Adpositions mark core NPs

Category
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions
Notes
Prepositions or postpositions mark subjects, objects, beneficiaries/recipients

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 The dative case marks beneficiary or recipient Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 72
Resígaro no Dative NPs have a case marker, but it is bound morphology. Allin, 1976: 238
Bare yes The dative is marked Aikhenvald, 1995: 14
Piapoco yes Dative case marking destinations. Galindo, 2002: 209-210
Yukuna yes Recipients (referente 2) receive case marking? Shauer & Shauer, 1978: p. 38
Yavitero yes Mosonyi, 1987: p. 54
Wapishana yes Object, beneficiary/recipient Santos, 2006: 215
Wayuu yes Indirect object is marked, subject and object are not. Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 800
Tariana no Bound morphology is used. Aikhenvald, 2003: 139
Apurinã yes The goal marker -monhi marks goal role in ditransitives. Facundes, 200: 285-286
Asheninka Apurucayali no no adpositions on core cases Mihas 2010, Payne 1981, Payne 1983
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:34
Yanesha' no Duff-Tripp 1997:35
Kinikinau no info
Baure no "Baure, a language that does not have adpositions..." Danielsen 2007: p429
Nanti no Core arguments marked on verb or with free pronouns/nouns. Michael, 2008. p. 340-343
Paresi no It seems that only recipients are marked with a postposition Rowan and Burgess 1979:31
Palikur no no markers for core case Launey 2003:67
Yine no only recipients Matteson 1965
Añun no core cases not marked Patte 1989
Bora no Affixes (on NPs and VPs) used to mark. Seifart - 2005:68
Makiritare no S and O are highlighted by word order- not morphemic Hall 1988: 65-68
Makushi yes location, time, manner, instrument, comparison, comitative, benefactive and source (p. 111) Abbott 1991: 110-112
Eñepa no Payne 2012
Pemon no de Armellada 1999: 54
Guna no prepositions that are grammaticalizing into case markers Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika yes Frank 1985:46
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí yes There is a postposition which marks dative case. This postposition can be suffixed to certain nouns. Quesada 2008:82
Damana no
Sikuani no Queixalós 1998
Macaguan no Buenaventura - 1993:52
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:214
Northern Emberá no Mortensen 1999:47-57 Catío
Waorani yes There are postpositions Orr et all. 1991:22; Peeke 1991:22
Ingá no Parks 1990:76
Matses no Fleck:280-1
Mapudungun no Zúñiga 2006, p. 194-7
Páez yes Jung:114-28
Quechua Ayacuchano no Parker 1965:26-7
Tikuna yes Montes 2004b:51-53
Urarina no Olawsky:224-44
Waunana no Case is marked by suffixes Mejía 2000:88-89
Andoke no Landaburu 1979: 158-165
Puinave no Giron 2008: p194-208
Central Aymara no Deza Galindo 1992: 136, 137
Kakua no info Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no Silva 2011
Minica Witoto yes Minor and Minor 1982. p.37-39
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect yes postpositions mark several cases: for example dative, ablative… etc Weir 1984
Dâw yes Martins 2004
Desano no Miller 1999, p. 35
Cubeo no Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 134
Kotiria no Stenzel 2004
Makuna yes Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p.42
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.51-52
Barasano yes Barasano uses only postpositions in adpositional phrases. Jones & Jones 1991, p.3
Tanimuca yes The case markers are postposition clitics on the last word in the noun phrase. Strom 1992, p.59 Case markers indicate the relationship of a noun phrase to the verb of a clause (also marks the relationship between two noun phrases in the same clause in the case of accompaniment.)
Siona yes agent, DO Wheeler - 1987:124, 127
Tukano no Ramirez 1997 evidence from examples throughout text
Yanomami no Ramirez 1994: 195-198
Ninam yes benefactive Goodwin-Gomez, p.78
Sanumá no Borgman 1990, p. 154
Surui no Van der Meer (?):2
Karitiana no Everett 2006:264-5
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011:412-420
Paraguayan Guaraní yes postposition Krivoshein and Acosta 2001:130-1
Aché no info
Kokama no Vallejos 2010:517-521
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul yes 1
Warrwa yes 1
Worrorra no ms1.7 0
Garrwa no 4 0
Gooniyandi yes 1
Warlpiri no info 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 79 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 54 0
Yidiny yes 1
Yanyuwa no 0
Yandruwandha no 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no 14-17 0
Woiwurrung no 70, 76-77 0
Wirangu No 47 0
Wemba-Wemba no H 27 0
Warumungu No 18 0
Wangkumara no 4, 22 0
Uradhi No 335 0
Paakantyi yes 1
Pitta-Pitta No 193 0
Pintupi no 0
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta yes 47-58 1
Ngiyambaa no 0
Ngayawang No 4 0
Muruwari no 53 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 51 0
Martuthunira no 0
Marrgany No 302 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 148 0
Kuku Yalanji no 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 389 0
Kaurna No 5 0
Kalkatungu no 27 0
Jaru no 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 47 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 254 0
Gugu-Badhun no 0
Yuwaalaraay No 38 0
Dyirbal No 42 0
Duungidjawu no 25 0
Djinang No 27 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung no 12-13 0
Bularnu no 0
Biri no 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no 36 0
Batyala No 5 0
Arabana no 61 0
Alyawarr no 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 20 0
Wathawurrung no 71 0
Mathi-Mathi no 75 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 26 0
Thanggati no 11 0
Katthang no 30 0
Panyjima no 0
Ngarinyeri No 18 0
Kurrama no 23 0
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul No 9 0
Gunya No 302 0
Kunjen No 29 0
WesternTorres no 0
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji no 0
Bandjalang No 52 0
Ngaatjatjara No 48 0
Arrernte No 126 0
Kokatha No 52 0
Karajarri No 113 0
Pitjantjatjara No Y 16 0
Ritharrngu No 33 0
Warrgamay No 28 0
Warluwarra no 881 0
Warnman No 14 0
Djapu no 0
Bilinarra no 4.0999999999999996447 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 51 0
Narungga No 64 0
Tharrkari No 24-5 0
Wajarri No 39 0
Warungu no 164 0
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990:348
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001