Western Mansi language

Western Mansi
маньсь льӓх, моаньсь лаатых
Pronunciation[manʲsʲ lʲæx], [moɒ̯nʲsʲ laːtəx]
Native toRussia
RegionSverdlovsk
Extinctlate 20th century
Uralic
Dialects
  • Pelym
  • North Vagil
  • South Vagil
  • Lower Lozva
  • Middle Lozva
  • Vishera
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologwest2976
ELPWestern 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.