tripp 1997:158
Kinikinau yes Couto 2005:54
Baure yes Danielsen 2007:332-3
Nanti no Non-focused, referential NPs are found before the verb when they are subjects and after the verb when they are objects, but these are uncommon. There are no examples of a transitive clause with two free referential NPs. Michael, 2008. p. 345
Paresi yes Based on examples Rowan and Burgess 1979:35
Palikur no SV Green and Green 1972:57
Yine no Matteson 1965:39
Añun yes author does not discuss word order, but verb seems to be S initial Patte 1989:75, 113-119
Bora no Subject usually a verbal affix, but specific subject (e.g. "uncle, friend…") precedes verb. Seifart - 2005:63-68
Makiritare no Hall 1988: 48
Makushi no Abbott 1991: 24
Eñepa yes Gildea 1993:45
Pemon no de Armellada 1999: 16
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:142
Damana no
Sikuani no Queixalós 2000
Macaguan no Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:545 But there may be some variation
Northern Emberá no Mortensen 1999:89 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá no Levinson 1978:24-5
Matses yes Fleck:814
Mapudungun no Zúñiga 2006, p. 240-1
Páez no info
Quechua Ayacuchano no Soto 1976:59
Tikuna no Based on examples Montes 2004b:80-87,101-120
Urarina yes OVS constituen order Olawsky:652
Waunana no Mejía 2000:90
Andoke no Landaburu 1979: 96
Puinave yes Giron 2008: 336
Central Aymara no Huayhua Pari 2001: 289-291
Kakua no Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no Silva 2011/Goncalves 2011
Minica Witoto no Minor and Minor 1982. p.40
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no preferred only in intransitive clauses where the verb is a descriptive verb; elsewhere SV is preferred Weir 1984:24
Dâw no SV Martins 2005:521
Desano no Miller 1999, p. 2
Cubeo yes SV is also possible Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 141
Kotiria no Stenzel 2004
Makuna no Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.44
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, iii
Barasano yes Jones & Jones 1991, p.108 The subject occurs before the verb only when it is in special focus or in a fozen constuction.
Tanimuca no The basic constituents of an intransitive sentence are an intransitive verb preceded by a free subject or a subject prefix. Strom 1992, p.112
Siona no Wheeler - 1987:140-141
Tukano no West and Welch 2004; Ramirez 1997: 109, 367-9 inferred from examples
Yanomami no Ramirez 1994 based on a frequency count of basic declarative clauses with full NPs
Ninam no Goodwin-Gomez: 125
Sanumá no Borgman 1990: 19
Surui no Van der Meer (?):1
Karitiana no Everett 2006:320-1
Nheengatu no SV seems to occur more commonly Cruz 2011:425
Paraguayan Guaraní no Krivoshein and Acosta 2001:136
Aché no info
Kokama no Vallejos 2010:466
Nyangumarta yes 1
Jingulu yes 1
Wambaya yes 1
Bunuba yes 1
Walmajarri yes 1
Nyulnyul yes 1
Warrwa yes 1
Worrorra yes 1
Garrwa yes 61 1
Gooniyandi yes 1
Warlpiri yes h5-6 1
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 104 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi yes cf 206, text 13; 271, text 38; 224, text 50 etc. 1
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa yes 92 1
Yandruwandha yes 63 1
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga yes 55 1
Woiwurrung no 67, 72 0
Wirangu No 48-49 0
Wemba-Wemba yes H 51 1
Warumungu No 42 0
Wangkumara yes r25 1
Uradhi No 368 0
Paakantyi yes 240 1
Pitta-Pitta No 213 0
Pintupi no info x
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta yes 1
Ngiyambaa yes 224 1
Ngayawang No info x
Muruwari yes 220 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 64 0
Martuthunira no 238-239 0
Marrgany No 335 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 448 0
Kuku Yalanji yes 140 1
Kugu-Nganhcara No 415 0
Kaurna No info x
Kalkatungu yes 151 1
Jaru no info x
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 101 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 341 0
Gugu-Badhun no 0
Yuwaalaraay No 93 0
Dyirbal No 291 0
Duungidjawu no 94 0
Djinang No 203 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 148-149 0
Dharuk
Dharawal yes 46 1
Darkinyung no 51 0
Bularnu yes 92 1
Biri no 50 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no 35; 49 0
Batyala No 4 0
Arabana no 306: cf text 9.2.3, sentence 1 0
Alyawarr yes 129 1
Nyikina yes 1
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 44 0
Wathawurrung yes 84 1
Mathi-Mathi yes 109 1
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie n/a 0
Thanggati no 88 0
Katthang no 107 0
Panyjima no 181-183 0
Ngarinyeri No info x
Kurrama yes 191 1
Yingkarta no info x
Githabul No 42 0
Gunya No 335 0
Kunjen yes 50 1
WesternTorres no info x
Wakaya yes 101 1
Yindjilindji no info x
Bandjalang No 115 0
Ngaatjatjara No 28 0
Arrernte No 329 0
Kokatha No 66 0
Karajarri No 319 0
Pitjantjatjara No G 40 0
Ritharrngu Yes 103 1
Warrgamay Yes 63 1
Warluwarra yes 874 1
Warnman Yes 12 1
Djapu yes 151 1
Bilinarra no info x
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala Yes 76 1
Narungga No 86 0
Tharrkari No 13 0
Wajarri No 138 0
Warungu yes 376 1
Adnyamathanha
Yagua yes Payne and Payne 1990:254
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001