Johan van der Auwera, Andreas Ammann. 2013. Epistemic Possibility. In: Dryer, Matthew S. & Haspelmath, Martin (eds.) WALS Online (v2020.4) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13950591 (Available online at http://wals.info/chapter/75, Accessed on 2026-06-10.) wals code name value description latitude longitude genus family area abk Abkhaz 1 Verbal constructions 43.0833333333 41.0 Northwest Caucasian Northwest Caucasian Verbal Categories ace Acehnese 1 Verbal constructions 5.5 95.5 Malayo-Sumbawan Austronesian Verbal Categories aco Acoma 2 Affixes on verbs 34.9166666667 -107.583333333 Keresan Keresan Verbal Categories ain Ainu 3 Other 43.0 143.0 Ainu Ainu Verbal Categories akn Akan 3 Other 6.5 -1.25 Tano Niger-Congo Verbal Categories alb Albanian 1 Verbal constructions 41.0 20.0 Albanian Indo-European Verbal Categories ame Amele 3 Other -5.25 145.583333333 Mabuso Trans-New Guinea Verbal Categories amh Amharic 1 Verbal constructions 10.0 38.0 Semitic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories apu Apurinã 2 Affixes on verbs -9.0 -67.0 Purus Arawakan Verbal Categories aeg Arabic (Egyptian) 1 Verbal constructions 30.0 31.0 Semitic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories arg Arabic (Gulf) 1 Verbal constructions 26.0 49.0 Semitic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories amr Arabic (Moroccan) 1 Verbal constructions 34.0 -6.0 Semitic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories ana Araona 2 Affixes on verbs -12.3333333333 -67.75 Tacanan Pano-Tacanan Verbal Categories arm Armenian (Eastern) 3 Other 40.0 45.0 Armenian Indo-European Verbal Categories asm Asmat 2 Affixes on verbs -5.5 138.5 Asmat-Kamrau Bay Asmat-Kamrau Bay Verbal Categories awp Awa Pit 2 Affixes on verbs 1.5 -78.25 Barbacoan Barbacoan Verbal Categories aym Aymara (Central) 3 Other -17.0 -69.0 Aymaran Aymaran Verbal Categories bab Babungo 3 Other 6.11666666667 10.4166666667 Wide Grassfields Niger-Congo Verbal Categories bal Balinese 3 Other -8.33333333333 115.25 Malayo-Sumbawan Austronesian Verbal Categories bam Bambara 1 Verbal constructions 12.5 -7.5 Western Mande Mande Verbal Categories brs Barasano 3 Other -0.166666666667 -70.6666666667 Tucanoan Tucanoan Verbal Categories bsq Basque 2 Affixes on verbs 43.0 -3.0 Basque Basque Verbal Categories bkr Batak (Karo) 3 Other 3.25 98.25 Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands Austronesian Verbal Categories bto Batak (Toba) 3 Other 2.5 99.0 Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands Austronesian Verbal Categories bej Beja 3 Other 18.0 36.0 Beja Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories brh Brahui 2 Affixes on verbs 28.5 67.0 Dravidian Dravidian Verbal Categories bri Bribri 2 Affixes on verbs 9.41666666667 -83.0 Western Isthmic Chibchan Chibchan Verbal Categories brm Burmese 3 Other 21.0 96.0 Burmese-Lolo Sino-Tibetan Verbal Categories bur Burushaski 2 Affixes on verbs 36.5 74.5 Burushaski Burushaski Verbal Categories bet Bété 1 Verbal constructions 6.25 -6.25 Kru Niger-Congo Verbal Categories cah Cahuilla 3 Other 33.5 -116.25 Northern Uto-Aztecan Uto-Aztecan Verbal Categories cnl Canela 3 Other -7.0 -45.0 Je Setentrional Macro-Ge Verbal Categories cnt Cantonese 3 Other 23.0 113.0 Chinese Sino-Tibetan Verbal Categories ctl Catalan 1 Verbal constructions 41.75 2.0 Romance Indo-European Verbal Categories cyv Cayuvava 2 Affixes on verbs -13.5 -65.5 Cayuvava Cayuvava Verbal Categories cha Chamorro 3 Other 13.45 144.75 Chamorro