Word order of numeral and noun (Northern Mansi)

NumN: In the dominant order, the numeral precedes the noun.


(1) miša xurǝm wās al­ǝs.
Misha three duck kill-­pst.3sg
‘Misha killed three ducks.’ (S. D.)


In Northern Mansi, the numeral always precedes the head noun (1) (Sipőcz 1999).

Author: 

Szilvia Németh