An agent nominalization derives from a verb and functions like a noun or noun phrase. The result denotes the agent of an action. In English, we can exemplify this with the productive -er suffix (bak-er, fish-er, garden-er, etc.). This feature targets phonologically bound overt nominalizers, including affixes, clitics, tonal markers, reduplication, ablaut, etc. This derivation pattern needs to be productive. Compounds of a verb root and a noun meaning 'person' are likely not agent nominalizations.
Chukchii (ISO 639-3: ckt, Glottolog: chuk1273)
The suffix -lʔ in Chukchii derives an agent noun from a verb, and is labeled "active particle" in the description. For example, with the verb ‘to go’:
təle ‘to go’ təle-lʔ-ə-n go-NMLZ-ə-3SG.ABS ‘the one who goes’ (Dunn 1999: 138–139)
Chukchii is coded as 1 for this feature.
Baker, Mark & Nadya Vinokurova. 2009. On agent nominalizations and why they are not like event nominalizations. Language 85(3): 517–556.
Dunn, Michael J. 1999. A grammar of Chukchi. Canberra: Australian National University. (Doctoral dissertation.)
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| 0 | absent | 566 | |
| 1 | present | 1090 | |
| ? | Not known | 761 |
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