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Pama-Nyungan

Jaru

Autonym candidate: Charrau unverified — from alt-names· 26 name candidates recorded

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Country & location

Glottolog point

-18.3288, 128.2620

Provenance: glottolog

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Grammar profile

116 coded · 24 unknown

61 Grambank + 35 WALS 140 coded features in total across 85 Grambank, 35 WALS, 20 AUS extension.

Grambank’s 195 variables are a cross-linguistic baseline— a fixed questionnaire asked of every language — not “the grammar” of Jaru. Read each cell as an answer to a standard typological question. Compare languages in the grammar lens →

Showing 140 of 140 coded features.

Grambank

85 features
Clause and Syntax10
  • Order of numeral and noun in the noun phrase: 1=Numeral-Noun, 2=Noun-Numeral, 3=both orders occur.

    Grambank GB024

    both.
  • Unmarked order of S and V in intransitive clauses: 1=SV, 2=VS, 3=both.

    Grambank GB130

    unknown
  • Whether the language has clause chaining (long strings of dependent clauses + one final finite verb).

    Grambank GB150

    unknown
  • Whether there is a morphological simultaneous-vs-sequential clause distinction.

    Grambank GB152

    unknown
  • Whether yes/no questions can be marked by intonation alone.

    Grambank GB257

    unknown
  • Whether yes/no questions can be marked by a special word order.

    Grambank GB260

    unknown
  • Whether content interrogatives normally stay in situ (not fronted).

    Grambank GB326

    unknown
  • Whether a relative clause can follow its head noun.

    Grambank GB327

    present
  • Whether a relative clause can precede its head noun.

    Grambank GB328

    absent
  • Whether there are internally-headed relative clauses.

    Grambank GB329

    absent
Demonstrative1
  • Whether demonstratives make three or more distance contrasts (e.g. near/mid/far).

    Grambank GB035

    absent
Nominal29
  • Whether the language has a definite or specific article (a grammatical word like English 'the').

    Grambank GB020

    absent
  • Whether indefinite nominals commonly take an indefinite article (like English 'a/an').

    Grambank GB021

    absent
  • Order of an adnominal demonstrative ('this/that') and noun: 1=Dem-Noun, 2=Noun-Dem, 3=both.

    Grambank GB025

    Dem-N
  • Whether independent 3rd-person pronouns mark a gender distinction (he vs she).

    Grambank GB030

    absent
  • Whether there is an associative plural marker ('X and those associated with X').

    Grambank GB046

    absent
  • Whether an action/state noun can be productively derived from a verb (e.g. 'run' -> 'running').

    Grambank GB047

    unknown
  • Whether an agent noun can be productively derived from a verb (e.g. 'teach' -> 'teacher').

    Grambank GB048

    present
  • Whether an object/result noun can be productively derived from a verb.

    Grambank GB049

    unknown
  • Whether the gender/noun-class system uses biological sex as a class-assignment factor.

    Grambank GB051

    absent
  • Whether the gender/noun-class system uses shape as a class-assignment factor.

    Grambank GB052

    absent
  • Whether the language has numeral classifiers (a sortal element required when counting).

    Grambank GB057

    absent
  • Whether the language has possessive classifiers.

    Grambank GB058

    absent
  • Whether the possessive construction differs for alienable vs inalienable nouns (e.g. 'my dog' vs 'my hand').

    Grambank GB059

    present
  • Unmarked order of possessor noun and possessed noun: 1=Possessor-Possessed, 2=Possessed-Possessor, 3=both.

    Grambank GB065

    unknown
  • Whether verbs undergo reduplication.

    Grambank GB158

    present
  • Whether nouns undergo reduplication.

    Grambank GB159

    present
  • Whether words other than verbs or nouns undergo reduplication.

    Grambank GB160

    present
  • Whether an adjective-like property word can agree with its noun in gender/noun class.

    Grambank GB170

    absent
  • Order of adjective-like property word and noun: 0=not used attributively, 1=Adj-N, 2=N-Adj, 3=both.

    Grambank GB193

    N - ANM
  • Whether yes/no questions can be marked by a question particle plus verbal morphology.

    Grambank GB285

    unknown
  • Whether standard negation can be marked by a non-inflecting negative particle.

