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
Phonology
l before voiceless consonants = /ɬ/
Nouns
-r > -q: patiaq, maatiaq, vuraatiaq, quiqtiaq = father, mother, brother, sister
ulkaq 'wolf' (< *wĺ̥kʷos)
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Singular |
Plural
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Nominative
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ulkaq |
ulkaaq
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Genitive
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ulkaa |
ulkuun
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Dative
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ulkai |
ulkamaq
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Accusative
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ulkun |
ulkuuq
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Ablative
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ulkiat |
ulkamaq
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Locative
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ulkiat |
ulkami
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Vocative
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ulki! |
ulkaaq!
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vukaa 'city' (< *bʰugéh₂)
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Singular |
Plural
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Nominative
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vukaa |
vukaaq
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Genitive
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vukaaq |
vukuun
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Dative
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vukaai |
vukaamaq
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Accusative
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vukaan |
vukaaq
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Ablative
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vukaat |
vukaamaq
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Locative
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vukaat |
vukaami
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Vocative
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vukaa! |
vukaaq!
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-tuq '(action noun suffix)' (< *-tus)*
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Singular |
Plural
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Nominative
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-tuq |
-tiiq
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Genitive
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-tiuq |
-tuun
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Dative
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-tii |
-tumaq
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Accusative
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-tun |
-tuuq
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Ablative
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-tut |
-tumaq
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Locative
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-tut |
-tumi
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Vocative
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-tu! |
-tiiq!
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- sóh₂wl̥ > qaulluq
- 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.
- Zumua zumnii ulkaqingit = Homo homini lupus.
An athematic verb:
tituat 'give', pres. ind.
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Singular |
Plural
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1
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tituami? |
titumaq
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2
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tituaq? |
tituti
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3
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tituat? |
tituut?
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tituat 'give', pres. subj.
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Singular |
Plural
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1
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titaa |
tituamaq
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2
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tituaq? |
tituati
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3
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tituat? |
tituut
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A thematic verb:
virituq 'carry', pres. ind.
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Singular |
Plural
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1
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viraa |
viramaq
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2
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viriq |
viriti
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3
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virit |
viraat
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virituq 'carry', pres. subj.
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Singular |
Plural
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1
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viraa |
viraamaq
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2
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viriiq |
viriiti
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3
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viriit |
viruut
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Passive forms are formed with reflexive pronoun + verb.