Order of case and possessive affixation (Synja Khanty)

WPxCx: The morpheme order is as follows: root, possessive affix, case affix.


xɔ̄p ’boat’


Sg1

Sg2

Sg3

Nom.

xɔ̄p-em

xɔ̄p-en

xɔ̄p-l

Loc.

xɔ̄p-em-ən

xɔ̄p-en-ən

xɔ̄p-əl-ən

Lat.

xɔ̄p-em-a

xɔ̄p-en-a

xɔ̄p-əl-a

(based on Onina 2009: 27)


The possessive suffix always precedes the case-marking suffix in Synja Khanty (cf. Onina 2009: 28, Nikolaeva 1999a: 12).

Author: 

Nikolett F. Gulyás