    Grambank GB299

    present
  • Whether plural number is marked in the NP by a dedicated free (unbound) element.

    Grambank GB318

    unknown
  • Whether adnominal possession can be marked by a prefix on the possessor.

    Grambank GB430

    absent
  • Whether adnominal possession can be marked by a prefix on the possessed noun.

    Grambank GB431

    absent
  • Whether adnominal possession can be marked by a suffix on the possessor.

    Grambank GB432

    absent
  • Whether adnominal possession can be marked by a suffix on the possessed noun.

    Grambank GB433

    absent
  • Whether mood can be marked by a non-inflecting particle.

    Grambank GB519

    absent
  • Whether aspect can be marked by a non-inflecting particle.

    Grambank GB520

    absent
  • Whether tense can be marked by a non-inflecting particle.

    Grambank GB521

    absent
Numerals2
  • Whether the numeral system is decimal (base 10).

    Grambank GB333

    absent
  • Whether there is any synchronic evidence of a quinary (base 5) element.

    Grambank GB334

    absent
Other8
  • Whether noun-conjoining ('X and Y') and comitative ('X with Y') use different markers.

    Grambank GB027

    present
  • Whether there is productive overt singular marking on nouns.

    Grambank GB042

    absent
  • Whether the language has prepositions.

    Grambank GB074

    absent
  • Whether there is grammatical marking of direct (sensory) evidence.

    Grambank GB322

    absent
  • Whether there is grammatical marking of indirect evidence (hearsay, inference).

    Grambank GB323

    unknown
  • Whether any part of the case/adposition (flagging) system shows accusative alignment.

    Grambank GB408

    absent
  • Whether any part of the case/adposition (flagging) system shows ergative alignment.

    Grambank GB409

    present
  • Whether there is a politeness (T/V) distinction in 2nd-person forms.

    Grambank GB415

    absent
Pronoun2
  • Whether the pronoun system distinguishes inclusive ('we incl. you') from exclusive ('we excl. you').

    Grambank GB028

    present
  • Whether there is a phonologically independent reflexive pronoun.

    Grambank GB305

    absent
Verb and Valency33
  • Whether core adjectives behave like verbs when used as a predicate ('the dog is big' patterns like 'the dog runs').

    Grambank GB068

    absent
  • Whether non-pronominal core arguments (S/A/P) carry morphological case.

    Grambank GB070

    present
  • Whether there is a dedicated overt past-tense marker on the verb.

    Grambank GB083

    present
  • Whether there is a dedicated overt future-tense marker on the verb.

    Grambank GB084

    absent
  • Whether the S (intransitive subject) can be indexed by a suffix/enclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB089

    present
  • Whether the S (intransitive subject) can be indexed by a prefix/proclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB090

    absent
  • Whether there is a benefactive applicative marker on the verb ('do X for someone').

    Grambank GB103

    unknown
  • Whether there is an instrumental applicative marker on the verb ('do X with an instrument').

    Grambank GB104

    unknown
  • Whether standard negation can be marked by an affix, clitic, or verb modification.

    Grambank GB107

    present
  • Whether verbs carry directional or locative morphology (associated-motion-type marking).

    Grambank GB108

    present
  • Whether verbs are suppletive for participant number (different root for singular vs plural participant).

    Grambank GB109

    absent
  • Whether verbs are suppletive for tense or aspect.

    Grambank GB110

    absent
  • Whether there are verbal affixes/clitics that transitivize intransitive verbs (causative-like).

    Grambank GB113

    unknown
  • Whether there is a copula for predicate nominals ('X is a Y').

    Grambank GB117

    present
  • Whether there are serial verb constructions (two+ verbs in one clause without a linker).

    Grambank GB118

    present
  • Whether mood can be marked by an inflecting auxiliary verb.

    Grambank GB119

    absent
  • Whether aspect can be marked by an inflecting auxiliary verb.

    Grambank GB120

    absent
  • Whether tense can be marked by an inflecting auxiliary verb.

    Grambank GB121

    absent
  • Whether verb compounding is a regular process.

    Grambank GB122

    absent
  • Whether there are verb-adjunct (light-verb / coverb) constructions.

    Grambank GB123

    absent
  • Whether noun incorporation into the verb is a productive intransitivizing process.

