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Mansi language

Mansi language

9.9
A language spoken in western Siberia by the Mansi people, related to Hungarian
  • noun
: lengua mansi
  • The Mansi language is considered endangered, with only a small number of fluent speakers remaining.

Examples

  • Linguists have studied the Mansi language to trace its connections with Hungarian.

  • He documented local folktales in the Mansi language during his fieldwork in Siberia.

  • The Mansi language is spoken by the Mansi people.

  • Many young people are learning the Mansi language today.

  • He documented local folktales in the Mansi language during his fieldwork in Siberia.

  • Linguists have studied the Mansi language to trace its connections with Hungarian.

  • The Mansi language is considered endangered, with only a small number of fluent speakers remaining.

Synonyms

Mansi
vsMansi language
1 9.9

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

presents the same meaning without mentioning the older name
Vogul language
vsMansi language
  • Archaic
9.9

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

refers instead to the same language by the modern people name
Vogul
vsMansi language
  • Archaic
9.9

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

describes the language neutrally as the community speaks it now

Surface Forms

Mansi language singular
Mansi languages plural

Morphology

Mansi + language

The phrase is a straightforward composition of the proper name 'Mansi' (denoting the people/language) and the generic noun 'language', so its meaning is simply 'the language spoken by the Mansi'. The 'X language' pattern is a standard, cross-linguistically common construction, making the meaning immediately derivable for learners who know both constituents.

Etymology

Mansi language comes from the people called Mansi and simply means the language they speak in western Siberia. Outsiders once called them 'Vogul', and because this speech is closely related to Hungarian, the name points to the specific language of this small, often endangered, group today.