Reconstruction:Proto-Mansi/ńī̮l

This Proto-Mansi entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Mansi

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *ńële.

Noun

*ńī̮l

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Inflection

Inflection of *ńī̮l
singular dual plural
nominative *ńī̮l *ńī̮lɣ *ńī̮lt
accusative *ńī̮lmī *- *-
lative-dative *ńī̮lnä *- *-
locative *ńī̮ltǟ *- *-
ablative *ńī̮lnǟl *- *-
instrumental *ńī̮ll / *ńī̮ltɜl *- *-
comitative *ńī̮lnǟt *- *-
translative *ńī̮lɣ *- *-

Notes: The Proto-Mansi declension system is not yet reconstructed in detail.
What is presented here is only one possibility. (Honti)

Descendants

  • Northern Mansi: ня̄л (nâ̄l) (Sosva, Upper Lozva)
  • Eastern Mansi: ньыл (nʹyl) (Konda), ниль (nilʹ) (Upper Konda), ня̄л (nâ̄l) (Yukonda)

References

  • Zhivlov, Mikhail. 2014. "Studies in Uralic vocalism III". In Journal of Language Relationship 12, pp. 113–148.