Automaton 7.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

Qeqertarsuaq + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

to play guitar + to Vb first + interrogative + he/3Sg

to teach sby + to Vb first + contemporative + them/3PlO + and

to hear it + to Vb a little repeatedly + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to see it + to Vb first + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to play guitar + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to Vb first + indicative + I/1Sg + but

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to be N + to want to Vb + participle + I/1Sg

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

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to become N + to order sby to Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to be N + to make sby Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to party + not Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + to order sby to Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

a spring + an N-dweller + to work with N + to want to Vb + causative + we/1Pl

Qeqertarsuaq + an N-dweller + to be N + future Vb + the most Vb + to be N + to Vb first + interrogative + you/2Sg

a king + many N + plural + lokalis/locative + here is ..

today + particle + here is ..

Uummannaq + an N-dweller + to be N + go to Vb + place or time to Vb + a simple N + to work with N + to Vb first + interrogative + he/3Sg

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

a half + to work with N + to be done with Vb + participle + they/3Pl + and

to stop + to Vb over time repeatedly + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

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

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

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to be N + will not Vb + participle + he/3Sg

why + particle

a town + singular + absolutive + here is ..

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

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

a hair + singular + <min>Relativ

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

a half + singular + absolutive

to play music + the most Vb + the collective N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + and

to tell + to Vb well + interrogative + he/3Sg

to play guitar + should have Vb + causative + we/1Pl + but

January + to have N + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO + but

to play guitar + interrogative + you/2Sg

to remember it + to actually Vb repeatedly + contemporative + them/3PlO

January + to have N + to Vb more + the thing to Vb-e + singular + their/3PlPoss

Greenland's university + to have N + to Vb-e future + indicative + he/3Sg

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to work with N + to Vb first + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

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

Sisimiut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

Aasiaat + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

Gentofte + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + here is ..

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

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

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

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

Gentofte + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + causative + he/3Sg

that is + particle + here is ..

ikiurtә + to become N + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + object is subject's N + to begin to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb over time + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

to play guitar + to begin to Vb + the most Vb + to work with N + will Vb + causative + they/3Pl + here is ..

a word + a future N + to work with N + to be able to Vb + place or time to Vb + a cute little N + to be N + to be done with Vb + participle + I/1Sg

paarә + indicative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + but

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

a woman + many N + plural + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + just to Vb + causative + he/3Sg

the last + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + plural + absolutive + here is ..

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

an airport + to have N + just to Vb + the most Vb + a simple N + singular + <hans>Relativ + but

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

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

Finland + an N-dweller + to become N + not Vb + place or time to Vb + many N + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + indicative + I/1Sg

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

to play music + to Vb-e future + indicative + we/1Pl + and

today + particle + but

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

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

to be interesting + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to Vb much + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <min>Relativ

re. + indicative + he-me/3Sg1SgO + here is ..

sammisarә + to Vb a little + contemporative + him/3SgO + here is ..

to tell + not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + indicative + he/3Sg + and

to party + to be done with Vb + causative + he/3Sg

a chapter + many N + plural + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

Ivittuut + terminalis/allative + here is ..

to tell + should have Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + each others' N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

to party + to Vb more + participle + he/3Sg

a prayer + to work with N + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + but

to hear from again + to Vb a little repeatedly + the most Vb + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental

Gentofte + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

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

to play guitar + to Vb a little repeatedly + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb a little + place or time to Vb + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + plural + their/3PlPoss + absolutive

girl's big brother + to have N + to begin to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <hans>Relativ

a parcel + a simple N + to have N + to be able to Vb + causative + we/1Pl

to party + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + -LIR_nv + to want to Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO + but

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

to be far away + to have Vb once + causative + I/1Sg + here is ..

to play guitar + not Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + and

to depart + to Vb too much + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <deres>Relativ

4 + number + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

Esbjerg + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be able to Vb + participle + they/3Pl + but

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + and

to do ??? + stop Vb + place or time to Vb + to become N + to Vb a little + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <deres>Relativ

to arrive at it + to Vb first + indicative + we-him/1Pl3SgO

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

Tasiilaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing

ikiurtә + to be N + to make sby Vb + indicative + he-them/3Sg3PlO + here is ..

ikiurtә + to work with N + place or time to Vb + someone having N + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to begin to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

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

Nuuk + lokalis/locative

to hear from again + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO

finally + particle

Automaton 7.2.3: Translation

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