Types of relative clauses (Northern Mansi)

ExtRel: The head appears outside the relative clause. This is called an external relative clause.


(1) saša-n al-ǝm wās-e kol-t ōli.
Sasa-loc kill-ptc.pst duck-3sg house-loc be.prs.3sg
‘The duck, which Sasa killed, is in the house.’ (S. D.)

(2) saša χoťi wās-e al-ǝs-te kol-t ōli.
Sasa what duck-3sg kill-pst-obj.sg.3sg house-loc be.prs.3sg
‘The duck, which Sasa killed, is in the house.’ (S. D.)

In Northern Mansi, the primary form of subordination is the participle construction, in which case the head noun is outside the subordinate clause (1). Alternatively, relative pronouns can also mark subordination (Rombandeeva 1979) – nonetheless the head noun is still outside the subordinate clause (2).

Author: 

Szilvia Németh