Verse:Jarthe/Qivattutannguaq

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Jarthe/Qivattutannguaq
Quncartutannguaq
Pronunciation[/huŋkartutaŋːuˈaχ/]
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Indo-European
  • Jarthe/Qivattutannguaq

Qivattutannguaq (Quncartutannguaq /huŋkartutaŋːuˈaχ/ or Quncartuq Tannguaq /huŋkarˈtuχ taŋːuˈaχ/ 'refined language'; cf. Sanskrit saṃskṛtam) is an Indo-European language inspired by Inuit, Old Persian and Proto-Celtic.

1: ainuq (m.)/ainā (f.)/ainun (n.) 2: tuvā 3: tirriq 4: whituariq 5. pingwi 6: uviq 7: iqtun 8: astā 9: nivun 10: tisun 100: santun

tiuq / tīvaq / taivaq = god

Phonology

o > u

RC > aRC

dʰ > ð, gʰ > g

l before voiceless consonants = /ɬ/

wh = voiceless w

Pronouns

izaa 'I'
Singular Plural
Nominative izaa ummii
Genitive mini ummaqun
Dative mai ummai
Accusative mi ummi
Ablative mit ummamaq
Locative mit ummami


tuu 'thou'
Singular Plural
Nominative tuu juu
Genitive tivi junngaqun
Dative tai junngai
Accusative ti junngi
Ablative tivit junngamaq
Locative tivit junngami

Nouns

allows sanskrit style compounds

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

qaulluq = sun

alkuq 'wolf' (< *wĺ̥kʷos)
Singular Plural
Nominative alkuq alkaaq
Genitive alkaa ulkuun
Dative alkui alkamuq
Accusative alkun alkuuq
Ablative alkiat alkamuq
Locative alkiat alkami
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.