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Mansi

Mansi

1 9.9
A person from a native group in the northern Ural region of Russia
  • noun
: mansi
  • Some Mansi still live in the taiga forests, practicing reindeer herding and hunting.

Examples

  • Many Mansi live in the northern Ural region.

  • The Mansi have preserved many aspects of their traditional culture despite modern influences.

  • Anthropologists have studied the lifestyle of the Mansi for decades.

  • The Mansi people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • Some Mansi still live in the taiga forests, practicing reindeer herding and hunting.

  • Anthropologists have studied the lifestyle of the Mansi for decades.

  • The Mansi have preserved many aspects of their traditional culture despite modern influences.

Synonyms

Vogul
vsMansi
  • Archaic
9.9

A person from a group that moves from place to place in the northern Urals now called Mansi

is the current name used today for that people

Compounds

Mansi language
9.9

A language spoken in western Siberia by the Mansi people, related to Hungarian

Surface Forms

Mansi singular
Mansis plural

Etymology

Mansi comes from the people’s own name for themselves and from an old word meaning 'person' or 'people'. So, the name simply means the group of people who live in the northern Ural area.