    Grambank GB124

    absent
  • Whether the unmarked transitive constituent order is verb-initial.

    Grambank GB131

    unknown
  • Whether the unmarked transitive constituent order is verb-medial.

    Grambank GB132

    unknown
  • Whether the unmarked transitive constituent order is verb-final.

    Grambank GB133

    unknown
  • Whether the order of core (S/A/P) constituents is fixed.

    Grambank GB136

    unknown
  • Whether prohibitive (negative imperative) negation differs from declarative negation.

    Grambank GB139

    absent
  • Whether there is a morphological passive marked on the lexical verb.

    Grambank GB147

    absent
  • Whether there is a morphological antipassive marked on the lexical verb.

    Grambank GB148

    unknown
  • Whether there is a morphological inverse marker on the verb.

    Grambank GB149

    unknown
  • Whether there is a switch-reference marker (signals same/different subject across clauses).

    Grambank GB151

    unknown
  • Whether yes/no questions can be marked by verbal morphology alone.

    Grambank GB286

    unknown
  • Whether standard negation can be marked by an inflecting negative auxiliary verb.

    Grambank GB298

    unknown
  • Whether there are multiple past or future tenses distinguishing distance in time (e.g. recent vs remote past).

    Grambank GB309

    absent

WALS

35 features
Morphology2
  • Prefixing vs. Suffixing in Inflectional Morphology

    WALS 26A

    Strongly suffixing
  • Reduplication

    WALS 27A

    Productive full and partial reduplication
Nominal Categories12
  • Number of Genders

    WALS 30A

    None
  • Sex-based and Non-sex-based Gender Systems

    WALS 31A

    No gender
  • Systems of Gender Assignment

    WALS 32A

    No gender
  • Coding of Nominal Plurality

    WALS 33A

    Plural complete reduplication
  • Plurality in Independent Personal Pronouns

    WALS 35A

    Person-number stem + pronominal plural affix
  • Inclusive/Exclusive Forms in Pama-Nyungan

    WALS 39B

    Inclusive and exclusive differentiated
  • Distance Contrasts in Demonstratives

    WALS 41A

    Two-way contrast
  • Pronominal and Adnominal Demonstratives

    WALS 42A

    Identical
  • Third Person Pronouns and Demonstratives

    WALS 43A

    Unrelated
  • Indefinite Pronouns

    WALS 46A

    Interrogative-based
  • Position of Case Affixes

    WALS 51A

    Case suffixes
  • Position of Pronominal Possessive Affixes

    WALS 57A

    No possessive affixes
Phonology4
  • Fixed Stress Locations

    WALS 14A

    No fixed stress
  • Weight-Sensitive Stress

    WALS 15A

    Unbounded: Stress can be anywhere
  • Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems

    WALS 16A

    Long vowel
  • Rhythm Types

    WALS 17A

    No rhythmic stress
Simple Clauses6
  • Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'

    WALS 105A

    Mixed
  • Reciprocal Constructions

    WALS 106A

    Identical to reflexive
  • Antipassive Constructions

    WALS 108A

    Oblique patient
  • Productivity of the Antipassive Construction

    WALS 108B

    partially productive
  • Periphrastic Causative Constructions

    WALS 110A

    Purposive but no sequential
  • Nonperiphrastic Causative Constructions

    WALS 111A

    Neither
Verbal Categories1
  • Position of Tense-Aspect Affixes

    WALS 69A

    Tense-aspect suffixes
Word order10
  • Order of Subject, Object and Verb

    WALS 81A

    No dominant order
  • Order of Subject and Verb

    WALS 82A

    SV
  • Order of Object and Verb

    WALS 83A

    No dominant order
  • Order of Object, Oblique, and Verb

    WALS 84A

    No dominant order
  • Order of Adjective and Noun

    WALS 87A

    No dominant order
  • Order of Demonstrative and Noun

    WALS 88A

    Demonstrative-Noun
  • Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions

    WALS 93A

    Initial interrogative phrase
  • Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase

    WALS 95A

    Other
  • Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Relative Clause and Noun

    WALS 96A

    Other
  • Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adjective and Noun

    WALS 97A

    Other

AUS extension

20 features
Case2
  • Where case marking sits: suffix, prefix, clitic, tone, stem change.

