Sex/gender distinction only in 3rd person pronouns

Category
Nominal Categories - Gender and noun classification
Notes
add in notes section whether gender is present in other PNs or not in any PNs; consider with reference to pronouns and person marking only

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 yes Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 22
Resígaro yes Allin, 1976: 100
Bare yes Aikhenvald, 1995: 22
Piapoco no All pronouns can take gender markers. Galindo, 2002: 99, 143
Yukuna yes Elements of noun phrases also are distinguished by gender, but no other pronouns do. Shauer & Shauer 2000: 518
Yavitero yes Mosonyi, 1987: p. 41
Wapishana yes Santos, 2006: 160
Wayuu yes No other pronouns are marked for gender, although gender is a category elsewhere. Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 798
Tariana no Other pronouns distinguish gender as well. Aikhenvald, 2003: 87
Apurinã yes Facundes, 2000: 218
Asheninka Apurucayali yes Payne 1981:13, 2234
Maipure yes Zamponi 2003:21
Yanesha' no It seems that gender is not distinguished in nouns either Duff-Tripp 1997:61
Kinikinau no Souza 2008:79
Baure no "There is no clear distinction of human versus non-human or animate versus inanimate nouns in Baure, even though there remains the subgroup of human nouns with slightly different plural marking." Danielsen 2007: p116-117
Nanti no Michael, 2008. p. 295
Paresi no info Rowan 1978, Rowan and Burgess 1979, Brandão 2010
Palikur yes Launey 2003:65
Yine yes Matteson 1965:93
Añun no Patte 1989
Bora no Seifart - 2005:83
Makiritare no Gender is not distinguished even in the 3rd person. Hall 1988: 282; Escoriaza 1959:12
Makushi no Carson 1992: 77
Eñepa no Tosantos 1977:19-20
Pemon no de Armellada 1999: 12
Guna no Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1985:34
Kogi no Celedón 1886:13
Cabecar no Bourland 1976:56
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:69
Damana no one 3rd person pn; sex is determined by including "man/woman" in the sentence, or by context
Sikuani yes Applies to both singular and plural. Queixalós 1998:21
Macaguan no no distinction in any form Buenaventura - 1993:43
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:124-37
Northern Emberá no Mortensen 1999:42-3 Catío
Waorani no However, there is a honorific third person female form Zander:94
Ingá no Levinson 1974:26
Matses no Fleck:240
Mapudungun no Zúñiga 2006, p. 87-9
Páez no Jung:133-4
Quechua Ayacuchano no Gender is not distinguished in person pronouns Parker 1965:35
Tikuna no Gender is also distinguished in nouns Montes 2004b:61
Urarina no Olawsky:213
Waunana no Gender is not distinguished in pronouns Mejía 2000:91
Andoke yes only in 3-1 and 3-2 Landaburu 1979: 131
Puinave no Giron 2008: p185
Central Aymara no Deza Galindo 1992: 80 The gender distinction is not shown in any of the pronouns, not even the 3rd person
Kakua yes Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang yes Silva 2011:147
Minica Witoto yes Minor and Minor 1982. p.10 gender distinction also found in the dual form (use of these pronouns is rare)
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano yes Miller 1999, p. 30
Cubeo yes Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 80
Kotiria yes Stenzel 2004, p. 161
Makuna yes Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.35 Third person pronouns distinguish masculine and the feminine singular and plural.
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.31-32
Barasano yes In the third person singular there is an animate/inanimate distinction as well as separate forms for masculine and feminine. Jones & Jones 1991, p.31
Tanimuca yes Strom 1992, p.34
Siona yes Wheeler - 1987:135-136
Tukano yes West and Welch 2004: 19-20; Ramirez 1997: 123
Yanomami no Ramirez, 1994: p.112
Ninam no Goodwin-Gomez, p.47, 49
Sanumá no Borgman 1990: p.149-151 no mention of sex distinction
Surui no info
Karitiana no Everett 2006:300-1
Nheengatu no no gender distinction Cruz 2011:146
Paraguayan Guaraní no Ayala 1996:28
Aché no info
Kokama no Vallejos 2010
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya yes 1
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no 0
Worrorra yes ms7.2 1
Garrwa no 4-5 0
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri n/a LG165 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta n/a 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi n/a 71-73 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa yes 12 1
Yandruwandha n/a 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga n/a 16 0
Woiwurrung n/a 0
Wirangu No 71 0
Wemba-Wemba n/a 0
Warumungu N/A 27 0
Wangkumara n/a r1-6 0
Uradhi No 334 0
Paakantyi no 0
Pitta-Pitta yes 194 1
Pintupi no 0
Nyungar no d51 0
Nhanta no 76 0
Ngiyambaa no 124 0
Ngayawang No 4 0
Muruwari n/a 90 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 54 0
Martuthunira no 100-109 0
Marrgany No 303 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 83 0
Kuku Yalanji n/a 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 446-7 0
Kaurna N/A 7-8 0
Kalkatungu n/a 0
Jaru no 64-5 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr N/A 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 282 0
Gugu-Badhun n/a 0
Yuwaalaraay N/A 30 0
Dyirbal No 50 0
Duungidjawu no 51 0
Djinang No 33 0
Djabugay
Diyari yes 60-61 1
Dharuk
Dharawal no 49-52 0
Darkinyung yes 28 1
Bularnu n/a 0
Biri no info x
Bidjara-Gungabula n/a 0
Batyala no info x
Arabana n/a 110-119 0
Alyawarr n/a 92 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 29-30 0
Wathawurrung n/a 0
Mathi-Mathi n/a 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie n/a 0
Thanggati no 23 0
Katthang yes 63 1
Panyjima no 157 0
Ngarinyeri No 23 0
Kurrama n/a 0
Yingkarta N/A 0
Githabul No 8 0
Gunya No 304 0
Kunjen No 87 0
WesternTorres yes FO 121-2 1
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji no info 508 x
Bandjalang yes 77 1
Ngaatjatjara No 52 0
Arrernte No 101 0
Kokatha N/A 48 0
Karajarri No 81 0
Pitjantjatjara No Y 11 0
Ritharrngu No 44 0
Warrgamay N/A 28 0
Warluwarra no 907 0
Warnman N/A 14 0
Djapu n/a 0
Bilinarra no 1.1000000000000000888 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 51 0
Narungga N/A 54 0
Tharrkari No 15 0
Wajarri No 38 0
Warungu n/a 175 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no info Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa no Aikhenvald 2001 Baniwa classifiers