YUKAGHIR (TUNDRA)
SUMMARY
Tundra Yukaghir has distinct converbs, i.e. non-finite verb forms heading syntactically subordinate clauses. Some of these are same-subject (SS) converbs, which require coreference between the subject of the converbial clause and the subject of the superordinate clause. SS-converbs are also licensed by two subjects which are in a part-whole relation with each other but which do not strictly corefer. In such constructions, the subject expressing the part must be overtly coded for possession with a possessive suffix.
See also Altai, Bashkir, Forest Enets, Karaim, Khalkha Mongolian, Khanty (Eastern), Khanty (Northern), Kirghiz, Old Turkic, Shor, Tundra Enets, Tundra Nenets, Turkish, Tuvan (Altai), Tuvan (Jungar), Tuvan (Todža), Udmurt, Uyghur, Uzbek, Yukaghir (Kolyma).
LANGUAGE PROFILE
EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF PIPS
- Possessed nouns with a third person possessor are marked with suffixes indicating their possessor, and this may be the only expression of the possessor within the noun phrase.
- Evidence for the internal status of possessors comes from adnominal genitive case-marking that can appear on the possessor.
KEY SOURCES
Schmalz, Mark. 2013. Aspects of the grammar of Tundra Yukaghir. PhD dissertation, University of Amsterdam.
