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==Nouns== | ==Nouns== | ||
===Functions of the cases=== | ===Functions of the cases=== | ||
Qivattutannguaq has 5 or 6 cases depending on register. | |||
*Dative objects and benefactives use the dative. It is also used for "have", as in Latin. | *Dative objects and benefactives use the dative. It is also used for "have", as in Latin. | ||
*The genitive is used for attributive possession and "belongs to" possession. Genitives come befire nouns. | *The genitive is used for attributive possession and "belongs to" possession. Genitives come befire nouns. | ||
* | *Case distinctions between subject and direct object was observed only in Qunngartutannguaq, not in the more Corded Ware-influenced Prisinitutannguaq. In Qunngartutannguaq, the direct object of an affirmative verb takes the accusative, and the direct object of a negated verb takes the genitive: | ||
**''Suwaa iwiti walkun.'' = The dog saw a wolf. | **''Suwaa iwiti walkun.'' = The dog saw a wolf. | ||
**''Suwaa neen iwiti walkaa.'' = The dog did not see a wolf. | **''Suwaa neen iwiti walkaa.'' = The dog did not see a wolf. | ||