Austronesian Verbal Categories chk Chukchi 3 Other 67.0 -173.0 Northern Chukotko-Kamchatkan Chukotko-Kamchatkan Verbal Categories chv Chuvash 2 Affixes on verbs 55.5 47.5 Turkic Altaic Verbal Categories cmn Comanche 2 Affixes on verbs 33.5 -101.5 Northern Uto-Aztecan Uto-Aztecan Verbal Categories coo Coos (Hanis) 3 Other 43.5 -124.166666667 Coosan Oregon Coast Verbal Categories cre Cree (Plains) 2 Affixes on verbs 54.0 -110.0 Algonquian Algic Verbal Categories dag Daga 2 Affixes on verbs -10.0 149.333333333 Dagan Trans-New Guinea Verbal Categories dni Dani (Lower Grand Valley) 2 Affixes on verbs -4.33333333333 138.833333333 Dani Trans-New Guinea Verbal Categories dsh Danish 1 Verbal constructions 56.0 10.0 Germanic Indo-European Verbal Categories die Diegueño (Mesa Grande) 2 Affixes on verbs 32.6666666667 -116.166666667 Yuman Hokan Verbal Categories dre Drehu 3 Other -21.0 167.25 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories dut Dutch 1 Verbal constructions 52.5 6.0 Germanic Indo-European Verbal Categories eka Ekari 2 Affixes on verbs -3.83333333333 135.5 Paniai Lakes Trans-New Guinea Verbal Categories eng English 1 Verbal constructions 52.0 0.0 Germanic Indo-European Verbal Categories epe Epena Pedee 2 Affixes on verbs 3.0 -77.0 Choco Choco Verbal Categories eve Evenki 2 Affixes on verbs 56.0 125.0 Tungusic Altaic Verbal Categories ewe Ewe 1 Verbal constructions 6.33333333333 0.416666666667 Gbe Niger-Congo Verbal Categories far Faroese 1 Verbal constructions 62.0 -7.0 Germanic Indo-European Verbal Categories fij Fijian 3 Other -17.8333333333 178.0 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories fin Finnish 1 Verbal constructions 62.0 25.0 Finnic Uralic Verbal Categories fre French 1 Verbal constructions 48.0 2.0 Romance Indo-European Verbal Categories fua Fulfulde (Adamawa) 2 Affixes on verbs 9.16666666667 13.5 Peul-Serer Niger-Congo Verbal Categories fur Fur 2 Affixes on verbs 13.5 25.0 Fur Fur Verbal Categories gar Garo 2 Affixes on verbs 25.6666666667 90.5 Brahmaputran Sino-Tibetan Verbal Categories geo Georgian 3 Other 42.0 44.0 Kartvelian Kartvelian Verbal Categories ger German 1 Verbal constructions 52.0 10.0 Germanic Indo-European Verbal Categories goo Gooniyandi 2 Affixes on verbs -18.3333333333 126.333333333 Bunuban Bunuban Verbal Categories grb Grebo 1 Verbal constructions 5.0 -8.0 Kru Niger-Congo Verbal Categories grk Greek (Modern) 1 Verbal constructions 39.0 22.0 Greek Indo-European Verbal Categories grw Greenlandic (West) 2 Affixes on verbs 64.0 -51.0 Eskimo Eskimo-Aleut Verbal Categories hai Haida 2 Affixes on verbs 53.0 -132.0 Haida Haida Verbal Categories ham Hamtai 2 Affixes on verbs -7.5 146.25 Nuclear Angan Trans-New Guinea Verbal Categories hau Hausa 1 Verbal constructions 12.0 7.0 West Chadic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories haw Hawaiian 3 Other 19.5833333333 -155.5 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories heb Hebrew (Modern) 1 Verbal constructions 31.5 34.8333333333 Semitic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories hin Hindi 1 Verbal constructions 25.0 77.0 Indic Indo-European Verbal Categories hix Hixkaryana 3 Other -1.0 -59.0 Cariban Cariban Verbal Categories hun Hungarian 1 Verbal constructions 47.0 20.0 Ugric Uralic Verbal Categories hzb Hunzib 3 Other 42.1666666667 46.25 Avar-Andic-Tsezic Nakh-Daghestanian Verbal Categories ice Icelandic 1 Verbal constructions 65.0 -17.0 Germanic Indo-European Verbal Categories igb Igbo 1 Verbal