Grammatical number (Synja Khanty)

DuPl: The number system consists of singular, dual, and plural.


Noun declension:

xɔ̄t ’huse’

Case

Sg.

Du.

Pl.

Nominative

Lative

Locative

xɔ̄t

xɔ̄t-a

xɔ̄t-әn

xɔ̄t-ŋәn

xɔ̄t-ŋәn-a

xɔ̄t-ŋәn-әn

xɔ̄t-әt

xɔ̄t-әt-a

xɔ̄t-әt-n

(Onina 2009: 25)


Verb conjugation:

măti ’give’

Present tense


Sg.

Du.

Pl.

1.

ma-l-әm

ma-l-mәn

ma-l-uw

2.

ma-l-әn

ma-l-tәn

ma-l-ti

3.

ma-l

ma-l-ŋәn

ma-l-әt

(Onina 2009: 35)


In Synja Khanty, both nominal and verbal categories have singular, dual and plural forms. Nouns in every case forms can be used with all three numbers, as can personal, interrogative, and demonstrative pronouns. Similarly, the possessed can have three number forms in possessive constructions. In the verbal conjugation, both definite and indefinite paradigms code the three numbers (cf. Onina 2009, Honti 1984).

Author: 

Nikolett F. Gulyás