Western Mansi language
| Western Mansi | |
|---|---|
| маньсь льӓх, моаньсь лаатых | |
| Pronunciation | [manʲsʲ lʲæx], [moɒ̯nʲsʲ laːtəx] |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Sverdlovsk |
| Extinct | late 20th century |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | west2976 |
| ELP | Western Mansi |
Traditional distribution and current Mansi settlements | |
Western Mansi is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010) | |
Western Mansi is an Uralic language that was described as "probably extinct" in 1988. Although the last speaker is not known, none existed by the end of the 20th century.
The language had strong Russian and Komi influences and considerable dialect differences. Long vowels were diphthongized.