constructions 6.0 7.33333333333 Igboid Niger-Congo Verbal Categories ika Ika 2 Affixes on verbs 10.6666666667 -73.75 Arhuacic Chibchan Verbal Categories imo Imonda 2 Affixes on verbs -3.33333333333 141.166666667 Border Border Verbal Categories ind Indonesian 3 Other 0.0 106.0 Malayo-Sumbawan Austronesian Verbal Categories irq Iraqw 3 Other -4.0 35.5 Southern Cushitic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories iri Irish 1 Verbal constructions 53.0 -8.0 Celtic Indo-European Verbal Categories ita Italian 1 Verbal constructions 43.0 12.0 Romance Indo-European Verbal Categories jak Jakaltek 3 Other 15.6666666667 -91.6666666667 Mayan Mayan Verbal Categories jpn Japanese 3 Other 37.0 140.0 Japanese Japanese Verbal Categories juh Ju|'hoan 3 Other -19.0 21.0 Ju-Kung Kxa Verbal Categories kam Kambera 1 Verbal constructions -9.83333333333 120.166666667 Central Malayo-Polynesian Austronesian Verbal Categories knd Kannada 1 Verbal constructions 14.0 76.0 Dravidian Dravidian Verbal Categories knr Kanuri 3 Other 12.0 13.0 Western Saharan Saharan Verbal Categories krk Karok 3 Other 41.6666666667 -123.0 Karok Hokan Verbal Categories kas Kashmiri 1 Verbal constructions 34.0 76.0 Indic Indo-European Verbal Categories kay Kayardild 2 Affixes on verbs -17.05 139.5 Tangkic Tangkic Verbal Categories ker Kera 3 Other 9.83333333333 15.0833333333 East Chadic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories ket Ket 3 Other 64.0 87.0 Yeniseian Yeniseian Verbal Categories kew Kewa 3 Other -6.5 143.833333333 Enga_Kewa-Huli Trans-New Guinea Verbal Categories kha Khalkha 3 Other 47.0 105.0 Mongolic Altaic Verbal Categories kty Khanty 3 Other 65.0 65.0 Ugric Uralic Verbal Categories khs Khasi 3 Other 25.5 92.0 Khasian Austro-Asiatic Verbal Categories kmu Khmu' 3 Other 21.0 102.0 Khmuic Austro-Asiatic Verbal Categories klv Kilivila 2 Affixes on verbs -8.5 151.083333333 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories kio Kiowa 2 Affixes on verbs 37.0 -99.0 Kiowa-Tanoan Kiowa-Tanoan Verbal Categories krb Kiribati 3 Other 1.33333333333 173.0 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories koa Koasati 2 Affixes on verbs 34.8333333333 -85.1666666667 Muskogean Muskogean Verbal Categories kob Kobon 3 Other -5.16666666667 144.333333333 Kalam-Kobon Trans-New Guinea Verbal Categories kol Kolami 1 Verbal constructions 20.0 78.5 Dravidian Dravidian Verbal Categories kor Korean 3 Other 37.5 128.0 Korean Korean Verbal Categories kfe Koromfe 1 Verbal constructions 14.25 -0.916666666667 Koromfe Niger-Congo Verbal Categories kro Krongo 3 Other 10.5 30.0 Kadugli Kadu Verbal Categories kui Kui (in India) 1 Verbal constructions 20.0 83.5 Dravidian Dravidian Verbal Categories kut Kutenai 3 Other 49.5 -116.0 Kutenai Kutenai Verbal Categories lad Ladakhi 2 Affixes on verbs 34.0 78.0 Bodic Sino-Tibetan Verbal Categories lak Lak 1 Verbal constructions 42.1666666667 47.1666666667 Lak Nakh-Daghestanian Verbal Categories lkt Lakhota 2 Affixes on verbs 43.8333333333 -101.833333333 Mississippi Valley Siouan Siouan Verbal Categories lan Lango 3 Other 2.16666666667 33.0 Western Nilotic Eastern Sudanic Verbal Categories lat Latvian 1 Verbal constructions 57.0 24.0 Baltic Indo-European Verbal Categories lav Lavukaleve 3 Other -9.08333333333 159.2 Lavukaleve Solomons East Papuan Verbal Categories lep Lepcha 2 Affixes on verbs 27.1666666667 88.5 Himalayish Sino-Tibetan Verbal Categories lez Lezgian 3 Other 41.6666666667 47.8333333333 Lezgic Nakh-Daghestanian Verbal Categories