Automaton 6.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

to say + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

a boy's big sister + an N-dweller + to work with N + whether Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + and

a king + to have N + to Vb more + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

to party + to Vb too much + interrogative + you/2Sg

a computer + to have N + to Vb-e actually + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

a wife + a simple N + to work with N + to Vb first + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

Esbjerg + terminalis/allative + to go to N + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + indicative + he/3Sg

a land + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

ikiurtә + many N + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

Nanortalik + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + not Vb + causative + they/3Pl + and

Gentofte + terminalis/allative + here is ..

to party + to Vb-e actually + interrogative + you/2Sg

to party + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to look for N + to Vb much + indicative + we/1Pl + here is ..

a month + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to begin to Vb + causative + I/1Sg + but

a boy's big sister + to look for N + to Vb much + causative + he/3Sg + but

Aasiaat + lokalis/locative + and

to party + to Vb a little + somebody Vb-ing + plural + <min>Relativ + and

a Dane + to get an N + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + and

Greenland's university + to have N + just to Vb + participle + he/3Sg + but

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to become N + to be done with Vb + indicative + he/3Sg + and

to party + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to begin to Vb + causative + they/3Pl + but

ikiurtә + a future N + to work with N + immediately upon Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

close on POSSESSOR + a cute little N + to be N + to Vb too much + causative + we/1Pl

a half + a cute little N + to be N + to Vb first + interrogative + you/2Sg

a king + a future N + singular + vialis/prosecutive + but

to see it + immediately upon Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Qaqortoq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e

to play music + to be done with Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

to stop + to Vb much + causative + he/3Sg

Ivittuut + lokalis/locative + but

Esbjerg + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

to be deaf + to Vb well + the thing to Vb-e + plural + terminalis/allative + and

a king + to get an N + to Vb a little + participle + I/1Sg + here is ..

akuerә + to Vb too much + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to play guitar + to be able to Vb + causative + I/1Sg

a thought + to look for N + to Vb much + the thing to Vb-e + singular + their/3PlPoss + and

the last + to have N + not Vb + indicative + they/3Pl + but

Maniitsoq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

a child + an N-dweller + to have N + the thing to Vb-e

to hear from again + to Vb well + indicative + I/1Sg

to understand it + to be able to Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

Uummannaq + absolutive

a child + plural + terminalis/allative + but

Narsaq + an N-dweller + to be N + go to Vb + indicative + I/1Sg + here is ..

to leave him + to Vb a little + contemporative + him/3SgO

a chapter + to be N + to Vb more + participle + he/3Sg

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative

Gentofte + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

Nuuk + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to begin to Vb + participle + I/1Sg + here is ..

to remember it + whether Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + and

an adult + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental

to say + to order sby to Vb + indicative + I-them/1Sg3PlO

to play guitar + somebody Vb-ing + a simple N + to have N + to Vb a little + participle + they/3Pl + but

Qaqortoq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to be able to Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

to move + to Vb first + causative + they/3Pl

Maniitsoq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + and

to move + to have Vb once + indicative + he/3Sg + and

to stop + immediately upon Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

to hear from again + to Vb well + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

Maniitsoq + absolutive + and

to be interesting + to Vb a little repeatedly + indicative + we/1Pl + and

to party + not really Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

Aasiaat + an N-dweller + to be N + to be done with Vb + participle + I/1Sg + but

to party + to Vb a little + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

to overwinter + to want to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + a future N + plural + lokalis/locative + but

Kangaatsiaq + an N-dweller + to have N + somebody Vb-ing + but

Ivittuut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + indicative + I-you/1Sg2PlO + and

to play music + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to get an N + to Vb-e future + participle + I/1Sg

to play guitar + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to be able to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive + here is ..

expensive + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb over time repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e + here is ..

all of us + adjective + here is ..

a journalist + to be N + to want to Vb + participle + I/1Sg

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + but

Aasiaat + an N-dweller + to have N + somebody Vb-ing + but

Illoqqortoormiut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

to leave him + to actually Vb repeatedly + contemporative + him/3SgO

Esbjerg + lokalis/locative

to continue it + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + and

to mention it + to Vb-e future + indicative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

re. + not Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

not to know it + to want to Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

Qasigiannguit + an N-dweller + to become N + immediately upon Vb + causative + I/1Sg

girl's little brother + to have N + just to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive

to say + to Vb repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + the collective N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

to be short termed + causative + he/3Sg + here is ..

to understand it + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO + and

a computer + to look for N + to Vb a little repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + and

Avanersuaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little repeatedly + indicative + I/1Sg

Maniitsoq + terminalis/allative + here is ..

an artist + to be N + to Vb first + indicative + I/1Sg

Kangaatsiaq + an N-dweller + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

west of POSSESSOR + a cute little N + to be N + immediately upon Vb + participle + he/3Sg + here is ..

to do ??? + to order sby to Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

I + pronoun + I/1Sg + and

an artist + singular + aequalis/equative + here is ..

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb-e future + interrogative + you/2Sg

to remember it + indicative + they-him/3Pl3SgO

Nuuk + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb-e actually + causative + they/3Pl

Tasiilaq + an N-dweller + to have N + participle + he/3Sg + and

Automaton 6.2.3: Translation

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