WhenVBal: The verb of a when-clause obligatorily appears in base form.
WhenVDrk: The verb of a when-clause always appears in a single special form, regardless of both the features of the verb and the temporal relationship between it and the verb of the main clause.
net inside-loc lot fish be-ptc.prs-3sg time-loc oar-ins water fall-pass.3sg
‘When there are many fish in the net, the oar starts to splash the water.’ (Rombandeeva 1976: 11)
up-grow_up-ptcp.prs man which land-loc not reach.prs.3sg
‘Growing up, what land can one get to?’ (Sz. Kispál 1966: 105)
come-conv-1du cousin-1sg a place-loc stay-pst.3sg
‘When we were walking, my cousin dropped behind.’ (Rombandeeva 1976: 47)
morning-loc wake_up-conv hoof cut.prs.3sg
‘After (s)he woke up, (s)he started cutting reindeer hoofs.’ (Sz. Kispál 1966: 306)
come-ptcp.pst-1sg after down-lay-pst-1sg
‘After I arrived, I went to sleep.’ (T. M.)
when Misha into-enter-pst.3sg Masha out-leave-pst.3sg
‘When Misha entered the room, Masha left.’ (S. D.)
I.acc that time-abl sad-ins become-pst.3sg when you-acc not see-prs-1sg
‘I’m sad since I don’t see you.’ (S. D.)
new house that time untill build-pass.3sg when old house-abl move-inf after must
‘By the time we have to move out of the old house, the new one will be ready.’ (S. D.)
In Northern Mansi, temporal subordination can be expressed by various means. Simultaneity and anteriority can be expressed by the present participle (1-2), and the converb (3-4), while posterior events are coded by the participle + postposition construction (5) (Sz. Kispál 1966: 30511). On the other hand, the constructions entailing a relative pronoun (6–8) can be used for the expression of all temporal subordinations.