lin Lingala 3 Other 2.0 18.5 Bantu Niger-Congo Verbal Categories lit Lithuanian 1 Verbal constructions 55.0 24.0 Baltic Indo-European Verbal Categories luv Luvale 3 Other -12.0 22.0 Bantu Niger-Congo Verbal Categories mcd Macedonian 1 Verbal constructions 41.6666666667 21.75 Slavic Indo-European Verbal Categories mai Maithili 2 Affixes on verbs 26.0 86.0 Indic Indo-European Verbal Categories mal Malagasy 3 Other -20.0 47.0 Barito Austronesian Verbal Categories mym Malayalam 1 Verbal constructions 10.0 76.5 Dravidian Dravidian Verbal Categories mlt Maltese 1 Verbal constructions 35.9166666667 14.4166666667 Semitic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories mnd Mandarin 1 Verbal constructions 34.0 110.0 Chinese Sino-Tibetan Verbal Categories myi Mangarrayi 2 Affixes on verbs -14.6666666667 133.5 Mangarrayi Mangarrayi-Maran Verbal Categories mns Mansi 2 Affixes on verbs 62.0 62.0 Ugric Uralic Verbal Categories mao Maori 3 Other -40.0 176.0 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories map Mapudungun 2 Affixes on verbs -38.0 -72.0 Araucanian Araucanian Verbal Categories mku Maranungku 3 Other -13.6666666667 130.0 Wagaydy Western Daly Verbal Categories mhi Marathi 1 Verbal constructions 19.0 76.0 Indic Indo-European Verbal Categories mar Maricopa 2 Affixes on verbs 33.1666666667 -113.166666667 Yuman Hokan Verbal Categories mrd Marind 3 Other -7.83333333333 140.166666667 Marind-Yaqay Trans-New Guinea Verbal Categories mrt Martuthunira 3 Other -20.8333333333 116.5 Western Pama-Nyungan Pama-Nyungan Verbal Categories meh Mehri 1 Verbal constructions 17.0 51.5 Semitic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories mei Meithei 1 Verbal constructions 24.75 94.0 Manipuri Sino-Tibetan Verbal Categories mie Mien 3 Other 25.0 111.0 Mienic Hmong-Mien Verbal Categories mss Miwok (Southern Sierra) 2 Affixes on verbs 37.5 -120.0 Miwok Penutian Verbal Categories mxc Mixtec (Chalcatongo) 2 Affixes on verbs 17.05 -97.5833333333 Mixtec Oto-Manguean Verbal Categories mok Mokilese 1 Verbal constructions 6.66666666667 159.75 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories mna Muna 3 Other -5.0 122.5 Celebic Austronesian Verbal Categories mdg Mundang 1 Verbal constructions 9.66666666667 14.5 Mbumic Niger-Congo Verbal Categories mun Mundari 3 Other 23.0 84.6666666667 Munda Austro-Asiatic Verbal Categories nma Naga (Mao) 2 Affixes on verbs 25.5 94.3333333333 Angami-Pochuri Sino-Tibetan Verbal Categories ngt Naga (Tangkhul) 2 Affixes on verbs 25.0 94.5 Tangkhul-Maring Sino-Tibetan Verbal Categories nht Nahuatl (Tetelcingo) 3 Other 19.6666666667 -99.0 Aztecan Uto-Aztecan Verbal Categories kho Nama 3 Other -25.5 18.0 Khoe-Kwadi Khoe-Kwadi Verbal Categories nav Navajo 2 Affixes on verbs 36.1666666667 -108.0 Athapaskan Na-Dene Verbal Categories ndy Ndyuka 3 Other 4.5 -54.5 Creoles and Pidgins other Verbal Categories nez Nez Perce 3 Other 46.0 -116.0 Sahaptian Penutian Verbal Categories ngi Ngiyambaa 3 Other -31.75 145.5 Southeastern Pama-Nyungan Pama-Nyungan Verbal Categories niv Nivkh 2 Affixes on verbs 53.3333333333 142.0 Nivkh Nivkh Verbal Categories nko Nkore-Kiga 3 Other -0.916666666667 29.8333333333 Bantu Niger-Congo Verbal Categories nug Nunggubuyu 3 Other -13.75 135.666666667 Nunggubuyu Gunwinyguan Verbal Categories ond Oneida 2 Affixes on verbs 43.0 -75.6666666667 Northern Iroquoian Iroquoian Verbal Categories orh Oromo (Harar) 1 Verbal constructions 9.0 42.0 Lowland East Cushitic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories