Cases

Relative Case

• similar to Genitive; expresses ’s and s'

• the subject for a transitive verb: Fredireksenip (relative case) tamassa eqqittarpai “Frederiksen shook hands with everybody”

• ±ma: my N’s

• ±ni: his N (reflexive; in Slovak “svoj”)

Form

• singular:
  • p-nouns
    • arnaq -> arnap
    • ukioq -> ukiup
  • up-nouns take ±up (-up for the mixed?)
    • -fik: +up
    • suaq: -up
    • innaq: +up
• plural:

  • p-nouns: -t

  • up-nouns: ±it

  • inuk -up -> inuup

  • meeraq -p -> meeqqap (plural meeqqat)

Absolutive

• the subjects of intransitive verbs Anaana (Absolutive) oqarpoq: Grandma is subject. or the objects of transitive verbs Form

Anaana (Absolutive) eqqaamavarput: Grandma is object.

• N±it (up nouns)/N-t (p nouns)
• N-kka: Ns of mine (my N’s; meeqqakka; ..neq-kka -> -nekka)
• N+ga: N of mine (my N; meeraara, nukara)
• N-a: N of its (its N)
• N-at: N of theirs (their N, Kalaallit nunaAT)
• N-i: Ns of its (its Ns, qallunaarpassui: his many danes)

Form

Mind: -nnguak -up -> –nnguup

Allative

to something/somebody

• N±mut: to N
• N±nut: to Ns

Locative

in something/somebody

• N±mi: in N
• N±ni: in Ns

Instumental

expressing:

• with

• definiteness: indefiniteness of objects of intransitive verbs: illumik pisissapput: They will buy A house.

• N±mik: with N

• N±nik: with Ns

Equalis

• N+tut: like N/Ns ataataatut

Still missing: Ergative, Accusative, Nominative, Ablative, Perlative