K'iche' Agreement Fragment @cite{mondloch-2017} #
Agreement morphology for K'iche' (K'ichean Mayan), following @cite{mondloch-2017} Lessons 4, 7–8, 9, 15.
The System #
K'iche' has an ergative-absolutive alignment system realized through two agreement paradigms on the verb:
- Set B (ABS): absolutive markers that cross-reference the sole argument of intransitives (S) and the object of transitives (P). These appear between the aspect marker and the verb root.
- Set A (ERG): ergative markers that cross-reference the subject of transitives (A). These appear between the object marker and the root. Set A markers are identical to the possessive pronouns used before consonant-initial nouns (Lesson 7).
Paradigms #
Set B (Absolutive) — Lesson 9 #
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | in- | oj- |
| 2 | at- | ix- |
| 3 | Ø- | ee- |
| 2.FORM | la (postverbal) | alaq (postverbal) |
Set A (Ergative, preconsonantal) — Lessons 7, 15 #
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nu‑ / in‑ | qa- |
| 2 | a- | i- |
| 3 | u- | ki- |
| 2.FORM | la (postverbal) | alaq (postverbal) |
Set A (Ergative, prevocalic) — Lesson 8 #
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | w- | q- |
| 2 | aw- | iw- |
| 3 | r- | k- |
| 2.FORM | la (postverbal) | alaq (postverbal) |
Alignment #
The alignment is ergative-absolutive: Set B groups S and P together (both trigger the same paradigm), while A triggers a distinct paradigm (Set A). This contrasts with Mam, which shows morphologically tripartite alignment (S, A, and P each trigger distinct patterns; @cite{scott-2023}).
Formal address #
K'iche' has two levels of formality for 2nd person: informal and formal. The formal forms (laal SG, alaq PL) are syntactically postverbal and do not participate in the prefix paradigm.
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- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.instBEqPerson.beq x✝ y✝ = (x✝.ctorIdx == y✝.ctorIdx)
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Formality level for 2nd person.
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- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.instBEqFormality.beq x✝ y✝ = (x✝.ctorIdx == y✝.ctorIdx)
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Shorthand for informal phi features.
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- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.phi p n = { person := p, number := n, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal }
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Set B (absolutive) agreement markers. These are verbal prefixes (or postverbal particles for formal forms) that cross-reference S (intransitive subject) and P (transitive object). @cite{mondloch-2017}, Lessons 9, 15.
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- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "in-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "at-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "Ø"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "oj-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "ix-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "ee-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "la"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "alaq"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "oj-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "ix-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "ee-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setBMarker { person := person, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "Ø"
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Set A (ergative) markers before consonant-initial roots. These cross-reference A (transitive subject) and are identical to possessive pronouns before consonant-initial nouns. @cite{mondloch-2017}, Lessons 7, 15.
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- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "nu-/in-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "a-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "u-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "qa-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "i-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "ki-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "la"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "alaq"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "qa-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "i-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "ki-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreC { person := person, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "Ø"
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Set A (ergative) markers before vowel-initial roots. @cite{mondloch-2017}, Lesson 8.
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- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "w-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "aw-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "r-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "q-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "iw-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "k-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "la"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "alaq"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "q-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "iw-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "k-"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.setAPreV { person := person, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "Ø"
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Is a Set B marker a prefix (appearing before the root) or a postverbal particle? Formal forms are postverbal; all others are prefixes. @cite{mondloch-2017}, Lesson 9.
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Is a Set A marker a prefix or postverbal? Same distribution as Set B: formal forms are postverbal.
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Argument positions in a K'iche' clause.
- agent : KicheArgPosition
- patient : KicheArgPosition
- intranS : KicheArgPosition
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- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.instBEqKicheArgPosition.beq x✝ y✝ = (x✝.ctorIdx == y✝.ctorIdx)
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Which agreement set cross-references each argument position?
- setA : AgreementSet
- setB : AgreementSet
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- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.instBEqAgreementSet.beq x✝ y✝ = (x✝.ctorIdx == y✝.ctorIdx)
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The agreement set triggered by each argument position. S and P both trigger Set B (= absolutive grouping). A triggers Set A (= ergative).
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- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.KicheArgPosition.agent.agreementSet = Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.AgreementSet.setA
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.KicheArgPosition.patient.agreementSet = Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.AgreementSet.setB
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.KicheArgPosition.intranS.agreementSet = Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.AgreementSet.setB
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The case associated with each argument position.
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K'iche' groups S and P together (both trigger Set B): ergative-absolutive alignment.
S and P receive the same case (ABS).
A receives a different case (ERG) from S/P (ABS).
K'iche' alignment contrast with Mam: K'iche' is ergative-absolutive (S = P ≠ A), while Mam is tripartite (S ≠ A ≠ P, all three receive distinct cases). In K'iche', both P and S trigger Set B; in Mam, P triggers no agreement at all.
1SG absolutive: in-
2SG absolutive: at-
3SG absolutive: Ø
1PL absolutive: oj-
2PL absolutive: ix-
3PL absolutive: ee-
2SG.FORM: la (postverbal)
2PL.FORM: alaq (postverbal)
1SG ergative (preC): nu‑ or in‑
2SG ergative (preC): a-
3SG ergative (preC): u-
1PL ergative (preC): qa-
2PL ergative (preC): i-
3PL ergative (preC): ki-
1SG ergative (preV): w-
2SG ergative (preV): aw-
3SG ergative (preV): r-
Set A markers are identical to possessive pronouns: the transitive subject markers (Lesson 15) are the same forms as the possessive prefixes (Lessons 7–8). This is a hallmark of ergative-absolutive languages, where ERG agreement and possession share the same morphological paradigm. @cite{mondloch-2017}, Lesson 15 explicitly notes this identity.
All informal Set B markers are prefixes.
Formal Set B markers are NOT prefixes (they're postverbal).
Independent (free) personal pronouns. These are used in nonverbal sentences and as emphatic/contrastive pronouns in verbal sentences. @cite{mondloch-2017}, Lesson 4.
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- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "in"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "at"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "are'"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "oj"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "ix"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "a're'"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Sing, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "laal"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := UD.Number.Plur, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "alaq"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.first, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "oj"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.second, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "ix"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Person.third, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.informal } = "a're'"
- Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.independentPronoun { person := person, number := number, formality := Fragments.Mayan.Kiche.Formality.formal } = "are'"
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Independent pronouns correspond to Set B (absolutive) markers in form: 1SG in = Set B in-, 2SG at = Set B at-, etc. This is expected for an ergative language where the independent pronouns pattern with absolutive agreement.