otm Otomí (Mezquital) 3 Other 20.1666666667 -99.1666666667 Otomian Oto-Manguean Verbal Categories pms Paamese 2 Affixes on verbs -16.5 168.25 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories pai Paiwan 2 Affixes on verbs 22.5 120.833333333 Paiwan Austronesian Verbal Categories pan Panjabi 1 Verbal constructions 31.0 74.0 Indic Indo-European Verbal Categories psm Passamaquoddy-Maliseet 2 Affixes on verbs 45.0 -67.0 Algonquian Algic Verbal Categories pau Paumarí 3 Other -6.0 -64.0 Arauan Arauan Verbal Categories prs Persian 3 Other 32.0 54.0 Iranian Indo-European Verbal Categories pba Pima Bajo 2 Affixes on verbs 29.0 -111.0 Tepiman Uto-Aztecan Verbal Categories prh Pirahã 2 Affixes on verbs -7.0 -62.0 Mura Mura Verbal Categories pit Pitjantjatjara 3 Other -26.0 130.0 Western Pama-Nyungan Pama-Nyungan Verbal Categories pol Polish 1 Verbal constructions 52.0 20.0 Slavic Indo-European Verbal Categories pso Pomo (Southeastern) 2 Affixes on verbs 39.0 -122.5 Pomoan Hokan Verbal Categories por Portuguese 1 Verbal constructions 39.0 -8.0 Romance Indo-European Verbal Categories qaw Qawasqar 3 Other -49.0 -75.0 Alacalufan Alacalufan Verbal Categories qim Quechua (Imbabura) 2 Affixes on verbs 0.333333333333 -78.0 Quechuan Quechuan Verbal Categories rap Rapanui 3 Other -27.1166666667 -109.366666667 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories rka Romani (Kalderash) 1 Verbal constructions 45.0 21.0 Indic Indo-European Verbal Categories rom Romanian 1 Verbal constructions 46.0 25.0 Romance Indo-European Verbal Categories rus Russian 1 Verbal constructions 56.0 38.0 Slavic Indo-European Verbal Categories sno Saami (Northern) 1 Verbal constructions 69.0 24.0 Saami Uralic Verbal Categories smt Sahaptin (Umatilla) 3 Other 45.6666666667 -118.5 Sahaptian Penutian Verbal Categories san Sango 3 Other 5.0 18.0 Ubangi Niger-Congo Verbal Categories snm Sanuma 3 Other 4.5 -64.6666666667 Yanomam Yanomam Verbal Categories sel Selknam 2 Affixes on verbs -53.0 -70.0 Chonan Proper Chonan Verbal Categories sml Semelai 2 Affixes on verbs 3.0 103.0 Aslian Austro-Asiatic Verbal Categories snt Sentani 3 Other -2.58333333333 140.583333333 Sentanic Sentanic Verbal Categories scr Serbian-Croatian 1 Verbal constructions 44.0 19.0 Slavic Indo-European Verbal Categories shk Shipibo-Konibo 2 Affixes on verbs -7.5 -75.0 Panoan Pano-Tacanan Verbal Categories sla Slave 3 Other 67.0 -125.0 Athapaskan Na-Dene Verbal Categories slo Slovene 3 Other 46.0 15.0 Slavic Indo-European Verbal Categories so So 3 Other 2.58333333333 34.75 Kuliak Eastern Sudanic Verbal Categories som Somali 2 Affixes on verbs 3.0 45.0 Lowland East Cushitic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories spa Spanish 1 Verbal constructions 40.0 -4.0 Romance Indo-European Verbal Categories squ Squamish 2 Affixes on verbs 49.6666666667 -123.166666667 Central Salish Salishan Verbal Categories sup Supyire 1 Verbal constructions 11.5 -5.58333333333 Senufo Niger-Congo Verbal Categories swa Swahili 2 Affixes on verbs -6.5 39.0 Bantu Niger-Congo Verbal Categories swe Swedish 1 Verbal constructions 60.0 15.0 Germanic Indo-European Verbal Categories tab Taba 2 Affixes on verbs 0.0 127.5 South Halmahera - West New Guinea Austronesian Verbal Categories tag Tagalog 3 Other 15.0 121.0 Greater Central Philippine Austronesian Verbal Categories tml Tamil 2 Affixes on verbs 11.0 78.5 Dravidian Dravidian Verbal Categories tvo Tatar 3 Other 56.0 49.5 Turkic Altaic Verbal Categories tel