Tense or aspect inflection on non-verbal predicates

Category
Nominal Categories - Other nominal
Notes
i.e. nominal or adjectival

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 tense and modal markers can occur on nominal predicates Melendez, 1998: 141
Resígaro no Adjective words and noun roots can be predicates, but these do not have slots for tense or aspect inflection. Allin, 1976: 285-286
Bare no Nouns and adjectives can be predicated, but undergo verbalizing derivation Aikhenvald, 1995: 39-40
Piapoco yes Adjectives can take all inflection that verbs can, while nominals cannot. Galindo, 2002: 238-241, 263-264
Yukuna yes Shauer & Shauer, 2000: 301
Yavitero yes To express past or future time, the same indicators are used as in the verbal conjugation. Mosonyi, 1987: p. 87-88
Wapishana no Santos 2006
Wayuu no No tense/aspect inflection on the examples given, but it's not explicit. Mansen & Captain, 2000: p. 803
Tariana yes Nouns have tense, but a noun in the predicate slot can take the clausal tense-evidentiality marking on top of nominal tense. Aikhenvald, 2003: 187
Apurinã no Future marking can attach to noun, pronoun, numeral, and particle bases, but this isn't exclusive to predicative constructions (future marker is a clitic). In examples of non-verbal clauses, none have tense/aspect marking. Facundes, 2000: 410, 504
Asheninka Apurucayali yes adjectives as a predicate may take aspect Mihas 2010:145
Maipure no author calls a -mi- suffix tense. Only occurs on nouns Zamponi 2003:27
Yanesha' no Duff-Tripp 1997:69-124
Kinikinau yes Tense, aspect and mood can occur in a noun in a nominal predicate construction Souza 2008:126
Baure no Tense is not marked in verbs either Danielsen 2007:273
Nanti no “Roots” can be either adjectival or verbal. When they are “verbal,” they take aspect inflection, but when they are adjectival, they don't. When adjectival predication is used, a copular form is used. Michael, 2008. p. 310-313
Paresi no info Rowan 1978, Rowan and Burgess 1979, Brandão 2010
Palikur no Launey 2003:59
Yine yes on nouns Matteson 1965:97
Añun yes not on nominals, but on adjectives and adverbials Patte 1989
Bora yes Nominal. Seifart - 2005:72-73
Makiritare no Hall 1988: 301, also B.2.5
Makushi yes Aspect (on nouns). Carson 1982:112
Eñepa no copula takes tense/aspect Payne 2012:303-306
Pemon no info more likely not
Guna no only imperfective -na on nouns Smith texts
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1985:25-6, 46-59
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí yes This past tense marker is added to the noun Alphonse 1956:6
Damana yes adjectival
Sikuani yes on nominal Queixalós 1998:82-83
Macaguan no info Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna yes Overall 2007:241
Northern Emberá no Mortensen 1999:8-14, 33-4 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá no Levinson 1978:5-23
Matses no Fleck:231-321
Mapudungun no Actually, in the non-verbal predicates there is no copula. So, neither tense nor person is marked. Zúñiga 2006, p. 225
Páez no Rojas:253-7
Quechua Ayacuchano no info
Tikuna no Montes 2004b:80
Urarina no Olawsky:298-330
Waunana yes In nominal predicates tense is marked Mejía 2000:88
Andoke no info
Puinave no However, "The word formed by a noun plus a case may at the same time take marker of tense and modality." Giron 2008: p196
Central Aymara no info
Kakua no info Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang no info Silva 2011
Minica Witoto no info Minor and Minor 1982. p.71-78
Hup yes perfective, inchoative Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano no Miller 1999, p. 125
Cubeo yes Morse & Maxwell 1999, p.65
Kotiria no info Stenzel 2004
Makuna no info Smothermon & Smothermon 1993 no info/not expected
Koreguaje no Cook & Criswell 1993, p.15-40
Barasano yes Deverbal nouns are generally formed by a verb root plus tense marker plus a nominalizer suffix. Jones & Jones 1991, p.42
Tanimuca yes Strom 1992, p.41-42
Siona no info Wheeler - 1987:116-176
Tukano no West and Welch 2004 no evidence for this
Yanomami no Ramirez 1994 no evidence of this
Ninam no Goodwin-Gomez no evidence for this
Sanumá no info Borgman 1990 probably not
Surui no info
Karitiana no Everett 2006:296, 308-12
Nheengatu yes perfective particle can be cliticized to noun Cruz 2011:463
Paraguayan Guaraní no info
Aché no info
Kokama yes on nouns Vallejos 2010:426
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu yes 1
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no 0
Worrorra no 0
Garrwa yes 72-3 1
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri no LG27 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 79, 83 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no info x
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no 0
Yandruwandha no info x
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no info x
Woiwurrung no 76 0
Wirangu No 0
Wemba-Wemba no H 41 0
Warumungu yes 30 1
Wangkumara no info X
Uradhi No 334 0
Paakantyi yes 1
Pitta-Pitta No 193 0
Pintupi no 0
Nyungar no info x
Nhanta no 0
Ngiyambaa no 0
Ngayawang No info x
Muruwari yes 190-2 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 0
Martuthunira no 0
Marrgany No 314 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 75 0
Kuku Yalanji no 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 399 0
Kaurna No 0
Kalkatungu no info x
Jaru no 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 46 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no 0
Gugu-Badhun no 0
Yuwaalaraay No 74 0
Dyirbal No 55 0
Duungidjawu no 23 0
Djinang No 27 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 93; 101 0
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung no 16-24 0
Bularnu no 0
Biri no info x
Bidjara-Gungabula no info x
Batyala no info x
Arabana no 292 0
Alyawarr no 123 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 19 0
Wathawurrung no 77 0
Mathi-Mathi no 102 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 68 0
Thanggati no 43 0
Katthang no 0
Panyjima no 0
Ngarinyeri No 0
Kurrama no 184 0
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul No 22 0
Gunya No 326 0
Kunjen No 73 0
WesternTorres no info x
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji no 502 0
Bandjalang No 39 0
Ngaatjatjara No 30 0
Arrernte No 166 0
Kokatha No 28 0
Karajarri No 177 0
Pitjantjatjara No Y 6 0
Ritharrngu No 74 0
Warrgamay No 45 0
Warluwarra no 0
Warnman No 45 0
Djapu no 103-4 0
Bilinarra no 7.2.5 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 51 0
Narungga No 73 0
Tharrkari No 24 0
Wajarri No 39 0
Warungu no info X
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no info Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001