Verse:Jarthe/Qivattutannguaq

Jarthe/Qivattutannguaq
Qunkartutannguaq
Pronunciation	[/huŋkartutaŋːuˈaχ/]
Created by	IlL, Praimhín
Setting	Lõis
Language family	Indo-European Jarthe/Qivattutannguaq

Qivattutannguaq (Qunkartutannguaq /huŋkartutaŋːuˈaχ/ or Qunkartuq Tannguaq /huŋkarˈtuχ taŋːuˈaχ/ 'refined language'; cf. Sanskrit saṃskṛtam) is an Indo-European language inspired by Inuit, Old Persian and Proto-Celtic.

1: ainuq (m.)/ainā (f.)/ainun (n.) 2: tuvā 3: tirriq 4: whituariq 5. pingwi 6: uviq 7: iqtun 8: astā 9: nivun 10: tisun 100: santun

tiuq / tīvaq / taivaq = god

Phonology

o > u

RC > aRC

dʰ > ð, gʰ > g

l before voiceless consonants = /ɬ/

wh = voiceless w

Pronouns

izā 'I'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	izā	ummī
Genitive	mini	ummaqun
Dative	mai	ummai
Accusative	mi	ummi
Ablative	mit	ummamaq
Locative	mit	ummami

tū 'thou'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tū	jū
Genitive	tivi	junngaqun
Dative	tai	junngai
Accusative	ti	junngi
Ablative	tivit	junngamaq
Locative	tivit	junngami

Nouns

allows sanskrit style compounds

qaulluq = sun

alkuq 'wolf' (< *wĺ̥kʷos)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alkuq	alkāq
Genitive	alkā	alkūn
Dative	alkai	alkamuq
Accusative	alkun	alkūq
Ablative	alkiat	alkamuq
Locative	alkiat	alkami
Vocative	alki!	alkāq!

vukā 'city' (< *bʰugéh₂)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vukā	vukāq
Genitive	vukāq	vukūn
Dative	vukāi	vukāmaq
Accusative	vukān	vukāq
Ablative	vukāt	vukāmaq
Locative	vukāt	vukāmi
Vocative	vukā!	vukāq!

-tuq '(action noun suffix)' (< *-tus)*

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-tuq	-tīq
Genitive	-tiuq	-tūn
Dative	-tī	-tumaq
Accusative	-tun	-tūq
Ablative	-tut	-tumaq
Locative	-tut	-tumi
Vocative	-tu!	-tīq!

* Sometimes reflected as -nuq or -Cuq.

Verbs

vilkaa, vilkiq, vilkit, vilkamaq, vilkiti, vilkuut = shines

"to be":

• -ingmi, -ingiq, -ingit, -ingmaq, -ingiti, -inguut
• Ulkaqingmi = I am a wolf.
• Vukaangit = It's a city.
• Gumua gumnii ulkaqingit = Homo homini lupus.

An athematic verb:

tituat 'give', pres. ind.

	Singular	Plural
1	tituami?	titumaq
2	tituaq?	tituti
3	tituat?	tituut?

tituat 'give', pres. subj.

	Singular	Plural
1	titaa	tituamaq
2	tituaq?	tituati
3	tituat?	tituut

A thematic verb:

virit 'carry', pres. ind.

	Singular	Plural
1	viraa	viramaq
2	viriq	viriti
3	virit	viraat

virit 'carry', pres. subj.

	Singular	Plural
1	viraa	viraamaq
2	viriiq	viriiti
3	viriit	viruut

Passive forms are formed with reflexive pronoun + verb.