Alignment of case marking in full NPs: ergative-absolutive
- Category
- Simple Clauses - Alignment
- Notes
- Subjects of intransitive clauses and objects of transitives share a unique marker, while subjects of transitive clauses are unmarked or have a different marker
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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 | ||||
| Aché | no info | |||||
| Adnyamathanha | ||||||
| Aghu-Tharnggala | Yes | 54 | 1 | |||
| Aguaruna | no | Overall 2007:214 | ||||
| Alyawarr | yes | 70 | 1 | |||
| Andoke | no | Landaburu 1979: 155-160 | ||||
| Apurinã | no | Facundes, 2000: 471-481 | ||||
| Arabana | yes | 65-6 | 1 | |||
| Arrernte | Yes | 121 | 1 | |||
| Asheninka Apurucayali | no | Full NPs are not marked for case | Payne 1983:1619, 2325 | |||
| Añun | no | Patte 1989 | ||||
| Bandjalang | yes | 58 | 1 | |||
| Baniwa | no | Ramirez 2001 | ||||
| Barasano | no | Jones & Jones 1991, p.65 | ||||
| Bardi | yes | 1 | ||||
| Bare | no | Aikhenvald, 1995: 44 | ||||
| Batyala | No | 200 | 0 | |||
| Baure | no | Danielsen 2007:100-1 | ||||
| Bidjara-Gungabula | n/a | 0 | ||||
| Bilinarra | yes | 1.1000000000000000888 | 1 | |||
| Biri | yes | 14 | 1 | |||
| Bora | no | Seifart - 2005:68 | ||||
| Bularnu | no | 0 | ||||
| Bunuba | yes | 1 | ||||
| Cabecar | no info | |||||
| Cahuilla | no | |||||
| Central Aymara | no | Huayhua Pari 2001: 123 | ||||
| Chemehuevi | no | |||||
| Comanche | no | |||||
| Cubeo | no | Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 110 | ||||
| Cupeño | no | |||||
| Damana | yes | |||||
| Darkinyung | yes | 19 | 1 | |||
| Desano | no | Miller 1999, p. 123 | ||||
| Dharawal | yes | 47-48 | 1 | |||
| Dharuk | ||||||
| Diyari | yes | 46; 48-49 | 1 | |||
| Djabugay | ||||||
| Djapu | yes | 33 | 1 | |||
| Djinang | No | 27 | 0 | |||
| Duungidjawu | yes | 25 | 1 | |||
| Dyirbal | yes | 42 | 1 | |||
| Dâw | no | Martins 2004 | ||||
| Eñepa | no | The whole point of this article is to argue that Panare does not show ergativity in NP/pronouns. However, the author says that there is a dative marker on the passive subject which in sister languages is the ergative marker but this is not the case in Pan | Thomas Payne 1989 | |||
| Gabrielino | no | |||||
| Garrwa | no | 2, 4-6 | 0 | |||
| Githabul | yes | 13 | 1 | |||
| Gooniyandi | yes | 1 | ||||
| Guaymí | yes | Quesada 2008:155-9 | ||||
| Gugu-Badhun | yes | 110-1 | 1 | |||
| Gumbaynggirr | yes | 264 | 1 | |||
| Guna | no | Smith texts | ||||
| Gunya | yes | 301 | 1 | |||
| Gupapuyngu | ||||||
| Gureng Gureng | no info | x | ||||
| Guugu-Yimidhirr | yes | 47 | 1 | |||
| Hunter River and Lake Macquarie | yes | 26 | 1 | |||
| Hup | no | Epps 2008 | ||||
| Idaho Shoshone | no | |||||
