Verse:Jarthe/Qivattutannguaq

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Jarthe/Qivattutannguaq
Qivattutannguaq
Pronunciation[/hivatːutaŋːuˈaχ/]
Created byIlL, Praimhín
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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.

  • 1: ainuq (m.)/ainaa (f.)/ainun (n.)
  • 2: tuwaa
  • 3: tirriq
  • 4: kituariq
  • 5. piŋŋiq
  • 6: uwiq
  • 7: iqtun
  • 8: astaa
  • 9: niwun
  • 10: tisun
  • 100: santun
  • 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 s z k ɣ 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!

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 -tiiq
Genitive -tiuq -tuun
Dative -tii -tuvuq
Accusative -tun -tuuq
Ablative -tut -tuvuq
Locative -tut -tuvi
Vocative -tu! -tiiq!

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!

Athematic

qaul = sun

iqaluk 'trout' (< Proto-Inuit ǝqaluɣ)
Singular Plural
Nominative iqaluk iqalugiq
Genitive iqaluk iqaluguun
Dative iqalugii iqalugavuq
Accusative iqalugan iqalugaaq
Ablative iqalugi iqalugavuq
Locative iqalugi iqalugavi
Vocative iqaluk! iqalugiq!

Verbs

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

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

virit 'he carries'; siuqit 'he tries', pres. ind.
Singular Plural
1 viraa
siuqaa
virumaq
siuqumaq
2 viriq
siuqiq
viriti
siuqiti
3 virit
siuqit
viruut
siuquut
virit 'he carries'; siuqit 'he tries', pres. subj.
Singular Plural
1 viraa
siuqaa
viraamaq
siuqaamaq
2 vireeq
siuqeeq
vireeti
siuqeeti
3 vireet
siuqeet
viraat
siuqaat
virit 'he carries'; siuqit 'he tries', aorist ind.
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.