Verse:Jarthe/Qivattutannguaq

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

Qivattutannguaq (Qivattutannguaq /hivatːutaŋːuˈaχ/ or Qivattuq tannguaq /hivaˈtːuχ taŋːuˈaχ/) is a classical Indo-European language inspired by Inuit, Old Persian and Proto-Celtic.

It was spoken in Qivattulundun, which is located in our Great Britain.

• 1: ainuq (m.)/ainaa (f.)/ainun (n.)
• 2: tuwaa
• 3: tirriq
• 4: kituariq
• 5. pikkiq
• 6: uwiq
• 7: iqtun
• 8: astaa
• 9: niwun
• 10: tisun
• 100: sattun

• tiutaa = nation
• tiuq / teewaq = god
• siuqit < *ǵews-eti = to try
• siuqtuq (< *ǵews-tus) = attempt
• imaq (m) = sea
• eqaluk (m) = trout
• anuri (n) = storm (from Inuit anuri)

Phonology

vowels: i u a ii uu ee aa ai au ia ua iu ui

Consonants: p v t d s z k g q m n ng l r j w /p v t ð~d s z k ɣ~g χ m n ŋ l r j w/

Diachronics

o > u

RC > aRC

l before voiceless consonants = /ɬ/

wh = voiceless w

Pronouns

izaa 'I'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	izaa	ammii
Genitive	mini	ammaqun
Dative	mai	ammai
Accusative	mi	ammi
Ablative	mit	ammavuq
Locative	mit	ammavi

tuu 'thou'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tuu	juu
Genitive	tivi	junngaqun
Dative	tai	junngai
Accusative	ti	junngi
Ablative	tivit	junngavuq
Locative	tivit	junngavi

• siqu, siqaa, situt = this
• qu, qaa, tut = that

Nouns

allows sanskrit style compounds

Thematic

o-stems

walkuq 'wolf' (< *wĺ̥kʷos)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	walkuq	walkaaq
Genitive	walkaa	walkuun
Dative	walkai	walkavuq
Accusative	walkun	walkuuq
Ablative	walkiat	walkavuq
Locative	walkiat	walkavi
Vocative	walki!	walkaaq!

wirdun 'word' (< *werdʰh₁om)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wirdun	wirdaa
Genitive	wirdaa	wirduun
Dative	wirdai	wirdavuq
Accusative	wirdun	wirdaa
Ablative	wirdiat	wirdavuq
Locative	wirdiat	wirdavi
Vocative	wirdi!	wirdaa!

eh2-stems

vukaa 'city' (< *bʰugéh₂)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vukaa	vukaaq
Genitive	vukaaq	vukuun
Dative	vukaai	vukaavuq
Accusative	vukaan	vukaaq
Ablative	vukaat	vukaavuq
Locative	vukaat	vukaavi
Vocative	vukaa!	vukaaq!

u-stems

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

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-tuq	-tiwiq
Genitive	-tiuq	-tuun
Dative	-tiwi	-tuvuq
Accusative	-tun	-tuuq
Ablative	-tut	-tuvuq
Locative	-tut	-tuvi
Vocative	-tu!	-tiwiq!

i-stems

Neuter i-stems:

anuri 'storm' (< Inuit anuri)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	anuri	anuria
Genitive	anuriiq	anuruun, anurijuun
Dative	anurii	anurivuq
Accusative	anuri	anuria
Ablative	anurit	anurivuq
Locative	anurit	anurivi
Vocative	anuri!	anuria!

h2-stems

imaq 'sea'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	imaq	imaaq
Genitive	imiaq	imuun
Dative	imai	imavuq
Accusative	iman	imaaq
Ablative	imat	imavuq
Locative	imat	imavi
Vocative	ima!	imaat!

n-stems

zamaa 'human'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zamaa	zamuniq
Genitive	zamuuq	zamunuun
Dative	zamunii	zamunavuq
Accusative	zamunan	zamunaaq
Ablative	zamunit	zamunavuq
Locative	zamunit	zamunavi
Vocative	zamuni!	zamuniq!

-mn-nouns

numan 'name'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	numan	numanaa
Genitive	numaaq	numanuun
Dative	numanii	numanavuq
Accusative	numan	numanaa
Ablative	numanit	numanavuq
Locative	numanit	numanavi
Vocative	numan!	numana!

Athematic

qaul = sun

rees 'king'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rees	reeziq
Genitive	rees	reezuun
Dative	reezii	reezavuq
Accusative	reezan	reezaaq
Ablative	reezit	reezavuq
Locative	reezit	reezavi
Vocative	rees!	reeziq!

iqaluk 'trout' (< Proto-Inuit ǝqaluɣ)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iqaluk	iqalugiq
Genitive	iqaluk	iqaluguun
Dative	iqalugii	iqalugavuq
Accusative	iqalugan	iqalugaaq
Ablative	iqalugit	iqalugavuq
Locative	iqalugit	iqalugavi
Vocative	iqaluk!	iqalugiq!

wutar 'water'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wutar	wutaraa
Genitive	wutar	wutaruun
Dative	wutarii	wutaravuq
Accusative	wutaran	wutaraaq
Ablative	wutarit	wutaravuq
Locative	wutarit	wutaravi
Vocative	wutar!	wutaraa!

Verbs

Qivattutannguaq verbs have only three tenses: present, past, and optative.

Athematic

tituat 'he gives', pres. ind.

	Singular	Plural
1	tituami	titumaq
2	tituaq	tituti
3	tituat	tituut

tituat 'give', pres. subj.

	Singular	Plural
1	titaa	titumaq
2	tituaq	tituati
3	tituat	tituut

Thematic

vilsaa, vilsiq, vilsit, vilsumaq, vilsiti, vilsaat = shines

virit 'he carries'; siuqit 'he tries', present

	Singular	Plural
1	viraa siuqaa	virumaq siuqumaq
2	viriq siuqiq	viriti siuqiti
3	virit siuqit	viruut siuquut

virit 'he carries'; siuqit 'he tries', optative

	Singular	Plural
1	viraimi siuqaimi	viraimaq siuqaimaq
2	viraiq siuqaiq	viraiti siuqaiti
3	virait siuqait	virajuut siuqajuut

virit 'he carries'; siuqit 'he tries', past

	Singular	Plural
1	ivarqa isuqqa	ivarqami isuqqami
2	ivarta isuqta	ivarqati isiuqati
3	ivarqi isuqqi	ivarqeer isuqqeer

Passive forms are formed with reflexive pronoun + verb.

-eh2-verbs

• present: -aa, -aaq, -aat, -aamaq, -aati, -aat
• past: i-aaqa, i-aata, i-aaqi, i-aaqami, i-aaqati, i-aaqeer

Copula

• present: ingmi, iqi, iqt, ingmaq, iqti, quut
• past: iqqa, iqta, iqqi, iqami, iqati, iqqeer

Sample texts

Schleicher's Fable

Aviq iswaakki

The sheep and the horses

Aviq, jungmii walinaa neen iqqi, itarsi iswuuq, ainun ..., ainun ..., ainun zamunan ___ viruttan.

sheep-NOM.SG, REL-SG.DAT.M wool-NOM.SG NEG be.PST.3SG, see.AOR.3SG horse-ACC.PL, one-ACC ..., one-ACC ..., one-ACC human-ACC.SG quickly carry-PRES.PART-ACC.SG

A sheep with no wool saw horses,