Verse:Jarthe/Qivattutannguaq: Difference between revisions

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 ===Functions of the cases===
 Qivattutannguaq has 6 or 7 cases depending on register.
-*The nominative is used for subjects and predicate objects.
+*The nominative is used for subjects and predicate objects. In Prisinitutannguaq, it is also used for direct objects.
 *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.
-*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:
+*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 neen iwiti walkaa.'' = The dog did not see a wolf.