Prefixed / proclitic plurals

Matthew S Dryer dryer at ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
Thu Sep 20 11:46:34 UTC 2001


My typological database lists the following 67 languages as having plural
prefixes:

Africa:
KORDOFANIAN: Katla, Moro.
NORTHERN ATLANTIC: Diola-Fogny.
SOUTHERN ATLANTIC: Temne.
ADAMAWA-UBANGIAN: Gbaya Kaka, Sango, Zande, Nzakara, Barambu.
KWA: Twi, Nkonya, Lelemi, Adioukrou.
PLATOID: Jukun, Birom.
KAINJI: Amo.
BANTOID: Noni, Bankon, Tunen, Ewondo, Bobangi, Kikuyu, Swahili, Luganda,
Nkore-Kiga,Kihunde, Luvale, Lamba, Nyanja, Mwera, Ndonga, Shona, Zulu.
KADUGLI: Kadugli, Katcha, Krongo.
NILOTIC: Karimojong.
MANGBETU-ASUA: Mangbetu.
KOMAN: Koma.
EAST CHADIC: Kera.
SE Asia & Oceania:
BAHNARIC: Sre.
TSOUIC: Rukai.
PHILIPPINE AUSTRONESIAN: Palauan, Bontok.
SUNDIC: Enggano.
OCEANIC: Kaliai-Kove, Wedau, Sakao.
Australia-New Guinea:
CENTRAL AND SOUTH NEW GUINEA: Korowai.
NEW BRITAIN EAST PAPUAN: Sulka.
ANINDILYAKWA: Anindilyakwa.
MANGARAYI: Nunggubuyu.
GUNWINYGUAN: Ngandi.
MARAN: Alawa, Mara.
PAMA-NYUNGAN: Yanyuwa.
North America:
KUTENAI: Kutenai.
CHIMAKUAN: Quileute.
IROQUOIAN: Mohawk, Cherokee.
TSIMSHIAN: Gitksan, Tsimshian (Coast).
HUAVE: Huave.
ZAPOTECAN: Zapotec.
PIMIC: Papago, Nevome, Tepehuan (Northern).
TARACAHITIC: Eudeve.

I record the following languages as having plural clitics which can occur
as proclitics, but which also can attach elsewhere in the NP:

Bunuba, Mam, Cayuvava.

Matthew Dryer



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