Telugu 1 Verbal constructions 16.0 79.0 Dravidian Dravidian Verbal Categories teo Teop 3 Other -5.66666666667 155.0 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories tha Thai 1 Verbal constructions 16.0 101.0 Kam-Tai Tai-Kadai Verbal Categories tgr Tigré 3 Other 16.5 38.5 Semitic Afro-Asiatic Verbal Categories tja Tiipay (Jamul) 2 Affixes on verbs 32.1666666667 -116.5 Yuman Hokan Verbal Categories tin Tinrin 3 Other -21.6666666667 165.75 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories tiw Tiwi 2 Affixes on verbs -11.5 131.0 Tiwian Tiwian Verbal Categories tli Tlingit 3 Other 59.0 -135.0 Tlingit Na-Dene Verbal Categories tor Toratán 3 Other 1.08333333333 124.833333333 Sangiric Austronesian Verbal Categories tru Trumai 2 Affixes on verbs -11.9166666667 -53.5833333333 Trumai Trumai Verbal Categories tsi Tsimshian (Coast) 2 Affixes on verbs 52.5 -129.0 Tsimshianic Tsimshianic Verbal Categories tuk Tukang Besi 1 Verbal constructions -5.5 123.5 Celebic Austronesian Verbal Categories tur Turkish 2 Affixes on verbs 39.0 35.0 Turkic Altaic Verbal Categories tvl Tuvaluan 3 Other -8.5 179.166666667 Oceanic Austronesian Verbal Categories tuv Tuvan 1 Verbal constructions 52.0 95.0 Turkic Altaic Verbal Categories udh Udihe 2 Affixes on verbs 47.6666666667 136.25 Tungusic Altaic Verbal Categories una Una 2 Affixes on verbs -4.66666666667 140.0 Mek Trans-New Guinea Verbal Categories ung Ungarinjin 3 Other -16.3333333333 126.0 Worrorran Worrorran Verbal Categories urk Urubú-Kaapor 3 Other -2.33333333333 -46.5 Maweti-Guarani Tupian Verbal Categories usa Usan 2 Affixes on verbs -4.83333333333 145.166666667 North Adelbert Trans-New Guinea Verbal Categories uzb Uzbek 3 Other 39.0 66.0 Turkic Altaic Verbal Categories vie Vietnamese 1 Verbal constructions 10.5 106.5 Vietic Austro-Asiatic Verbal Categories vot Votic 2 Affixes on verbs 59.5 30.0 Finnic Uralic Verbal Categories wam Wambaya 2 Affixes on verbs -18.6666666667 135.75 Wambayan Mirndi Verbal Categories wra Warao 2 Affixes on verbs 9.33333333333 -61.6666666667 Warao Warao Verbal Categories wrd Wardaman 2 Affixes on verbs -15.5 131.0 Yangmanic Yangmanic Verbal Categories war Wari' 2 Affixes on verbs -11.3333333333 -65.0 Chapacura-Wanham Chapacura-Wanham Verbal Categories wel Welsh 3 Other 52.0 -3.0 Celtic Indo-European Verbal Categories wch Wichí 3 Other -22.5 -62.5833333333 Matacoan Matacoan Verbal Categories wlf Wolof 1 Verbal constructions 15.25 -16.0 Wolof Niger-Congo Verbal Categories yag Yagua 2 Affixes on verbs -3.5 -72.0 Peba-Yaguan Peba-Yaguan Verbal Categories yaq Yaqui 2 Affixes on verbs 27.5 -110.25 Cahita Uto-Aztecan Verbal Categories yid Yidiny 3 Other -17.0 145.75 Northern Pama-Nyungan Pama-Nyungan Verbal Categories yim Yimas 2 Affixes on verbs -4.66666666667 143.55 Lower Sepik Ramu-Lower Sepik Verbal Categories yor Yoruba 1 Verbal constructions 8.0 4.33333333333 Defoid Niger-Congo Verbal Categories yuc Yuchi 2 Affixes on verbs 35.75 -86.75 Yuchi Yuchi Verbal Categories yko Yukaghir (Kolyma) 2 Affixes on verbs 65.75 150.833333333 Yukaghir Yukaghir Verbal Categories ypk Yup'ik (Central) 2 Affixes on verbs 59.5 -160.0 Eskimo Eskimo-Aleut Verbal Categories yur Yurok 3 Other 41.3333333333 -124.0 Yurok Algic Verbal Categories zya Zapotec (Yatzachi) 2 Affixes on verbs 17.2 -96.2 Zapotecan Oto-Manguean Verbal Categories zqc Zoque (Copainalá) 2 Affixes on verbs 17.0 -93.25 Mixe-Zoque Mixe-Zoque Verbal Categories zul Zulu 2 Affixes on verbs -30.0 30.0 Bantu Niger-Congo Verbal Categories