Automaton 6.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

a translator + the collective N + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

to play guitar + to Vb a little + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + not Vb + participle + he/3Sg

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

Narsaq + absolutive + but

a word + singular + lokalis/locative

a year + a cute little N + to be N + to want to Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

to party + to Vb a little + causative + I/1Sg

to use it/ to be used + to Vb repeatedly + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to overwinter + to want to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

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

Finland + vialis/prosecutive + here is ..

to say + to Vb too much + indicative + I/1Sg

to study + whether Vb + indicative + I/1Sg + and

Qeqertarsuaq + instrumentalis/instrumental

of course + particle

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

girl's big brother + to have N + should have Vb + causative + I/1Sg

to move + to Vb first + participle + they/3Pl + but

a half + to be N + to have Vb once + participle + he/3Sg + but

an artist + to be N + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

Gentofte + terminalis/allative + and

Ivittuut + lokalis/locative + here is ..

a thought + plural + <min>Relativ

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + here is ..

Upernavik + terminalis/allative + and

to remember it + to have Vb once + contemporative + them/3PlO

to stop + immediately upon Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

to say + will not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

to have passed + causative + he/3Sg + and

to party + causative + we/1Pl + but

to remember it + to Vb a little + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to have N + participle + he/3Sg + but

to overwinter + causative + I/1Sg + but

Maniitsoq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + participle + he/3Sg

aqqutigә + to Vb well + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

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

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

Qasigiannguit + terminalis/allative + here is ..

Sisimiut + terminalis/allative + but

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

Aasiaat + an N-dweller + to be N + to want to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + a simple N + to have N + to Vb a little + somebody Vb-ing + to become N + to actually Vb repeatedly + indicative + I/1Sg + but

to drink + to order sby to Vb + indicative + I-you/1Sg2PlO

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

to say + will Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

to play guitar + to Vb much + participle + they/3Pl

a king + singular + vialis/prosecutive + and

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

when + particle + and

to say + should have Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + aequalis/equative

Thule Air Base + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + participle + they/3Pl + here is ..

a direction + a cute little N + to be N + to want to Vb + indicative + I/1Sg + and

a boy's little sister + to be N + somebody Vb-ing + a cute little N + to be N + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

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

a woman + to be N + to Vb over time repeatedly + participle + they/3Pl + and

Paamiut + an N-dweller + singular + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + here is ..

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

to play guitar + to Vb much + indicative + he/3Sg + and

to play guitar + to Vb a little repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + and

a linguist + each others' N + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb much + causative + he/3Sg

to finish it + to Vb more + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

Qasigiannguit + absolutive

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

Ivittuut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to be done with Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

re. + to Vb first + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

another + singular + lokalis/locative + and

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

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

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

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

Avanersuaq + lokalis/locative + but

a word + singular + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + participle + I/1Sg + and

Qeqertarsuaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to begin to Vb + causative + they/3Pl + but

Aasiaat + an N-dweller + to become N + just to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

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

to divorce + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + but

to tell + to order sby to Vb + indicative + he-them/3Sg3PlO

to have passed + to Vb well + participle + I/1Sg

to arrive at it + to be done with Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to be suitable + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + singular + aequalis/equative + but

a Greenlander + a cute little N + to be N + whether Vb + participle + they/3Pl

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

a king + to become N + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + plural + <min>Relativ

a translator + to be N + to want to Vb + participle + they/3Pl + here is ..

re. + to order sby to Vb + indicative + they-me/3Pl1SgO

expensive + to be N + to Vb-e actually + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + should have Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

Gentofte + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + just to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

to arrive at it + not Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + here is ..

Aasiaat + absolutive

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to Vb first + participle + I/1Sg + here is ..

a prayer + to look for N + not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + but

an artist + to be N + to want to Vb + causative + we/1Pl

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to be suitable + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to be done with Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

girl's big brother + a future N + to be N + to have Vb once + indicative + we/1Pl + but

to play guitar + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + here is ..

to move + indicative + I/1Sg

Gentofte + absolutive + and

a land + to look for N + not Vb + causative + we/1Pl

Greenland's university + to have N + not Vb + participle + he/3Sg + here is ..

to party + to Vb first + interrogative + you/2Sg

Automaton 6.2.3: Translation

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