Automaton 7.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

a journalist + a cute little N + to work with N + future Vb + indicative + he/3Sg

Finland + instrumentalis/instrumental

a king + the collective N + plural + absolutive

to move + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to Vb-e future + participle + I/1Sg

Upernavik + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb first + place or time to Vb + to look for N + to be done with Vb + indicative + they/3Pl + and

the space over POSSESSOR + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little + indicative + I/1Sg

to arrive at it + to order sby to Vb + indicative + I-them/1Sg3PlO

a Greenlander + object is subject's N + to be able to Vb + indicative + I-them/1Sg3PlO + here is ..

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

Ivittuut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + should have Vb + participle + he/3Sg + and

to continue it + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

a parcel + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive

a town + to have N + should have Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + place or time to Vb + the collective N + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

a spring + singular + absolutive

to do ??? + not really Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to Vb much + causative + they/3Pl + here is ..

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

to remember it + to Vb much + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO + and

January + plural + plural + terminalis/allative + and

to party + to Vb first + place or time to Vb + to be N + to order sby to Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Aasiaat + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

to play guitar + participle + they/3Pl + but

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

January + to get an N + not Vb + interrogative + he/3Sg

Aasiaat + terminalis/allative + but

a wife + many N + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive + and

January + to have N + should have Vb + the thing to Vb-e + here is ..

a half + plural + their/3PlPoss + absolutive + but

the space over POSSESSOR + a simple N + to be N + to be done with Vb + place or time to Vb + many N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

Greenland's university + to have N + to Vb much + participle + he/3Sg + but

west of POSSESSOR + someone having N + plural + relative

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

to understand it + to Vb-e actually + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

a daughter + to have N + should have Vb + the most Vb + to be N + to want to Vb + place or time to Vb + -LIR_nv + to Vb a little + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

5 + number + instrumentalis/instrumental

to play guitar + to be able to Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

to play guitar + to Vb a little repeatedly + indicative + they/3Pl

the space over POSSESSOR + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + immediately upon Vb + causative + I/1Sg

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to be N + will not Vb + causative + we/1Pl + here is ..

to play guitar + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + plural + relative + and

Qasigiannguit + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + indicative + he/3Sg

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

to follow him + to be done with Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO

to party + to Vb-e future + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

to party + to order sby to Vb + indicative + I-them/1Sg3PlO

Kangaatsiaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to begin to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

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

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

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

to leave him + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO + but

to arrive at it + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + here is ..

an airport + object is subject's N + to Vb over time + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + here is ..

a child + singular + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative

ikiurtә + the collective N + plural + absolutive + and

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

to mention it + to be done with Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

Thule Air Base + an N-dweller + to have N + somebody Vb-ing

to do ??? + the most Vb + a cute little N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

Greenland's university + to have N + to begin to Vb + participle + he/3Sg + and

Paamiut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + and

Illoqqortoormiut + an N-dweller + to have N + interrogative + he/3Sg

Maniitsoq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + but

to tell + to Vb-e actually + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <min>Relativ

January + to be N + to have Vb once + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

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

to say + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + many N + plural + their/3PlPoss + absolutive

the first + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + plural + absolutive

a hair + to become N + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + but

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

Sisimiut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to begin to Vb + causative + we/1Pl

Aasiaat + an N-dweller + to become N + immediately upon Vb + causative + he/3Sg

Ilulissat + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb first + interrogative + you/2Sg

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

Uummannaq + an N-dweller + to work with N + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + but

Finland + lokalis/locative

Kangerlussuaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb much + causative + we/1Pl + and

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

to play guitar + to begin to Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + should have Vb + participle + I/1Sg + and

to party + to be done with Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

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

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

a boy's little sister + a future N + to become N + to begin to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

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

January + to be N + to be done with Vb + causative + we/1Pl

such + particle + and

4 + a simple N + to become N + immediately upon Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

a fellow + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

Finland + an N-dweller + singular + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + causative + I/1Sg + and

much + particle + here is ..

to arrive at it + to order sby to Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

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

to overwinter + immediately upon Vb + place or time to Vb + to work with N + to Vb a little + the most Vb + to be N + to want to Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + will Vb + causative + he/3Sg + but

Qaqortoq + terminalis/allative + but

Gentofte + terminalis/allative + to go to N + not Vb + interrogative + he/3Sg

to play guitar + to Vb much + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + the most Vb + to have N + not Vb + interrogative + he/3Sg

to party + to Vb much + participle + I/1Sg + but

a long + to look for N + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + but

Qeqertarsuaq + an N-dweller + singular + absolutive + and

a child + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

to be interesting + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + indicative + they/3Pl + here is ..

Automaton 7.2.3: Translation

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