Automaton 6.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

to party + not Vb + causative + I/1Sg

Thule Air Base + vialis/prosecutive + but

Paamiut + lokalis/locative

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

a word + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

to play guitar + to begin to Vb + participle + I/1Sg + and

a daughter + to have N + to be done with Vb + participle + I/1Sg

a woman + a simple N + singular + vialis/prosecutive + and

to tell + should have Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

a direction + a future N + to become N + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

sammisarә + to be done with Vb + indicative + they-me/3Pl1SgO

re. + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Greenland's university + to have N + to Vb over time repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e + but

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to be N + stop Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to Vb a little + somebody Vb-ing + a cute little N + to be N + to want to Vb + participle + he/3Sg + and

a Dane + many N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

to play guitar + just to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

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

the last + plural + absolutive

to tell + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to want to Vb + causative + I/1Sg + here is ..

to party + immediately upon Vb + participle + I/1Sg + and

an artist + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb a little + participle + I/1Sg

Kangerlussuaq + vialis/prosecutive + and

to study + to be done with Vb + indicative + they/3Pl + and

Nuuk + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

to do ??? + to begin to Vb + indicative + they/3Pl + but

a child + to become N + immediately upon Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + and

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

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

to play music + to Vb over time + participle + I/1Sg

Thule Air Base + an N-dweller + to be N + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

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

to say + to be done with Vb + causative + I/1Sg

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

Ivittuut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb over time + participle + I/1Sg

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

a house + many N + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to begin to Vb + causative + he/3Sg + and

to be suitable + to have Vb once + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

to understand it + immediately upon Vb + indicative + he-me/3Sg1SgO + but

long ago + particle + but

an artist + singular + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb a little repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e + but

Ivittuut + terminalis/allative + and

an adult + many N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

Nuuk + vialis/prosecutive + and

Esbjerg + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb well + somebody Vb-ing

to play guitar + to Vb well + somebody Vb-ing + to get an N + just to Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

to party + not really Vb + participle + he/3Sg + and

to overwinter + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to Vb first + participle + they/3Pl

Kangaatsiaq + absolutive + and

the first + a simple N + to get an N + should have Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

to play guitar + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + a future N + to have N + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + a future N + to have N + just to Vb + causative + he/3Sg

re. + to have Vb once + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

to play guitar + will not Vb + causative + he/3Sg + and

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

a king + each others' N + to become N + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + object is subject's N + stop Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO

to play guitar + to begin to Vb + causative + he/3Sg + and

a child + plural + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + and

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to have N + indicative + he/3Sg

Qasigiannguit + instrumentalis/instrumental

Kangaatsiaq + an N-dweller + to have N + the thing to Vb-e + but

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

Finland + an N-dweller + to be N + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

Gentofte + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e

to do ??? + to begin to Vb + indicative + he/3Sg + here is ..

a king + a simple N + singular + absolutive

Esbjerg + absolutive + and

to play guitar + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive

Paamiut + an N-dweller + singular + lokalis/locative

today + particle + but

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

Uummannaq + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb-e future + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + and

Ivittuut + terminalis/allative + here is ..

Qaqortoq + absolutive + but

a human + singular + absolutive + but

Maniitsoq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + indicative + I/1Sg + but

a child + an N-dweller + to become N + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + but

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

a word + singular + lokalis/locative

soqutigә + indicative + I-you/1Sg2PlO

he/ she/ it + pronoun + absolutive + singular + but

Nuuk + terminalis/allative + to go to N + not Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

to play guitar + to begin to Vb + participle + he/3Sg

a king + someone having N + singular + absolutive

an airport + to have N + to begin to Vb + participle + he/3Sg + here is ..

to arrive at it + to Vb more + indicative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

to say + participle + I/1Sg

to move + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + plural + relative + but

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

oqaluttuarә + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to have N + indicative + he/3Sg + here is ..

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

Aasiaat + lokalis/locative

close on POSSESSOR + a cute little N + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental

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

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

manna + pronoun + absolutive + singular + but

to say + should have Vb + indicative + we/1Pl

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

the first + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive

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

to do ??? + causative + they/3Pl + and

Automaton 6.2.3: Translation

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