Basic word order of adpositions (Northern Mansi)

Po: Only postpositions exist.


(1) saša jot-e
Sasha with-3sg
’with Sasha’ (S. D.)


(2) taw jot-e
(s)he with-3sg
’with him/her’ (S. D.)


(3) saša jot
Sasha with
’with Sasha’ (S. D.)


In Northern Mansi, adpositions are always postpositions no matter whether they form phrases with nouns (1) or pronouns (2), or whether a personal suffix is attached to them (1–2) or not (3).

Author: 

Szilvia Németh