Word order of numeral and noun (Synja Khanty)

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


(1) xūlǝm ńāwrem ēnmǝl-s-ǝm.

I three child raise-pst-1sg

‘I have brought up three children.’ (S. O.)


In Synja Khanty, the numeral precedes the head noun (just like every other noun modifier) (cf. Honti 1984: 88, Solovar 2010: 40‒42).

Author: 

Nikolett F. Gulyás