Mansi
/mansi/ · plural Mansile
1. Mansi, of the Mansi people or their language — Common in mansi til "the Mansi language" and mansi literatura "Mansi literature".
- mansi til — the Mansi language
- mansi literatura — Mansi literature
- mansi tilni bilemise — do you know the Mansi language
2. a Mansi, a member of the Mansi people — The word does not change for gender. A Mansi woman is mansi tişirıw. one source
- ol mansidi — he is a Mansi
- Mansile Rosseyde jaşaydıla — the Mansi live in Russia
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | MansimeI am Mansi | Mansiseyou are Mansi | Mansidihe is Mansi | Mansibizwe are Mansi | Mansisizyou all are Mansi | Mansidilethey are Mansi |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden Mansidi — "compared to me, he is Mansi."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki Mansidimine is Mansi | seniki Mansidiyours is Mansi | anıqı Mansidihis is Mansi | bizniki Mansidiours is Mansi | sizniki Mansidiyours (pl.) is Mansi | alanıqı Mansiditheirs is Mansi |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile Mansidilemine are Mansi | senikile Mansidileyours are Mansi | anıqıla Mansidilehis are Mansi | biznikile Mansidileours are Mansi | siznikile Mansidileyours (pl.) are Mansi | alanıqıla Mansidiletheirs are Mansi |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu Mansidi, bıla Mansidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Mansithe Mansi | Mansimmy Mansi | Mansiŋyour Mansi | Mansisihis Mansi | Mansibizour Mansi | Mansigizyou all's Mansi | Mansileritheir Mansis |
| Genitive | Mansinithe Mansi's | Mansimimy Mansi's | Mansiŋiyour Mansi's | Mansisinihis Mansi's | Mansibizniour Mansi's | Mansigizniyou all's Mansi's | Mansilerinitheir Mansis' |
| Accusative | Mansinithe Mansi (as the object) | Mansimimy Mansi (as the object) | Mansiŋiyour Mansi (as the object) | Mansisinhis Mansi (as the object) | Mansibizniour Mansi (as the object) | Mansigizniyou all's Mansi (as the object) | Mansilerintheir Mansis (as the object) |
| Dative | Mansigeto the Mansi | Mansimeto my Mansi | Mansiŋeto your Mansi | Mansisineto his Mansi | Mansibizgeto our Mansi | Mansigizgeto you all's Mansi | Mansilerineto their Mansis |
| Locative | Mansidein / at the Mansi | Mansimdein / at my Mansi | Mansiŋdein / at your Mansi | Mansisindein / at his Mansi | Mansibizdein / at our Mansi | Mansigizdein / at you all's Mansi | Mansilerindein / at their Mansis |
| Ablative | Mansidenfrom the Mansi | Mansimdenfrom my Mansi | Mansiŋdenfrom your Mansi | Mansisindenfrom his Mansi | Mansibizdenfrom our Mansi | Mansigizdenfrom you all's Mansi | Mansilerindenfrom their Mansis |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Mansilethe Mansis | Mansilerimmy Mansis | Mansileriŋyour Mansis | Mansilerihis Mansis | Mansileribizour Mansis | Mansilerigizyou all's Mansis | Mansileritheir Mansis |
| Genitive | Mansilenithe Mansis' | Mansilerimimy Mansis' | Mansileriŋiyour Mansis' | Mansilerinihis Mansis' | Mansileribizniour Mansis' | Mansilerigizniyou all's Mansis' | Mansilerinitheir Mansis' |
| Accusative | Mansilenithe Mansis (as the object) | Mansilerimimy Mansis (as the object) | Mansileriŋiyour Mansis (as the object) | Mansilerinhis Mansis (as the object) | Mansileribizniour Mansis (as the object) | Mansilerigizniyou all's Mansis (as the object) | Mansilerintheir Mansis (as the object) |
| Dative | Mansilegeto the Mansis | Mansilerimeto my Mansis | Mansileriŋeto your Mansis | Mansilerineto his Mansis | Mansileribizgeto our Mansis | Mansilerigizgeto you all's Mansis | Mansilerineto their Mansis |
| Locative | Mansiledein / at the Mansis | Mansilerimdein / at my Mansis | Mansileriŋdein / at your Mansis | Mansilerindein / at his Mansis | Mansileribizdein / at our Mansis | Mansilerigizdein / at you all's Mansis | Mansilerindein / at their Mansis |
| Ablative | Mansiledenfrom the Mansis | Mansilerimdenfrom my Mansis | Mansileriŋdenfrom your Mansis | Mansilerindenfrom his Mansis | Mansileribizdenfrom our Mansis | Mansilerigizdenfrom you all's Mansis | Mansilerindenfrom their Mansis |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Mansileri can mean "his / her Mansis", "their Mansi", or "their Mansis" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.