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