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Pama-Nyungan

Yanyuwa

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

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Classification

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Country & location

Glottolog point

-15.7621, 136.0550

Provenance: glottolog

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Grammar profile

136 coded · 11 unknown

90 Grambank + 27 WALS 147 coded features in total across 101 Grambank, 27 WALS, 19 AUS extension.

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

Showing 147 of 147 coded features.

Grambank

101 features
Clause and Syntax5
  • Order of numeral and noun in the noun phrase: 1=Numeral-Noun, 2=Noun-Numeral, 3=both orders occur.

    Grambank GB024

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

    Grambank GB130

    unknown
  • Whether constituent order is the same in main and subordinate clauses.

    Grambank GB134

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

    Grambank GB150

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

    Grambank GB152

    absent
Demonstrative3
  • Whether demonstratives make three or more distance contrasts (e.g. near/mid/far).

    Grambank GB035

    absent
  • Whether demonstratives encode an elevation distinction (up-here vs down-there).

    Grambank GB036

    absent
  • Whether demonstratives encode a visible-vs-nonvisible distinction.

    Grambank GB037

    absent
Nominal26
  • 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
  • Whether an article, if present, comes before the noun (prenominal).

    Grambank GB022

    absent
  • Whether an article, if present, comes after the noun (postnominal).

    Grambank GB023

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

    Grambank GB025

    Dem-N
  • Whether adjective-like property words can be separated from their noun (occur discontinuously).

    Grambank GB026

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

    Grambank GB030

    present
  • Whether every person category has a dual (or unit-augmented) form in addition to plural.

    Grambank GB031

    present
  • Whether the language has demonstrative classifiers.

    Grambank GB038

    absent
  • Whether there is productive morphological dual marking on nouns.

    Grambank GB043

    present
  • Whether there is productive morphological plural marking on nouns.

    Grambank GB044

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

    Grambank GB046

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

    Grambank GB047

    absent
  • 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

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

    Grambank GB051

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

    Grambank GB052

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

    Grambank GB053

    present
  • Whether the gender/noun-class system uses plant status as a class-assignment factor.

    Grambank GB054

    present
  • 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

    Possessor-Possessed
  • Whether verbs undergo reduplication.

    Grambank GB158

    absent
  • Whether nouns undergo reduplication.

    Grambank GB159

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

    Grambank GB160

    unknown
Other11
  • Whether noun-conjoining ('X and Y') and comitative ('X with Y') use different markers.

    Grambank GB027

    present
  • Whether noun number markers show nonphonological (lexically/grammatically conditioned) allomorphy.

    Grambank GB039

    absent
  • Whether more than three nouns are suppletive for number (a different root for singular vs plural).

    Grambank GB041

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

    Grambank GB042

    absent
  • Whether oblique (non-core) non-pronominal NPs carry morphological case.

    Grambank GB072

    present
  • Whether the language has prepositions.

    Grambank GB074

    absent
  • Whether the language has postpositions.

    Grambank GB075

    absent
  • Whether core-argument marking varies by TAM (tense/aspect/mood) — e.g. split by tense.

    Grambank GB095

    absent
  • Whether the recipient of a ditransitive ('give') can be marked like a monotransitive object.

    Grambank GB105

    present
  • Whether clausal objects sit in the same position as nominal objects.

    Grambank GB135

    present
  • Whether there is a morphosyntactic distinction between controlled and uncontrolled events/states.

    Grambank GB146

    absent
Pronoun1
  • Whether the pronoun system distinguishes inclusive ('we incl. you') from exclusive ('we excl. you').

    Grambank GB028

    present
Verb and Valency55
  • Whether core adjectives behave like verbs when used as a predicate ('the dog is big' patterns like 'the dog runs').

    Grambank GB068

    absent
  • Whether attributive adjectives require the same morphology as verbs.

    Grambank GB069

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

    Grambank GB070

    present
  • Whether pronominal core arguments (S/A/P) carry morphological case.

    Grambank GB071

    absent
  • Whether independent oblique personal pronouns carry morphological case.

    Grambank GB073

    present
  • Whether verbs take prefixes/proclitics beyond pure S/A/P agreement (incl. portmanteau agreement+TAM).

    Grambank GB079

    present
  • Whether verbs take suffixes/enclitics beyond pure S/A/P agreement (incl. portmanteau agreement+TAM).

    Grambank GB080

    present
  • Whether verbs show productive infixation (a morpheme inserted inside the root).

    Grambank GB081

    absent
  • Whether present tense is overtly marked on the verb.

    Grambank GB082

    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

    present
  • Whether verbs make a perfective-vs-imperfective aspect distinction morphologically.

    Grambank GB086

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

    Grambank GB089

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

    Grambank GB090

    present
  • Whether the A (transitive subject) can be indexed by a suffix/enclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB091

    absent
  • Whether the A (transitive subject) can be indexed by a prefix/proclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB092

    present
  • Whether the P (transitive object) can be indexed by a suffix/enclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB093

    absent
  • Whether the P (transitive object) can be indexed by a prefix/proclitic on the verb.

    Grambank GB094

    present
  • Whether verb stems change according to the person of a core participant.

    Grambank GB099

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

    Grambank GB103

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

    Grambank GB104

    absent
  • 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

    absent
  • 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 verbs fall into conjugation classes.