| Ika | yes | But the marking of the A relation is optional and is restricted to contexts in which A appears contigous to the verb and not in its canonical position before the object. | Frank 1990:9-10 | |||
| Ingá | no | Levinson 1978:7, Levinson 1974:15-7 | ||||
| Jaru | yes | 57 | 1 | |||
| Jingulu | yes | 1 | ||||
| Kaingang | no | Silva 2011/Goncalves 2011 | ||||
| Kakua | no | Bolaños fieldnotes | ||||
| Kalkatungu | yes | 27 | 1 | |||
| Karajarri | Yes | 115 | 1 | |||
| Karitiana | no | Everett 2006:304-5 | ||||
| Katthang | yes | 30 | 1 | |||
| Kaurna | yes | 5 | 1 | |||
| Kawaiisu | no | |||||
| Kinikinau | no info | |||||
| Kitanemuk | no | |||||
| Kogi | no | Stendal 1976:18 | ||||
| Kokama | no | NPs are not marked for core cases | Vallejos 2010 | |||
| Kokatha | Yes | 52 | 1 | |||
| Koreguaje | no | Cook & Criswell 1993, p.89-91 | ||||
| Kotiria | no | Stenzel 2004, p. 217 | ||||
| Kugu-Nganhcara | yes | 390 | 1 | |||
| Kuku Yalanji | yes | 1 | ||||
| Kunjen | yes | 30 | 1 | |||
| Kurrama | no | 0 | ||||
| Kuuk Thaayorre | Yes | 148 | 1 | |||
| Luiseño | no | |||||
| Macaguan | no info | Buenaventura - 1993:91-101 | ||||
| Maipure | no | Zamponi 2003:21-26, 37 | ||||
| Makiritare | no | no core case marking on full NPs | Hall 1988:44 | Discussions of ergativity in Hall 1988: 123-128; Hall 1984 (Split-ergativity in pronominal agreement systems) is inconclusive | ||
| Makuna | no | Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.31 | ||||
| Makushi | yes | Carson 1982: 79 | ||||
| Mapudungun | no | Zúñiga 2006, p. 87 | ||||
| Marrgany | yes | 301 | 1 | |||
| Martuthunira | no | 66-88 | 0 | |||
| Mathi-Mathi | yes | 75-78 | 1 | |||
| Matses | yes | Fleck:854 | ||||
| Mayi-Yapi | yes | 51 | 1 | |||
| Minica Witoto | no | Minor and Minor 1982. p.71-82 | ||||
| Mpakwithi | ||||||
| Muruwari | yes | 53 | 1 | |||
| Nadëb/Roçado dialect | no | no case marking, but alignment is otherwise erg | Weir 1984 | |||
| Nanti | n/a | Michael, 2008. p. 340 | ||||
| Narungga | Yes | 69 | 1 | |||
| Naso | no | Quesada 2000 | ||||
| Ngaatjatjara | yes | 35 | 1 | |||
| Ngarinyeri | No | 18 | 0 | |||
| Ngarinyin | ||||||
| Ngayawang | yes | 7 | 1 | |||
| Ngiyambaa | yes | 83 | 1 | |||
| Nhanta | yes | 46-48 | 1 | |||
| Nheengatu | no | no core NP marking | Cruz 2011 | |||
| Ninam | yes | Goodwin-Gomez: 77-78 | ||||
| Northern Emberá | yes | Mortensen 1999:8, 47 | Catío | |||
| Northern Paiute | no | |||||
| Nyangumarta | yes | 1 | ||||
| Nyikina | yes | 1 | ||||
| Nyulnyul | yes | 1 | ||||
| Nyungar | no info | x | ||||
| Paakantyi | yes | 53; 63 | 1 | |||
| Palikur | no | Green and Green 1972:3-9 | ||||
| Panyjima | no | 137 | 0 | |||
| Paraguayan Guaraní | no | Krivoshein and Acosta 2001:130-1 | ||||
| Paresi | no | Brandão 2010, Rowan and Burgues 1979 | ||||
