Prefixed / proclitic plurals

[Marianne Mithun]

You may want to be careful to distinguish simple plural prefixes from
prefixed pronouns which themselves contain plural markers. In the
Iroquoian languages listed below, for example, the markers Matthew must
have coded themselves contain plural suffixes, though the whole precedes
the root.


Marianne Mithun


On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, Matthew S Dryer wrote:

> 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
>