CaseNAff: Case is marked on nouns using suffixes.
(1) lēŋǝn χāľ-t ūnli.
squirrel birch-loc sit.prs.3sg’
The squirrel is sitting on the birch tree.’ (S. D.)
(2) lēŋǝn χāľ-n nōŋχ porγi.
squirrel birch-lat up jump.prs.3sg
‘The squirrel is jumping on the birch tree.’ (S. D.)
(3) lēŋǝn χāľ-nǝl jolaľ porγi.
squirrel birch-abl down jump.prs.3sg
‘The squirrel is jumping down from the birch tree.’ (S. D.)
(4) lēŋǝn matǝm-yγ jēmti.
squirrel old-trl become.prs.3sg
‘The squirrel is growing old.’ (S. D.)
(5) turpa śar-tǝl toχri-te.
pipe tobacco-ins fill-prs.obj.3sg
‘He is packing the pipe with tobacco.’ (S. D.)
In Northern Mansi, nouns have six cases (Kálmán 1976, Riese 2001), which are marked with suffixes.