    AUS extension AUX007

    suffix
  • Whether both non-pronominal core arguments and pronominal core arguments carry case (so case can differ by word class).

    AUS extension AUX008

    nouns-only
Demonstrative1
  • Number of distance contrasts (2, 3+ deictic terms).

    AUS extension AUX023

    two
Gender2
  • Count of gender / noun-class categories.

    AUS extension AUX021

    none
  • Whether the gender system is sex-based or non-sex-based (or absent).

    AUS extension AUX022

    none
Negation1
  • Whether the prohibitive (negative imperative) uses a different construction from declarative negation.

    AUS extension AUX037

    no
Number2
  • How nominal plural is coded: suffix, prefix, reduplication, plural word, clitic, none.

    AUS extension AUX017

    reduplication
  • How number is built into independent personal pronouns.

    AUS extension AUX018

    person-number-stem+pron-plural
Numerals1
  • Base of the numeral system: decimal, quinary, vigesimal, body-part tally, or restricted (many Australian languages have very small numeral systems).

    AUS extension AUX043

    restricted/none
Pronoun2
  • Whether independent 3rd-person pronouns mark gender (he/she).

    AUS extension AUX024

    no
  • Whether interrogatives ('who/what') double as indefinites ('someone/something') — an 'ignorative' series. Partially derivable from WALS Indefinite Pronouns (interrogative-based).

    AUS extension AUX051

    yes
Syntax1
  • Dominant order of subject, object and verb (often 'no dominant order' in free-word-order Australian languages).

    AUS extension AUX038

    no-dominant-order
Valency1
  • Whether reciprocal marking is identical to, or distinct from, reflexive marking.

    AUS extension AUX033

    identical
Verb7
  • Where TAM inflection sits on the verb: prefix, suffix, tone, mixed, none.

    AUS extension AUX026

    suffix
  • Whether there are multiple past or future tenses distinguishing temporal distance (e.g. recent vs remote past) — common in Australian languages.

    AUS extension AUX027

    no
  • Directional or locative morphology on the verb. NOTE: true associated-motion systems (coming/going while V-ing) are a fine Australianist category that open datasets do not isolate; this uses Grambank's broader directional/locative-on-verb feature as a proxy.

    AUS extension AUX028

    yes
  • Whether a verb uses a different root for singular vs plural participant (e.g. 'go.sg' vs 'go.pl').

    AUS extension AUX029

    no
  • Whether reduplication is productive and of what kind (full/partial).

    AUS extension AUX030

    full-and-partial
  • Whether predicates are built from an uninflecting coverb + a small closed class of inflecting light verbs (widespread in non-Pama-Nyungan Australia).

    AUS extension AUX052

    no
  • Whether noun incorporation into the verb is a productive intransitivizing process.

    AUS extension AUX053

    no

Dictionary & lexicon

Open lexical resource available — 1 entries, open licence, not yet ingested here.

English Wiktionary — Category:Jaru lemmas

Deep-time position

Bouckaert 2018 tree
Divergence from nearest relative
~623 yr BP
95% HPD 2861,031 BP

Dates the LANGUAGE lineage (Bouckaert 2018 BEAST tree), NOT a population arrival.

Trace this lineage in the deep-time spread

Codes & sources

Per-facet provenance

Classification
Glottolog 5.3 CLDF (CC-BY-4.0)
Coordinates
Glottolog 5.3 (CC-BY-4.0)
Endangerment
Glottolog AES (CC-BY-4.0)
Grammar
Grambank v1.0.3 / WALS 2020.4 (CC-BY-4.0)
Lexicon
CC-BY-SA-4.0
Deep-time
Bouckaert, Bowern & Atkinson 2018 (Phlorest CLDF, CC-BY-4.0)
Identifiers
Glottolog 5.3 + AIATSIS AUSTLANG

Data-completeness for this profile: name, any id, glottocode, iso639 3, austlang, classification chain, coordinates real, coordinates any, endangerment, grammar profile, lexicon data, deep time dated, autonym candidate. Autonyms are unverified candidates drawn from alt-name lists; coordinates carry a provenance flag; a spreading language lineage is not a moving population. Coverage tier: Comprehensive.