Word order of demonstratives (Surgut Khanty)

DemN: The adnominal demonstrative appears directly preceding the noun; neither an article nor classifier appears in the phrase.


(1) tēm qɔ̄t jəʌəp, tom qɔ̄t ɔ̄ʌqas.

this house new that house old

‘This house is new, that one is old.’ (L. N. K.)


In Surgut Khanty, adnominal demonstratives (just like other noun modifiers) precede their head nouns.

Author: 

Márta Csepregi