6NCases: The case system has 6 cases.
pūt ‘pot’
Case | Sg. | Du. | Pl. |
Nominative | pūt | pūt-yγ | pūt-ǝt |
Locative | pūt-t | pūt-yγ-t | pūt-ǝt-t |
Lative | pūt-n | pūt-yγ-n | pūt-ǝt-n |
Ablative | pūt-nǝl | pūt-yγ-nǝl | pūt-ǝt-nǝl |
Translative | pūt-yγ | - | - |
Instrumental | pūt-ǝl | pūt-yγ-tǝl | pūt-ǝt-ǝl |
[Kálmán 1976: 44]
In Northern Mansi, nouns can have 6 cases. The translative does not have a full paradigm, as it can only be used in the singular.