Passive

Category
Simple Clauses - Valence and voice - Decreasing
Notes
Passive voice usually involves a change to the verb, while the object of the active voice verb is promoted to subject in the passive voice, and the former subject is deleted/demoted

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla no
Cupeño yes
Luiseño yes
Serrano yes
Kitanemuk yes
Kawaiisu yes
Timbisha yes
Western Mono yes
Chemehuevi yes
Southern Paiute yes
Southern Ute yes
Shoshone yes
Comanche yes
Idaho Shoshone yes
Northern Paiute yes
Gabrielino
Achagua no there is a suffix used when the subject is a patient, which is used in passive constructions Wilson & Levinsohn 1992:30
Resígaro no A passive derivation is not discussed in the formulation of the verb at any level. Allin, 1976: 105, 124, 204, 212
Bare no reflexive/reciprocal are the only intransitivizing morphology listed Aikhenvald, 1995: 38
Piapoco no No mention of a passive construction. Galindo, 2002: 252-262
Yukuna no No passivizing morphology in the Yucuna verbal template. Shauer & Shauer, 2000: p. 521
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: p. 63
Wapishana yes Santos 2006
Wayuu yes Mansen & Captain, 2000: p.801, 804
Tariana yes Aikhenvald, 2003: 258
Apurinã yes This is rare in texts, but speakers accept it. Facundes, 2000: 400-402
Asheninka Apurucayali yes impersonal passive Payne 1981:40
Maipure no info author does not discuss voice Zamponi 2003:37-47
Yanesha' yes Duff-Tripp 1997:119
Kinikinau no info
Baure yes ,-si Danielsen 2007: p218
Nanti yes Michael, 2008. p. 276
Paresi yes Brandão 2010:28-9
Palikur yes Green and Green 1972:4
Yine yes Matteson 1965:80
Añun no info no info on valence Patte 1989
Bora no Seifart - 2005:58-73
Makiritare yes circumfix Escoriaza 1959:15
Makushi yes Reflexives, reciprocals, and unspecified arguments are all expressed by means of the detransitivizer verb prefix at-/es-/e'- […] The only type of passive constructions in Macushi is the medial-passive described in section 4.1 [above]. Abbott 1991: 37-40
Eñepa yes Thomas Payne 1995:302
Pemon no info
Guna yes -le is the short form Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no info
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí yes The main verb takes the form of the realis indefinite plus the iterative suffix /-ta/ Quesada 2008:130
Damana no info
Sikuani yes Queixalós 2000:128
Macaguan no info Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna no info Overall 2007:305 More likely no
Northern Emberá no info
Waorani no info
Ingá no info
Matses yes Passive and reflexives are treated as the same Fleck:349
Mapudungun yes Zúñiga 2006, p. 119
Páez yes Jung:71-3
Quechua Ayacuchano no info
Tikuna no info
Urarina yes Olawsky:594-60
Waunana no info
Andoke no info
Puinave no info
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 295
Kakua no info Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no info Silva 2011/Goncalves 2011
Minica Witoto yes Minor and Minor 1982. p.29, 83
Hup yes Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect yes alternative use of same prefix Weir 1984
Dâw yes The tone on the verb root gets rising tone marking passiveness of the construction. The subject is deleted and the object takes subject position Martins 2005:518
Desano yes Miller 1999, p. 120
Cubeo yes passive nominalizer is attached to a stative verb stem Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 55
Kotiria no info Stenzel 2004
Makuna yes Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.64 no info/not expected
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.71
Barasano no Jones & Jones 1991, p.94
Tanimuca yes Strom 1992, p.31 The subject can be both agent and patient.
Siona no The word order and marking systems would make this unnecessary and unproductive. Wheeler - 1970; Wheeler - 1987
Tukano yes bound verb no'o Ramirez 1997: 186-7
Yanomami n/a ergative-absolutive; no passive Ramirez 1994
Ninam n/a ergative-absolutive Goodwin-Gomez
Sanumá yes Borgman 1990: 46-47 I disagree with Borgman
Surui no info
Karitiana yes Everett 2006:430-7
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011
Paraguayan Guaraní yes The reflexive affix is added to the verb Ayala 1996:310-1
Aché yes Rossler 2008:89
Kokama no Vallejos 2010:372
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no info x
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no info x
Worrorra no ms16.2.4 0
Garrwa no info X
Gooniyandi no info x
Warlpiri no 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no info x
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi yes 170-175 1
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no info x
Yandruwandha no 186-9 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no 0
Woiwurrung no info x
Wirangu No info x
Wemba-Wemba no H 47-50 0
Warumungu No info x
Wangkumara yes 48-9 1
Uradhi Maybe 376 1
Paakantyi no info X
Pitta-Pitta No 207 0
Pintupi no info x
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no info x
Ngiyambaa no info x
Ngayawang No 4 0
Muruwari no 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No info x
Martuthunira yes 152 1
Marrgany No 339 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 513 0
Kuku Yalanji yes 147 1
Kugu-Nganhcara no 405 0
Kaurna yes 20 1
Kalkatungu no 0
Jaru no 155 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr no 128 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr yes 370 1
Gugu-Badhun no 145 0
Yuwaalaraay No 82 0
Dyirbal yes 65-6 1
Duungidjawu no 85-88 0
Djinang No 125 0
Djabugay
Diyari yes 76 1
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung no info x
Bularnu no info x
Biri no info x
Bidjara-Gungabula no info x
Batyala no info x
Arabana no 0
Alyawarr no info X
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija no info x
Wathawurrung no info x
Mathi-Mathi no 99-101 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 81-82 0
Thanggati no 52-60 0
Katthang no 83-90 0
Panyjima yes 177 1
Ngarinyeri No info x
Kurrama yes 200-5 1
Yingkarta no info x
Githabul No 23 0
Gunya No 339 0
Kunjen No info x
WesternTorres no K85c 92-3 0
Wakaya no info x
Yindjilindji no info x
Bandjalang No 92 0
Ngaatjatjara No 71 0
Arrernte No 332 0
Kokatha no info x
Karajarri No 8 0
Pitjantjatjara no G 232 0
Ritharrngu no info 61 x
Warrgamay No 87 0
Warluwarra no info x
Warnman no info x
Djapu no info x
Bilinarra no info x
Wiradjuri no m290 0
Aghu-Tharnggala No 90 0
Narungga No info x
Tharrkari No 31 0
Wajarri No 108 0
Warungu no 2 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa yes -ka-naa Ramirez 2001