Word order of ordinal numerals (Surgut Khanty)

OrdN: The ordinal numeral precedes the noun or NP.


(1) mīša qōʌəm-mət klass-nə onəʌtəɣəʌ-ʌ.

Misha three-ord class-loc learn-prs.3sg

‘Misha is in third grade.’


(2) īmi wät-mət ənəʌ sɔ̄rt nīk maʌ.

woman five-ord big pike water cook.pst.3sg

‘The woman cooked the fifth bike pike.’


In Surgut Khanty, ordinal numberals (such as other noun modifiers) precede the noun head (1) or the noun phrase (2).

Author: 

Márta Csepregi