Automaton 7.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

a little brother/ sister + many N + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e

I + pronoun + terminalis/allative + I/1Sg + but

to use it/ to be used + to order sby to Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

to be cute + should have Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + should have Vb + participle + they/3Pl + and

to think + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <hans>Relativ

Nuuk + an N-dweller + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental

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

to party + to Vb first + indicative + we/1Pl + but

Thule Air Base + absolutive + and

west of POSSESSOR + a simple N + to become N + to Vb-e future + indicative + they/3Pl + but

paarә + should have Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

to arrive at it + indicative + he-him/3Sg3SgO

to say + future Vb + participle + they/3Pl + but

a parcel + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

a king + to get an N + should have Vb + indicative + I/1Sg + and

a day + to become N + to begin to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

to mention it + to Vb much + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Paamiut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + should have Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + indicative + he/3Sg + and

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

to be suitable + not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive

sammisarә + immediately upon Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + but

Avanersuaq + an N-dweller + to be N + just to Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb much + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb first + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb first + indicative + he/3Sg

a Greenlander + object is subject's N + to Vb a little repeatedly + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

to remember it + future Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to move + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + someone having N + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO

a king + the collective N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

Finland + an N-dweller + to work with N + to Vb well + the most Vb + to be N + to be done with Vb + causative + he/3Sg

a sibling + singular + terminalis/allative + here is ..

to stop + to Vb first + indicative + he/3Sg + but

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to work with N + to want to Vb + interrogative + he/3Sg

Aasiaat + absolutive + here is ..

an airport + to have N + immediately upon Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

re. + will Vb + indicative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + and

Maniitsoq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + but

paarә + to order sby to Vb + indicative + he-me/3Sg1SgO + here is ..

to arrive at it + to Vb first + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to become N + to be done with Vb + participle + he/3Sg

to remember it + to Vb over time repeatedly + contemporative + him/3SgO

ikiurtә + the collective N + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

Kangerlussuaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + not Vb + indicative + he/3Sg + but

a king + many N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

Aasiaat + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + indicative + he-him/3Sg3SgO + but

to play guitar + to Vb-e future + interrogative + you/2Sg

the space over POSSESSOR + singular + terminalis/allative + here is ..

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

Thule Air Base + absolutive

to play guitar + not Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

January + singular + vialis/prosecutive + and

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to be N + immediately upon Vb + participle + they/3Pl + but

to party + to Vb-e future + participle + I/1Sg

January + to become N + to Vb much + the thing to Vb-e + but

expensive + singular + absolutive

January + to become N + to Vb first + indicative + he/3Sg

to tell + to Vb-e actually + indicative + we/1Pl

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

to move + to be able to Vb + place or time to Vb + the collective N + plural + lokalis/locative + here is ..

Qaqortoq + vialis/prosecutive + here is ..

Thule Air Base + an N-dweller + to become N + not Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to become N + just to Vb + participle + he/3Sg

Narsaq + vialis/prosecutive + but

to leave him + to Vb too much + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

Kangaatsiaq + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb over time repeatedly + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb-e future + causative + they/3Pl + here is ..

Upernavik + an N-dweller + to work with N + to be done with Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

a child + -LIR_nv + to be done with Vb + indicative + he-me/3Sg1SgO + but

January + to get an N + to Vb-e future + indicative + he/3Sg + but

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

Aasiaat + an N-dweller + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental

January + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + but

to play guitar + to have Vb once + place or time to Vb + to get an N + to Vb too much + participle + they/3Pl + here is ..

to party + just to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + terminalis/allative + and

Nuuk + terminalis/allative

to play guitar + should have Vb + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive

to overwinter + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + object is subject's N + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO

the space over POSSESSOR + a cute little N + to be N + to be done with Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + here is ..

Finland + an N-dweller + to be N + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + relative + but

a prayer + a cute little N + to be N + to Vb first + participle + he/3Sg + and

to play guitar + participle + I/1Sg + but

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to be N + to want to Vb + indicative + they/3Pl + and

a mother + -LIR_nv + should have Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to party + should have Vb + indicative + I/1Sg + here is ..

January + to look for N + should have Vb + the thing to Vb-e

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

2 + number + lokalis/locative

to play music + to Vb-e future + causative + he/3Sg

Maniitsoq + instrumentalis/instrumental + and

to live + to Vb first + the most Vb + to work with N + to want to Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb much + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

re. + to Vb much + contemporative + him/3SgO

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to work with N + just to Vb + causative + he/3Sg

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

to explain it + contemporative + him/3SgO

a wife + singular + aequalis/equative + but

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

January + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + here is ..

a Greenlander + plural + lokalis/locative

a spring + to be N + to Vb much + place or time to Vb + to have N + just to Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

a daughter + singular + absolutive + and

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to become N + to begin to Vb + place or time to Vb + a cute little N + singular + <deres>Relativ

a computer + a future N + -LIR_nv + immediately upon Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + here is ..

Illoqqortoormiut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + and

to arrive at it + contemporative + them/3PlO

Automaton 7.2.3: Translation

News