CasesystProg: Case marking is progressively asymmetrical; a limited group within nominals (such as pronouns) shows a greater number of cases than the majority of nominals.
Case-marking of the singular personal pronouns (I, you, he/she/it)
Cases | 1sg | 2sg | 3sg |
Nom. | mā | nüŋ | ʌüw |
Acc. | mānt | nüŋat | ʌüwat |
Dat. | māntem | nüŋati | ʌüwati |
Lat. | māntema | nüŋatina | ʌüwata |
Loc. | mānə | nüŋnə nüŋatinə | ʌüwnə ʌüwatinə |
Abl. | māntemi | nüŋatiji | ʌüwatiji |
Appr. | māntemnam | nüŋatinam | ʌüwatinam |
Transl. | māntemɣə | nüŋatinɣə | ʌüwatiɣə |
Instr. | māntemat | nüŋatinat | ʌüwatiɣat |
Com. | māntemnat | nüŋatinat | ʌüwatinat |
Abess. | māntemʌəɣ | nüŋatinʌəɣ | ʌüwatiʌəɣ |
(based on Honti 1977: 275–276. and Csepregi 1998: 24–25.)
Case-marking declension of nouns: qɔ̄t ’house’
Case/Number | sg | du | pl |
Nom. | qɔ̄t | qɔ̄tɣən | qɔ̄tət |
Lat. | qɔ̄ta | qɔ̄tɣəna | qɔ̄təta |
Loc. | qɔ̄tnə | qɔ̄tɣənnə | qɔ̄tətnə |
Ablat. | qɔ̄ti | qɔ̄tɣəni | qɔ̄təti |
Appr. | qɔ̄tnam | qɔ̄tɣənnam | qɔ̄tətnam |
Transl. | qɔ̄tɣə | qɔ̄tɣənɣə | qɔ̄tətɣə |
Instr.-Fin. | qɔ̄tat | qɔ̄tɣənat | qɔ̄tətat |
Com.-Instr. | qɔ̄tnat | qɔ̄tɣənnat | qɔ̄tətnat |
Abess. | qɔ̄tʌəɣ | qɔ̄tɣənʌəɣ | qɔ̄tətʌəɣ |
Nouns and demonstrative pronouns can have 9 cases (nom, loc, lat, apr, abl, tra, ins-fin, com-ins, abe) in Surgut Khanty. Apart from these 9 cases, the personal pronouns also have accusative and dative forms.