6NonpronCases: The non-personal pronominal case system has 6 cases.
case | ‘this’ | ‘that’ |
nominative | ti | ta |
accusative | ti-j | ta-j |
dative | tij-n | taj-n |
ablative | tij-nǝl | taj-nǝl |
instrumental | tij-ǝl | taj-ǝl |
translative | tij-γ | taj-γ |
[based on Gerasimova (2009)]
In Northern Mansi, the case paradigm of non-personal pronouns is substantially different from the cases that nouns and personal pronouns can take. The case paradigm of pronouns is similar in the sense that both personal and non-personal pronouns have accusative and dative cases. However, personal pronouns do not have translative forms, while non-personal pronouns have them (Gerasimova 2009). The case endings (except for the nominative) are attached to a modified stem, which also serves as the accusative form of the personal pronoun.