Case: suffix or postpositional clitic

Category
Nominal Categories - Case and adpositions
Notes

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla yes
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
Gabrielino yes
Achagua yes Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 71
Resígaro yes All 21 case markers follow the NP Allin, 1976: 238-279
Bare yes Aikhenvald, 1995: 15
Piapoco yes Galindo, 2002: 114
Yukuna yes Postpositions Shauer & Shauer, p. 37-38
Yavitero no Mosonyi, 1987: p. 52-53
Wapishana yes Usually suffixes. Santos, 2006: 215
Wayuu yes Mansen & Captain (2000) note that case is usually marked with a suffix, but, on rare occasions, most of the case markers can be free words as well. They can be cliticized to either a personal prefix or the noun. Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 800
Tariana yes Aikhenvald, 2003: 139-140
Apurinã yes Facundes, 2000: 385
Asheninka Apurucayali yes Payne 1981:110111
Maipure yes Zamponi 2003:34
Yanesha' yes Duff-Tripp 1997:35
Kinikinau no info
Baure yes POSS, NOM, LOC, DIST, ABS Danielsen 2007: p116, Figure 4.2
Nanti yes Michael, 2008. p. 354-355
Paresi yes based on examples Rowan and Burgess 1979:32
Palikur yes Launey 2003
Yine no no case markers Matteson 1965
Añun no Patte 1989
Bora yes Seifart - 2005:68
Makiritare no Case marked by independent postpositions Hall 1988: 287-300
Makushi yes Carson 1982: 78
Eñepa yes Thomas Payne 1989; Payne 2012:
Pemon yes de Armellada 1999: 54
Guna yes postpositional clitics for obliques Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika yes postposition Frank 1985:46
Kogi no info
Cabecar yes Bourland 19865:85
Guaymí yes Quesada 2008:82, 155-6
Damana yes suffix
Sikuani yes oblique cases marked as suffixes Queixalós 2000:78
Macaguan yes Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna yes Overall 2007:214
Northern Emberá yes Mortensen 1999:10-1 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá yes Levinson 1978:6-7, Parks 1990:76
Matses yes Fleck:280-1
Mapudungun yes Zúñiga 2006, p. 194-7
Páez yes Jung:114-28
Quechua Ayacuchano yes Parker 1965:26-7
Tikuna yes Faco Soares 1993:92-93
Urarina yes Olawsky:224-44
Waunana yes Mejía 2000:88-89
Andoke yes Landaburu 1979: 155-169
Puinave yes N-case; up to two can be combined and affixed to a stem Giron 2008: p194
Central Aymara yes Huayhua Pari 2001: 253 to 264
Kakua yes Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang yes Silva 2011
Minica Witoto yes Minor and Minor 1982. p.36
Hup yes Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect yes dative postposition, variant is verbal prefix Weir 1984
Dâw yes Martins 2004
Desano yes Miller 1999, p. 57 The case markers in Desano are the specific object marker -re, the locative marker -ge, and -bẽrã 'with, accompaniment, intrument'/ Both -ge and -bẽrã may be followed by -re.
Cubeo yes Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 110 Cubeo has five case marking suffixes that can be attached to pronouns and nouns. (the subject case is unmarked.)
Kotiria yes Stenzel 2004, p. 171
Makuna yes Smothermon & Smothermon 1993,
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.47
Barasano yes Jones & Jones 1991, p.65
Tanimuca no The case markers are postposition clitics on the last word in the noun phrase. Strom 1992, p.59
Siona yes Wheeler - 1987:124-130
Tukano yes Ramirez 1997: various pages/examples
Yanomami yes Ramirez 1994: 195-198, 179-180
Ninam yes Goodwin-Gomez, p.76-78
Sanumá yes Borgman 1990, p. 119-126
Surui yes Van der Meer (?):2 no info on oblique cases
Karitiana yes Everett 2006:304-8
Nheengatu yes Cruz 2011:
Paraguayan Guaraní yes postpostional clitic Krivoshein and Acosta 2001:130-1
Aché no info
Kokama yes marked by postposition Vallejos 2010:279-304
Nyangumarta yes 1
Jingulu yes 1
Wambaya yes 1
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri yes 1
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no 0
Worrorra yes 44-6 1
Garrwa yes 4-6 1
Gooniyandi yes 1
Warlpiri no info 0
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta yes 79 1
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi yes 1
Yidiny yes 1
Yanyuwa yes 13 1
Yandruwandha yes 75-105 1
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga yes 14-17 1
Woiwurrung yes 67 1
Wirangu yes 47 1
Wemba-Wemba yes H 28 1
Warumungu yes 18 1
Wangkumara yes 4, 22 1
Uradhi Yes 335 1
Paakantyi yes 54-55 1
Pitta-Pitta yes 193 1
Pintupi yes 45 1
Nyungar yes d46-7 1
Nhanta yes 1
Ngiyambaa yes 82-84 1
Ngayawang yes 3 1
Muruwari yes 53 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi yes 34 1
Martuthunira yes 63 1
Marrgany yes 302 1
Kuuk Thaayorre Yes 148 1
Kuku Yalanji yes 1
Kugu-Nganhcara yes 389 1
Kaurna yes 5 1
Kalkatungu yes 27 1
Jaru yes 55 1
Guugu-Yimidhirr yes 47 1
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr yes 254, 264-5 1
Gugu-Badhun yes 98 1
Yuwaalaraay Yes 38 1
Dyirbal yes 42 1
Duungidjawu yes 25 1
Djinang Yes 27 1
Djabugay
Diyari yes 1
Dharuk
Dharawal yes 46 1
Darkinyung yes 16 1
Bularnu yes 33 1
Biri yes 14 1
Bidjara-Gungabula yes 1
Batyala Yes 5 1
Arabana yes 61 1
Alyawarr yes 69 1
Nyikina yes 1
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija Yes 20 1
Wathawurrung yes 71 1
Mathi-Mathi yes 75 1
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie yes 26 1
Thanggati yes 11 1
Katthang yes 30 1
Panyjima yes 136-137 1
Ngarinyeri yes 18 1
Kurrama yes 23 1
Yingkarta yes 1
Githabul yes 9 1
Gunya yes 302 1
Kunjen yes 29 1
WesternTorres yes examples throughout 1
Wakaya yes 1
Yindjilindji yes 504 1
Bandjalang yes 53 1
Ngaatjatjara yes 48 1
Arrernte Yes 126 1
Kokatha Yes 52 1
Karajarri Yes 113 1
Pitjantjatjara Yes Y 16 1
Ritharrngu Yes 33 1
Warrgamay Yes 28 1
Warluwarra yes 881 1
Warnman Yes 14 1
Djapu yes 34-5 1
Bilinarra yes 4.0999999999999996447 1
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala Yes 51 1
Narungga Yes 64 1
Tharrkari Yes 24-5 1
Wajarri Yes 39 1
Warungu yes 164, 174 1
Adnyamathanha
Yagua yes Payne and Payne 1990:378
Baniwa yes Ramirez 2001