Mansi
A language of Russian Federation (Asia)
| Population | 2,750. Ethnic population: 11,432. |
| Region | Western Siberia, Komi-Zyrian to west of the Urals; between Urals and Ob River. |
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Western Asian Russia, reference number 20 |
| Alternate names | Mansiy, Vogul, Vogulich, Voguly |
| Dialects | Northern Vogul (Sos’va, Sosyvin, Upper Lozyvin), Southern Vogul (Tavdin), Western Vogul (Pelym, Vagily, Middle Lozyvin, Lower Lozyvin), Eastern Vogul (Kondin). Intelligibility difficult between geographically distant dialects. May be 4 languages. Most similar to Hungarian [hun]. |
| Classification | Uralic |
| Language use | Few domains. All ages. Neutral to strongly supportive toward Mansi. Some also use Russian. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1868–2007. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. |
| Comments | Hunters; fishermen; animal husbandry: cattle. Traditional religion. |
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