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Mansi

Mansi

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A language related to Hungarian that is spoken by the Mansi people in western Siberia
  • noun
: idioma mansi
  • The Mansi language is one of the few remaining Ugric languages still spoken today.

Examples

  • She wrote her thesis on the grammatical structure of Mansi.

  • Researchers documented several dialects of Mansi during their expedition to western Siberia.

  • The Mansi language is rich in vocabulary.

  • The Mansi language is part of the Uralic family.

  • Researchers documented several dialects of Mansi during their expedition to western Siberia.

  • She wrote her thesis on the grammatical structure of Mansi.

  • The Mansi language is one of the few remaining Ugric languages still spoken today.

Synonyms

Mansi language
vsMansi
9.9

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

is the shorter single-word name for the same speech form
Vogul language
vsMansi
  • Archaic
9.9

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

is the current standard name rather than the historical label
Vogul
vsMansi
  • Archaic
9.9

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

is the modern shorter name replacing that older single-word term

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 for the language is named after the Mansi people and basically means 'the speech of the Mansi'. It is related to Hungarian, so you can remember it as a distant cousin of that better-known language.