Basic word order of adpositions (Synja Khanty)

Po: Only postpositions exist.


(1) taxti ilpi-jǝn

fur under-loc

’under the fur’ (Onina 2009: 49)


(2) šanš-em

I behind-1sg

’behind me’ (S. O.)


(3) āj ūl-m-em poraj-n

I little live-pst.ptc-1sg time-loc

‘when I was young’ (Onina 2011: 11)


In Synja Khanty, adpositions with nouns (1), personal pronouns (2), and participles (3) are always postpositional (Honti 1984: 80‒82, Onina 2009: 48‒49, Nikolaeva 1999a: 36‒37, S. O.).

Author: 

Nikolett F. Gulyás