Verse:Lõis/Qivattutannguaq

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

Qivattutannguaq (Qivattutannguaq /hivatːutaŋːuˈaχ/ or Qivattuq tannguaq /hivaˈtːuχ taŋːuˈaχ/) was an 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 = tribe
• tiuq / teewaq = god
• siuqit < *ǵews-eti = to try
• siuqtuq (< *ǵews-tus) = attempt
• imaq (m) = sea
• iqaluk (m) = trout
• anuri (n) = storm
• iqarijuq = red

Kiiwuq piksuq wutarit naaksit. = The living fish swims in the water.

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/

Voiceless stops are unaspirated.

i u are pronounced [e o] before q.

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	vukai	vukaavuq
Accusative	vukaan	vukaaq
Ablative	vukaat	vukaavuq
Locative	vukaat	vukaavi
Vocative	vukaa!	vukaaq!

u-stems

quunuq 'son'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	quunuq	quunuwiq
Genitive	quuniuq	quunuun
Dative	quuniwi	quunuvuq
Accusative	quunun	quunuuq
Ablative	quunut	quunuvuq
Locative	quunut	quunuvi
Vocative	quunu!	quuniwiq!

i-stems

ingniq 'fire'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ingniq	ingniiq
Genitive	ingniiq	ingnuun, ingnijuun
Dative	ingnii	ingnivuq
Accusative	ingnin	ingniiq
Ablative	ingnit	ingnivuq
Locative	ingnit	ingnivi
Vocative	ingni!	ingniiq!

Also: teemputiq 'master'.

Neuter i-stems:

anuri 'storm' (< Proto-Inuit ạnųʁǝ̈ 'wind')

	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!	numanaa!

Also: wirman 'time', wingman 'clothes'

Athematic

reezaq 'king'

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

Likewise: qaul = sun

iqalugaq 'trout' (< Proto-Inuit ǝqaluɣ)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	iqalugaq	iqalugiq
Genitive	iqalugaq	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!

Declined similarly: pateer, maateer, vraateer, whiqaar, dukateer = father, mother, brother, sister, daughter

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

e/o-thematic

These verbs often take the past form from PIE root aorists.

Some verbs in this class:

• vilsit, ivalsi = shines
• vindit, ivandi = binds
• siuqit, isuqi = tries

Present indicative
Person	Active	Passive
1SG	vindaa	vindaar
2SG	vindiq	vinditar
3SG	vindit	vinditur
1PL	vindumaq	vindumaqti
2PL	vinditi	vinditau
3PL	vinduut	vinduttur

vindit 'he binds'; siuqit 'he tries', present active

	Singular	Plural
1	vindaa siuqaa	vindumaq siuqumaq
2	vindiq siuqiq	vinditi siuqiti
3	vindit siuqit	vinduut siuquut

vindit 'he binds'; siuqit 'he tries', past active

	Singular	Plural
1	ivanda isuqa	ivandami isuqami
2	ivanta isuqta	ivandati isuqati
3	ivandi isuqi	ivandeer isuqeer

virit 'he binds'; siuqit 'he tries', optative active

	Singular	Plural
1	vindaimi siuqaimi	vindaimaq siuqaimaq
2	vindaiq siuqaiq	vindaiti siuqaiti
3	vindait siuqait	vindajuut siuqajuut

vindit 'he binds'; siuqit 'he tries', imperative active

	Singular	Plural
2	vindi! siuqi!	vinditi! siuqiti!
3	vinditaa! siuqitaa!	vinduttaa! siuquttaa!

vindit 'he binds'; siuqit 'he tries', present passive

	Singular	Plural
1	vindaar siuqaar	vindumaqti siuqumaqti
2	vinditar siuqitar	vinditau siuqitau
3	vinditur siuqitur	vinduttur siuquttur

vindit 'he binds'; siuqit 'he tries', past passive

	Singular	Plural
1	ivandar isuqar	ivandamaqti isuqamaqti
2	ivantar isuqtar	ivandatau isuqatau
3	ivandur isuqur	ivandeerur isuqeerur

virit 'he binds'; siuqit 'he tries', optative passive

	Singular	Plural
1	vindajaar siuqajaar	vindaimaqti siuqaimaqti
2	vindaitar siuqaitar	vindaitau siuqaitau
3	vindaitur siuqaitur	vindajuttur siuqajuttur

vindit 'he binds'; siuqit 'he tries', imperative passive

	Singular	Plural
2	vindiqi! siuqiqi!	vinditau! siuqitau!
3	vinditaar! siuqitaar!	vinduttaar! siuquttaar!

-eh2-verbs

teemputijaat = he dominates, he lords over

• present: teemputijaa, temputijaaq, teemputijaat, teemputijaamaq, teemputijaati, teemputijaat
• past: iteemputijaaqa, iteemputijaaqta, iteemputijaaqi, iteemputijaaqami, iteemputijaaqati, iteemputijaaqeer

Participles

Qivattuq participles:

• present active: -(a)ttaq from *-nts
• present passive: -mnuq from *-mh1nos
• past active: -wuq from *-wos
• past passive: -tuq from *-tos

Copula

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

Derivation

• -isuq = forms adjectives (< -ik'os)

Sample texts

Schleicher's Fable

Awiq iswaakki

Awiq, jungmai walinaa neen iqqi, iwiti iswuuq, ainun karun waznun tinngattan, ainunki mizalun kraaman, ainunki zamunan asu virattan. Awiq nuu iswavuq iwaki: "Sartaq anngitur mai, witattii zamunan iswuuq asattan." Iswaaq nuu awii iwakeer: "Asauqee, awi, sartaq anngitur ammai witattavuq situt: Zamaa, teemputiq, is awijuun walinaaq karnit qai girmun wingman. Awii nuu walinaa neen iqt." Awiq nuu situt slauqaawuq in plaanun ivuki.

Aviς, juŋmai valinā nēn iςςi, iviti isvūς, ainun carun vaznun tiŋŋattan, ainun·ci mizalun crāman, ainun·ci zamunan asu firattan.