Juxta: Possession is expressed through the juxtaposition of the possessor and the possessed noun.

PossSuff: Possession is expressed through the use of a suffix on the possessed noun.

(1) qō ʌājəm

man axe

‘the mans’s axe’

(2) äwi säm-ɣən

girl eye-du

‘the girl’s eyes’

(3) kāt paq-qən āŋki

two boy-du mother

‘the mother of the two boys’

(4) jūwan qūt-əʌ ťətti.

Juvan house-3sg here

‘Juvan’s house is here.’

(5) mīša rӯt-əʌ jəm.

Misha boat-3sg good

‘Misha’s boat is good.’

(6) tēm lēkər näm-əʌ qoʌnə?

this doctor name-3sg how

‘What’s the name of this doctor?’

In the Surgut Khanty possessive construction, if the possessor is expressed by a noun, the possessed entity does not take a personal suffix, irrespective of the number of the possessed entity or the possessor (1)–(3). The word order is fixed: the possessor precedes the possessed entity. However, if the possessive construction is the subject of a clause the predicate of which is not a verb, the noun denoting the possessed entity takes a personal suffix (4)–(6).