Automaton 6.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

a king + to have N + to Vb well + somebody Vb-ing + many N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

to play music + to Vb first + causative + he/3Sg + and

to play guitar + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + an N-dweller + to have N + indicative + he/3Sg

re. + to Vb a little + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

Uummannaq + an N-dweller + to work with N + to begin to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

to do ??? + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + relative + but

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + causative + they/3Pl + but

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to look for N + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + and

ikiurtә + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

Sisimiut + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

to play guitar + to Vb a little repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to want to Vb + indicative + we/1Pl

to play guitar + to want to Vb + causative + I/1Sg

a computer + singular + absolutive

Tasiilaq + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb a little + causative + I/1Sg + and

to arrive at it + immediately upon Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + and

sammisarә + to Vb too much + contemporative + him/3SgO

Uummannaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + just to Vb + causative + we/1Pl

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

an artist + someone having N + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive

to play music + just to Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

Aasiaat + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

a boy's little sister + singular + vialis/prosecutive + and

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to be N + causative + he/3Sg + and

a king + object is subject's N + indicative + I-them/1Sg3PlO

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to begin to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + and

to party + to Vb a little + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + but

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb first + indicative + I/1Sg + and

to hear from again + causative + he/3Sg

not to know it + to want to Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO

the last + to have N + to Vb first + indicative + they/3Pl + and

to move + to be done with Vb + indicative + I/1Sg + but

Finland + terminalis/allative + here is ..

to understand it + to Vb a little + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + here is ..

Finland + an N-dweller + to have N + somebody Vb-ing

to arrive at it + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Ivittuut + terminalis/allative + but

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to have N + the thing to Vb-e

re. + to Vb first + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

an artist + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

to move + to Vb first + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

a child + plural + lokalis/locative + and

11 + number + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + participle + he/3Sg

Gentofte + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + participle + they/3Pl + but

to move + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + absolutive + but

to say + not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

to leave him + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to party + to Vb much + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

to tell + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

a sibling + to have N + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + should have Vb + participle + I/1Sg + but

Avanersuaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + indicative + he/3Sg + but

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to have N + somebody Vb-ing

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

a day + object is subject's N + will not Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

an artist + object is subject's N + to Vb-e actually + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

the first + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive

to understand it + to Vb first + indicative + we-them/1Pl3PlO

to play guitar + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + and

a fellow + a cute little N + to be N + to order sby to Vb + indicative + I-you/1Sg2PlO

a king + many N + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

a thought + the collective N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

a prayer + a simple N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

Aasiaat + an N-dweller + to become N + to be done with Vb + participle + they/3Pl + but

to be suitable + to have Vb once + participle + I/1Sg

Gentofte + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb first + indicative + we/1Pl + here is ..

to overwinter + to order sby to Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

Qasigiannguit + instrumentalis/instrumental

to play guitar + the thing to Vb-e + plural + lokalis/locative

to arrive at it + to Vb first + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb-e future + participle + he/3Sg + here is ..

to be deaf + will Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

to do ??? + just to Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + here is ..

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to be N + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + and

to tell + to want to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + and

to hear from again + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

Paamiut + absolutive + here is ..

to move + to Vb a little + somebody Vb-ing + to work with N + not really Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

Qeqertarsuaq + an N-dweller + to work with N + causative + he/3Sg

a thought + someone having N + plural + absolutive + and

to do ??? + to want to Vb + causative + he/3Sg

a Greenlander + to be N + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <min>Relativ

Avanersuaq + an N-dweller + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

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

a chapter + many N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + and

a Dane + to become N + to begin to Vb + indicative + he/3Sg

Upernavik + an N-dweller + to become N + to begin to Vb + causative + we/1Pl + and

right? + particle + here is ..

Sisimiut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little repeatedly + participle + he/3Sg + and

a spring + singular + <min>Relativ

to play guitar + should have Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to Vb-e future + indicative + they/3Pl + but

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb first + interrogative + you/2Sg

we + pronoun + absolutive + singular + here is ..

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

an artist + many N + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive + but

Uummannaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + immediately upon Vb + participle + he/3Sg + and

a daughter + to have N + to Vb a little + indicative + we/1Pl + but

the last + object is subject's N + to Vb more + contemporative + him/3SgO

still + particle + here is ..

Narsaq + instrumentalis/instrumental

to party + should have Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

to tell + to Vb-e future + causative + he/3Sg

Automaton 6.2.3: Translation

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