| Pemon | yes | de Armellada 1999: 22 | ||||
| Piapoco | n/a | Galindo, 2002: 113-121 | ||||
| Pintupi | yes | 51-53 | 1 | |||
| Pitjantjatjara | Yes | Y 20 | 1 | |||
| Pitta-Pitta | No | 196 | 0 | |||
| Puinave | yes | There is a split system based on wheter the intransitive verb is active/stative | Giron 2008: p356 | |||
| Páez | no | Jung:114-5 | ||||
| Quechua Ayacuchano | no | Parker 1965:39-46 | ||||
| Resígaro | no | Allin, 1976: 290-291 | ||||
| Ritharrngu | Yes | 35 | 1 | |||
| Sanumá | yes | Borgman 1990: 121 | ||||
| Serrano | no | |||||
| Shoshone | no | |||||
| Sikuani | no | no core case marking | Queixalós 2000 | |||
| Siona | no info | Wheeler - 1987:124-133 | ||||
| Southern Paiute | no | |||||
| Southern Ute | no | |||||
| Surui | no info | |||||
| Tanimuca | no | Strom 1992, p.112-116 | ||||
| Tariana | no | Aikhenvald, 2003: 139 | ||||
| Thanggati | yes | 11 | 1 | |||
| Tharrkari | Yes | 24-5 | 1 | |||
| Tikuna | no | Faco Soares 1993:92-93; Montes 2004b:55-152 | ||||
| Timbisha | no | |||||
| Tukano | no | Ramirez 1997: 108 | ||||
| Uradhi | Yes | 336 | 1 | |||
| Urarina | no | Olawsky:152-4, 298-354 | ||||
| Wajarri | Yes | 39 | 1 | |||
| Wakaya | no | 0 | ||||
| Walmajarri | yes | 1 | ||||
| Wambaya | yes | 1 | ||||
| Wangkumara | no? | r8-9 | 0 | |||
| Waorani | no info | |||||
| Wapishana | no | Santos, 2006: 210 | ||||
| Warlpiri | yes | BS152 | 1 | |||
| Warluwarra | yes | 885 | 1 | |||
| Warnman | Yes | 13 | 1 | |||
| Warrgamay | Yes | 28 | 1 | |||
| Warrwa | yes | 1 | ||||
| Warumungu | yes | 18 | 1 | |||
| Warungu | yes | 157, 183 | 1 | |||
| Wathawurrung | yes | 72 | 1 | |||
| Waunana | yes | Mejía 2000:88-9 | ||||
| Wayuu | n/a | Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 800 | ||||
| Wemba-Wemba | yes | H 28 | 1 | |||
| Western Mono | no | |||||
| WesternTorres | no | FO 122 | 0 | |||
| Wiradjuri | no info | x | ||||
| Wirangu | yes | 47 | 1 | |||
| Woiwurrung | yes | 67 | 1 | |||
| Worrorra | no | 44, ms1.7 | 0 | |||
| Yagua | no | Payne and Payne 1990 | ||||
| Yalarnnga | yes | 1 | 1 | |||
| Yan-nhangu | ||||||
| Yandruwandha | yes | 75 | 1 | |||
| Yanesha' | no | subjects and objects do not get case | Duff-Tripp 1997:35 | |||
| Yanomami | yes | Lizot 1996: 51 | ||||
| Yanyuwa | yes | 13 | 1 | |||
| Yavitero | no | Mosonyi, 1987: p. 36-48 | ||||
| Yawuru | ||||||
| Yidiny | yes | 1 | ||||
| Yindjibarndi | no | 55, 2 | 0 | |||
| Yindjilindji | yes | 505 | 1 | |||
| Yine | no | no case markers | Matteson 1965 | |||
| Yingkarta | yes | 1 | ||||
| Yir Yoront | ||||||
| Yorta Yorta | yes | 79 | 1 | |||
| Yugambeh | ||||||
| Yukuna | n/a | Shauer & Shauer, 1978: p. 37 | ||||
| Yulparija | Yes | 20 | 1 | |||
| Yuwaalaraay | Yes | 36 | 1 |
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