Verse:Lõis/Qivattutannguaq

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/) 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. piŋŋiq
• 6: uviq
• 7: iqtun
• 8: astā
• 9: nivun
• 10: tisun
• 100: santun

• tiuq / teevaq = god
• siuqit < *ǵews-eti = to try
• siuqtuq (< *ǵews-tus) = attempt

Phonology

o > u

RC > aRC

dʰ > ð, gʰ > g

l before voiceless consonants = /ɬ/

wh = voiceless w

Pronouns

izā 'I'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	izā	ummī
Genitive	mini	ummaqun
Dative	mai	ummai
Accusative	mi	ummi
Ablative	mit	ummavaq
Locative	mit	ummavi

tū 'thou'

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tū	jū
Genitive	tivi	junngaqun
Dative	tai	junngai
Accusative	ti	junngi
Ablative	tivit	junngavaq
Locative	tivit	junngavi

Nouns

allows sanskrit style compounds

qaulluq = sun

alkuq 'wolf' (< *wĺ̥kʷos)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alkuq	alkāq
Genitive	alkā	alkūn
Dative	alkai	alkavuq
Accusative	alkun	alkūq
Ablative	alkiat	alkavuq
Locative	alkiat	alkavi
Vocative	alki!	alkāq!

vukā 'city' (< *bʰugéh₂)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vukā	vukāq
Genitive	vukāq	vukūn
Dative	vukāi	vukāvuq
Accusative	vukān	vukāq
Ablative	vukāt	vukāvuq
Locative	vukāt	vukāvi
Vocative	vukā!	vukāq!

-tuq '(action noun suffix)' (< *-tus)

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-tuq	-tīq
Genitive	-tiuq	-tūn
Dative	-tī	-tuvuq
Accusative	-tun	-tūq
Ablative	-tut	-tuvuq
Locative	-tut	-tuvi
Vocative	-tu!	-tīq!

Verbs

vilsaa, vilsiq, vilsit, vilsumuq, vilsiti, vilsuut = shines

An athematic verb:

tituat 'he gives', pres. ind.

	Singular	Plural
1	tituami	titumaq
2	tituaq	tituti
3	tituat	tituut

tituat 'give', pres. subj.

	Singular	Plural
1	titaa	titumaq
2	tituaq	tituati
3	tituat	tituut

A thematic verb:

virit 'he carries', pres. ind.

	Singular	Plural
1	viraa siuqaa	virumaq siuqumaq
2	viriq siuqiq	viriti siuqiti
3	virit siuqit	viraat siuqaat

virit 'carry', pres. subj.

	Singular	Plural
1	viraa	viraamaq
2	viriiq	viriiti
3	viriit	viruut

Also: siuqit = to try.

virit 'he carries', aorist ind.

	Singular	Plural
1	virqa	virqa
2	virqta	virqati
3	virqi	virqaat

Passive forms are formed with reflexive pronoun + verb.