    Grambank GB111

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

    Grambank GB113

    present
  • Whether there is a bound (affixal) reflexive marker on the verb.

    Grambank GB114

    present
  • Whether there is a bound (affixal) reciprocal marker on the verb.

    Grambank GB115

    present
  • Whether verbs classify the shape/size/consistency of absolutive arguments (e.g. via incorporated nouns or suppletion).

    Grambank GB116

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

    Grambank GB117

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

    Grambank GB118

    absent
  • 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 language has a dedicated existential verb ('there is').

    Grambank GB126

    present
  • Whether posture verbs ('lie' vs 'stand' vs 'sit') are obligatorily chosen by an inanimate's shape/position.

    Grambank GB127

    absent
  • Whether the language has a small closed set of verb roots (about 100 or fewer).

    Grambank GB129

    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

    absent
  • Whether standard negation can be marked clause-finally.

    Grambank GB137

    absent
  • Whether standard negation can be marked clause-initially.

    Grambank GB138

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

    Grambank GB139

    present
  • Whether one negator covers verbal, locational, existential and nominal predication alike.

    Grambank GB140

    present
  • 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

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

    Grambank GB149

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

    Grambank GB151

    absent
  • Whether causatives are formed by affixes/clitics on the verb.

    Grambank GB155

    present
  • Whether there is a causative built from a grammaticalized verb 'to say'.

    Grambank GB156

    absent

WALS

27 features
Morphology1
  • Reduplication

    WALS 27A

    Productive full and partial reduplication
Nominal Categories3
  • Coding of Nominal Plurality

    WALS 33A

    Plural prefix
  • Occurrence of Nominal Plurality

    WALS 34A

    Only human nouns, optional
  • Inclusive/Exclusive Forms in Pama-Nyungan

    WALS 39B

    Inclusive and exclusive differentiated
Phonology17
  • Front Rounded Vowels

    WALS 11A

    None
  • Syllable Structure

    WALS 12A

    Moderately complex
  • Tone

    WALS 13A

    No tones
  • Fixed Stress Locations

    WALS 14A

    Penultimate
  • Weight-Sensitive Stress

    WALS 15A

    Fixed stress (no weight-sensitivity)
  • Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems

    WALS 16A

    No weight
  • Rhythm Types

    WALS 17A

    Trochaic
  • Absence of Common Consonants

    WALS 18A

    No fricatives
  • Presence of Uncommon Consonants

    WALS 19A

    None
  • Consonant Inventories

    WALS 1A

    Moderately large
  • Vowel Quality Inventories

    WALS 2A

    Small (2-4)
  • Consonant-Vowel Ratio

    WALS 3A

    High
  • Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives

    WALS 4A

    No voicing contrast
  • Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems

    WALS 5A

    Other
  • Uvular Consonants

    WALS 6A

    None
  • Glottalized Consonants

    WALS 7A

    No glottalized consonants
  • Lateral Consonants

    WALS 8A

    /l/, no obstruent laterals
Simple Clauses1
  • Ditransitive Constructions: The Verb 'Give'

    WALS 105A

    Mixed
Verbal Categories2
  • The Morphological Imperative

    WALS 70A

    Second singular and second plural
  • The Prohibitive

    WALS 71A

    Special imperative + special negative
Word order3
  • Order of Adjective and Noun

    WALS 87A

    Adjective-Noun
  • Order of Demonstrative and Noun

    WALS 88A

    Demonstrative-Noun
  • Order of Numeral and Noun

    WALS 89A

    Numeral-Noun

AUS extension

19 features
Case1
  • 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
Negation1
  • Whether the prohibitive (negative imperative) uses a different construction from declarative negation.

    AUS extension AUX037

    yes
Number2
  • Productive morphological dual on nouns.

    AUS extension AUX014

    yes
  • How nominal plural is coded: suffix, prefix, reduplication, plural word, clitic, none.

    AUS extension AUX017

    prefix
Pronoun1
  • Whether independent 3rd-person pronouns mark gender (he/she).

    AUS extension AUX024

    yes
Pronoun-Marking2
  • Whether the transitive subject (A) is cross-referenced by a bound marker on the verb.

    AUS extension AUX012

    yes
  • Whether the transitive object (P) is cross-referenced by a bound marker on the verb.

    AUS extension AUX013

    yes
Syntax2
  • A verb marker signalling same/different subject across clauses.

    AUS extension AUX040

    no
  • Chains of dependent (medial) clauses closed by one finite verb.

    AUS extension AUX041

    no
Valency4
  • A phonologically bound reflexive marker on the verb (e.g. Kuku Yalanji -ji-).

    AUS extension AUX031

    yes
  • A phonologically bound reciprocal marker on the verb (e.g. Kuku Yalanji -wa-).

    AUS extension AUX032

    yes
  • A morphological antipassive on the lexical verb (demotes P; salient in ergative languages).

    AUS extension AUX034

    no
  • Whether causatives are formed by an affix/clitic on the verb.

    AUS extension AUX035

    yes
Verb5
  • 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

    no
  • 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

Catalogue pointer only. A lexical resource is recorded but is rights-managed or not openly downloadable, so it is not browsable here. AIATSIS AUSTLANG catalogue entry (N152, N153)

Deep-time position

Bouckaert 2018 tree
Divergence from nearest relative
~2,079 yr BP

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

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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
catalogue pointer (rights-managed)
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, 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: Documented.