Agent marking on the verb (Northern Mansi)

PM: Person marking of the agent is marked on the verb (through verbal agreement) regardless of whether the agent is, or could be, expressed by a full noun or a pronoun.


(1) āmp sāli kinsi.

dog reindeer search_for.prs.3sg

‘The dog is looking for the reindeer.’ (S. D.)


(2) taw taj kinsi-te.
he/she that.acc search_for-prs.obj.3sg

‘He/she is looking for that.’ (S. D.)

(3) am ēkwa nupǝl potert-ēγ-um.

I woman towards speak-prs-1sg

’I am speaking to the woman.’ (T. M.)


In Northern Mansi, the verb is marked next to both nominal (1) and pronominal (2–3) agents (Kálmán 1976, Riese 2001).

Author: 

Szilvia Németh