Verse:Jarthe/Qivattutannguaq

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Qanngurtatunnguaq ('refined language'; cf. Sanskrit saṃskṛtam) is an Indo-European language. It's an Inuit giblang.

1: ainaq (m.)/ainaa (f.)/ainun (n.) 2: tuvaa 3: tiqariq 4: kituariq 5. pinngi 6: quiq 7: qippun 8: atsaa 9: nivun 10: tisun 100: sunnun

tiuq / tiivaq / taivaq = god

Phonology

dʰ, gʰ > g

l before voiceless consonants = /ɬ/

Pronouns

isaa 'I'
Singular Plural
Nominative isaa vii
Genitive mimi ummaqun
Dative mai ummai
Accusative mi ummi
Ablative mit ummaq
Locative mit ummami


tuu 'thou'
Singular Plural
Nominative tuu juu
Genitive tivi unngun
Dative tai unngai
Accusative ti unngi
Ablative tivit unngaq
Locative tivit unngami

Nouns

allows sanskrit style compounds

-r > -q: patiaq, maatiaq, vuraatiaq, quiqtiaq, ukatiaq = father, mother, brother, sister, daughter

qaulluq = sun

ulkaq 'wolf' (< *wĺ̥kʷos)
Singular Plural
Nominative ulkaq ulkaaq
Genitive ulkaa ulkuun
Dative ulkai ulkamaq
Accusative ulkun ulkuuq
Ablative ulkiat ulkamaq
Locative ulkiat ulkami
Vocative ulki! ulkaaq!


vukaa 'city' (< *bʰugéh₂)
Singular Plural
Nominative vukaa vukaaq
Genitive vukaaq vukuun
Dative vukaai vukaamaq
Accusative vukaan vukaaq
Ablative vukaat vukaamaq
Locative vukaat vukaami
Vocative vukaa! vukaaq!


-tuq '(action noun suffix)' (< *-tus)*
Singular Plural
Nominative -tuq -tiiq
Genitive -tiuq -tuun
Dative -tii -tumaq
Accusative -tun -tuuq
Ablative -tut -tumaq
Locative -tut -tumi
Vocative -tu! -tiiq!

* 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.