Automaton 7.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

to be very busy + to make sby Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Qaqortoq + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e

to arrive at it + contemporative + him/3SgO + but

a kindergarten + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + each others' N + plural + their/3PlPoss + absolutive + but

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + singular + absolutive

Kangaatsiaq + vialis/prosecutive + but

Tasiilaq + terminalis/allative

Qeqertarsuaq + vialis/prosecutive

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

January + to have N + to Vb over time + indicative + he/3Sg + but

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to be N + not really Vb + participle + he/3Sg

Ilulissat + absolutive + but

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

to play music + will Vb + indicative + they/3Pl + and

to party + not Vb + participle + they/3Pl + but

the last + singular + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative

5 + a simple N + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive + but

today + particle + here is ..

January + to have N + should have Vb + participle + he/3Sg

Finland + an N-dweller + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental + and

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

to leave him + stop Vb + indicative + they-me/3Pl1SgO

5 + a simple N + to work with N + the most Vb + a cute little N + singular + <hans>Relativ

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

a Greenlander + the collective N + plural + absolutive + and

to be called + to Vb over time + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + singular + absolutive

to play guitar + to begin to Vb + the most Vb + to become N + should have Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb-e future + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

to be deaf + the most Vb + to be N + to be able to Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

a child + many N + plural + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb much + the thing to Vb-e

Tasiilaq + vialis/prosecutive + here is ..

Aasiaat + terminalis/allative + here is ..

a word + singular + my/1SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

to drink + not Vb + participle + I/1Sg

to be ready + to Vb a little repeatedly + the most Vb + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + singular + <hans>Relativ + but

January + to be N + the most Vb + someone having N + plural + relative + but

to move + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + relative

Gentofte + vialis/prosecutive + here is ..

to play guitar + to be done with Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + here is ..

a prayer + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental

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

a month + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

a boy's little sister + -LIR_nv + to begin to Vb + indicative + they-me/3Pl1SgO + but

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

to party + just to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

Finland + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e

to be deaf + should have Vb + participle + they/3Pl

close on POSSESSOR + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

a year + to get an N + to be done with Vb + indicative + he/3Sg

to play guitar + to Vb first + place or time to Vb + someone having N + -LIR_nv + should have Vb + indicative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

to be strange + just to Vb + the most Vb + singular + <hans>Relativ

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

to follow him + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

Tasiilaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + causative + we/1Pl + and

Greenland's university + to have N + to Vb a little + participle + he/3Sg

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to work with N + stop Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + relative + but

to be strange + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + many N + plural + aequalis/equative + but

Upernavik + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb much + interrogative + you/2Sg

a prayer + to look for N + to Vb much + the thing to Vb-e + plural + absolutive

now + particle + but

Narsaq + an N-dweller + to be N + whether Vb + indicative + I/1Sg + and

to party + to want to Vb + indicative + he/3Sg + but

Upernavik + absolutive + and

an airport + to look for N + immediately upon Vb + the most Vb + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

to play guitar + future Vb + the most Vb + to work with N + to be able to Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb much + somebody Vb-ing + to become N + should have Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <deres>Relativ

Finland + an N-dweller + to be N + to want to Vb + causative + I/1Sg

to hear from again + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Qasigiannguit + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + and

to be strange + causative + I/1Sg

a fellow + to become N + to Vb first + place or time to Vb + singular + aequalis/equative + and

a Dane + singular + absolutive + here is ..

to party + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

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

a value + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + causative + I/1Sg

Kangaatsiaq + vialis/prosecutive + here is ..

Finland + an N-dweller + to have N + somebody Vb-ing + here is ..

Nuuk + an N-dweller + to work with N + go to Vb + place or time to Vb + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

a chapter + each others' N + -LIR_nv + to Vb first + contemporative + them/3PlO + and

January + to have N + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing

a year + singular + absolutive

Ilulissat + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb a little repeatedly + place or time to Vb + to look for N + not Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

Ivittuut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + indicative + he/3Sg + but

to play music + should have Vb + the most Vb + an N-dweller + singular + absolutive

to hear from again + to be done with Vb + place or time to Vb + singular + <min>Relativ

a hair + a future N + to look for N + should have Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <hans>Relativ

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to become N + immediately upon Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

to arrive at it + to Vb well + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO

Avanersuaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb much + the thing to Vb-e

to play guitar + should have Vb + the most Vb + to be N + to Vb first + the most Vb + to work with N + the most Vb + to become N + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + absolutive

2 + number + plural + absolutive + and

to stop + interrogative + he/3Sg

to arrive at it + to be done with Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + but

to be far away + to Vb over time repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <deres>Relativ

to leave him + go to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + here is ..

to drink + future Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

a king + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

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

to be called + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

Sisimiut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb first + indicative + we/1Pl + but

Tasiilaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e + here is ..

Qaqortoq + an N-dweller + to be N + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive

Automaton 7.2.3: Translation

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