Ханты ясаӈ

Khanty

Uralic (Ob-Ugric)

FamilyUralic (Ob-Ugric) Speakers~9.5K ScriptCyrillic CountriesRussia (Khanty-Mansi AO) Official inKhanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (recognized) Vitalitydefinitely endangered ISO 639-3kca

Khanty (Ostyak) is an Ob-Ugric language closely related to Mansi and more distantly to Hungarian, spoken by ~9,500 in the Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs along the Ob River system in western Siberia. Five major dialect groups (Vakh-Vasyugan, Surgut, Kazym, Shuryshkar, Obdorsk) — divergent enough that some are mutually unintelligible. Reindeer-herding and fishing culture. Cyrillic script (since 1958, replacing Latin 1931-58). Critically endangered; revitalization through Khanty-Mansi school programs since the 1990s.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Khanty

Water

йиңк

jiŋk

Fire

тут

tut

Sun

хатәл

xatəl

Moon

тылащ

tɯlaɕ

Star

хус

xus

Night

ат

at

Rain

йєрт

jer̃t

Snow

ӆоньсь

ɬoɲsʲ

Wind

вот

wot

Earth

мўв

muβ

Stone

кев

kew

Mountain

рэп

rəp

Sea

щарәс

ɕarəs

Mother

ӑңки

ɐŋki

Father

ащи

aːsʲi

Daughter

эви

ewi

I

ма

ma

You

нӑӈ

naŋ

We

муӈ

muŋ

Name

нэм

nem

Person

хойат

xojat

Head

ох

oχ

Eye

сэм

sem

Ear

пал

pal

Nose

нёл

ɲoɬ

Mouth

ўӈәӆ

uŋəɬ

Tooth

пеӈк

peŋk

Tongue

нялум

ɲaɬəm

Hand

йош

joʃ

Foot

кур

kur

Heart

сӑм

sɐm

Bone

ӆув

ɬuw

Blood

вур

wur

Love

наматты

namatːɯ

Tree

юх

jux

Dog

ампи

ampi

Cat

кошка

koʃka

Fish

хуӆ

χuɬ

Bird

тохӆаӈ вой

toχɬaŋ woj

Butterfly

ӆапата

ɬapata

Egg

вой пошах

woj poʃaχ

Bear

мойпар

mojpar

Horse

ӆов

ɬow

House

хӑт

xɐt

Milk

эсам йиңк

esam jiŋk

Honey

мав

maw

Salt

соӆ

soɬ

Wine

ўна

wuna

Iron

карты

kaːrti

Book

книга

kniɣa

Eat

лэты

lətɯ

Drink

яңхты

jaŋxtɯ

Sleep

оӆты

oɬtɯ

One

ит

it

Two

кат

kăt

Three

хуӆам

χuɬam

Four

ньәԓ

ɲəɬ

Five

вет

wet

Hundred

сот

sot

Hello

вуща

wuɕa

Thank you

пӑсиве

pɐsive

Good

ям

jam

New

йиӆап

jiɬap

Red

вурты

wurtɪ

White

нови

nowi

Black

питы

pitɯ

Green

восты

ˈwostɪ

Blue

рых восты

rɪx ˈwostɪ

Cuckoo

кӓви

ˈkæwi

Tea

шай

ʃaj

Ninety-nine

йӑрсот йӑрәтйаӈ

jărsot jărətjaŋ

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Uralic (Ob-Ugric)

Meaning KhantyMansiKomi-PermyakKomi-ZyrianMokshaUdmurtMeadow Mari
Water йиңк /jiŋk/ вит /wit/ ва /va/ ва /va/ ведь /vedʲ/ ву /vu/ вӱд /vyd/
Fire тут /tut/ най /naj/ би /bi/ би /bi/ тол /tol/ тыл /tɨl/ тул /tul/
Sun хатәл /xatəl/ хо̄тал /xoːtal/ шонді /ʃondi/ шонді /ʃondi/ ши /ʃi/ шунды /ʃundɨ/ кече /ketʃe/
Moon тылащ /tɯlaɕ/ э̄тпос /eːtpos/ тӧлісь /tɵliɕ/ тӧлысь /tɘlɨɕ/ ков /kov/ толэзь /tolezʲ/ тылзе /tɨlze/
Star хус /xus/ сов /sow/ кӧдзыв /ˈkɘdʑɨv/ кодзув /ˈkodʑuv/ тяште /ˈtʲæʃtʲe/ кизили /kizʲili/ шӱдыр /ˈʃydɨr/
Night ат /at/ э̄т /eːt/ ой /oj/ вой /voj/ ве /vʲe/ уй /uj/ йӱд /jyd/
Rain йєрт /jer̃t/ ракв /rakʷ/ зэр /zer/ зэр /zer/ пизема /pizʲemə/ зор /zor/ йӱр /jyr/
Snow ӆоньсь /ɬoɲsʲ/ тӯйт /tuːjt/ лым /lɨm/ лым /lɨm/ лов /lov/ лымы /lɨmɨ/ лум /lum/
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