Mansi Language

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nativename маньси/моаньсь   familycolor Uralic   states Russia   region Khantia-Mansia   speakers 3,184   fam1 Uralic   fam2 Finno-Ugric   fam3 Ugric   fam4 Ob-Ugric
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χot - 'direction away from something and other nuances of action intensity'

min- 'to go'	χot-min- 'to go away, to stop'
roχt- 'to be frightened'	χot-roχt- 'to take fright suddenly'

NUMBERS


Numbers 1 and 2 also have attributive forms: акв (1) and кит (2; compare with Hungarian ''két'').


EXAMPLE


ам хул алысьлаңкве минасум. - I went fishing (literally ''"I fish catch went"'').


Comparison with Hungarian


Here are some invented sentences in Mansi (Latin transcription) and Hungarian.Note: The transcription is written with Hungarian orthography to provide a clearer comparison; if you do not know the correct pronunciation, see Hungarian Alphabet . They demonstrate well the relationship between Hungarian and Mansi.


NOTES



REFERENCE

• ''Nyelvrokonaink''. Teleki László Alapítvány, Budapest, 2000.


• ''A világ nyelvei''. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest


• Riese, Timothy. Vogul: Languages of the World/Materials 158. Lincom Europa , 2001. ISBN 3895862312

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Mansi language, alphabet and pronunciation