Automaton 7.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

a Greenlander + singular + lokalis/locative

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

to mention it + to be done with Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO + and

to continue it + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

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

the space over POSSESSOR + a future N + to have N + to be done with Vb + participle + he/3Sg + and

Maniitsoq + absolutive + but

to hear it + to Vb much + contemporative + him/3SgO

a daughter + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + indicative + he/3Sg

January + plural + lokalis/locative

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

Ilulissat + absolutive + and

to say + stop Vb + the most Vb + a future N + -LIR_nv + to Vb first + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to tell + will not Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

re. + to be done with Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

January + to look for N + just to Vb + the thing to Vb-e

Gentofte + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

sammisarә + to Vb a little + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + here is ..

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

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

also + particle

Ivittuut + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

to play guitar + to begin to Vb + indicative + they/3Pl + and

to have passed + causative + they/3Pl + here is ..

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

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to be N + to have Vb once + the most Vb + a simple N + singular + absolutive + their/3PlPoss + but

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

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

2 + number + plural + absolutive

Gentofte + terminalis/allative + to go to N + immediately upon Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

right? + particle

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

to be far away + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to be N + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + <hans>Relativ + but

to play guitar + immediately upon Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

to party + just to Vb + participle + he/3Sg + and

Finland + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb too much + participle + he/3Sg

Aasiaat + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e

Illoqqortoormiut + lokalis/locative + but

to leave him + not really Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO + and

to understand it + to be able to Vb + indicative + he-them/3Sg3PlO + here is ..

to finish it + to want to Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

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

to play music + to Vb a little + causative + he/3Sg + here is ..

to party + indicative + he/3Sg + and

Nuuk + an N-dweller + to be N + to actually Vb repeatedly + participle + they/3Pl + and

to move + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + but

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

Thule Air Base + absolutive + and

re. + to actually Vb repeatedly + indicative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

a daughter + many N + plural + absolutive

a word + someone having N + to work with N + immediately upon Vb + participle + I/1Sg

himself + adjective + and

to say + not Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + but

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + causative + we/1Pl

the space over POSSESSOR + singular + terminalis/allative

Thule Air Base + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

to mention it + not really Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

a king + to look for N + to order sby to Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

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

to be suitable + causative + he/3Sg + here is ..

to play guitar + to Vb a little + causative + they/3Pl + but

Kangaatsiaq + an N-dweller + to have N + participle + 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

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb over time repeatedly + causative + they/3Pl + but

re. + immediately upon Vb + indicative + he-them/3Sg3PlO + but

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

everyone + adjective + but

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

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

Qasigiannguit + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little + interrogative + he/3Sg

to study + to Vb well + indicative + he/3Sg + and

to live + to want to Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + just to Vb + the most Vb + singular + <hans>Relativ

Maniitsoq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

Uummannaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb a little + indicative + I/1Sg

a new + to look for N + should have Vb + participle + he/3Sg

to drink + to Vb a little + place or time to Vb + to look for N + to begin to Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive

to remember it + go to Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

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

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

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

to play guitar + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

Maniitsoq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + causative + he/3Sg + and

to be suitable + to Vb more + indicative + I/1Sg

a daughter + plural + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little repeatedly + participle + I/1Sg

Esbjerg + vialis/prosecutive + here is ..

Tasiilaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to be done with Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

Sisimiut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little + the thing to Vb-e + but

to say + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + here is ..

January + to have N + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO + here is ..

the space over POSSESSOR + singular + terminalis/allative + his/3SgPoss + to go to N + to Vb a little repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e

not to know it + to actually Vb repeatedly + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

to play guitar + to be done with Vb + causative + we/1Pl

to party + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

Illoqqortoormiut + instrumentalis/instrumental

a child + singular + vialis/prosecutive + and

Finland + an N-dweller + to work with N + to Vb much + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

to hear from again + immediately upon Vb + participle + I/1Sg

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to be N + not really Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

Automaton 7.2.3: Translation

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