Automaton 7.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

Upernavik + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

a land + plural + lokalis/locative

to play guitar + not Vb + indicative + we/1Pl

a little brother/ sister + object is subject's N + to be done with Vb + indicative + I-them/1Sg3PlO

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

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

a half + singular + absolutive + but

Uummannaq + an N-dweller + to be N + to be able to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + and

January + to have N + just to Vb + indicative + he/3Sg + here is ..

Upernavik + vialis/prosecutive + but

Upernavik + an N-dweller + to become N + immediately upon Vb + participle + I/1Sg

Avanersuaq + absolutive + but

to play guitar + not really Vb + causative + we/1Pl + but

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb well + interrogative + he/3Sg

a house + to have N + should have Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

January + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e + but

to be suitable + to Vb a little repeatedly + the most Vb + singular + terminalis/allative + and

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

a new + to be N + to begin to Vb + the most Vb + to be N + to Vb much + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

Avanersuaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + indicative + I/1Sg + but

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

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

to party + to Vb repeatedly + place or time to Vb + to get an N + not Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

to explain it + contemporative + him/3SgO

Aasiaat + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + causative + he/3Sg

to represent him + to Vb-e future + contemporative + him/3SgO

to stop + to be done with Vb + the most Vb + to be N + stop Vb + participle + he/3Sg + and

to play music + to Vb too much + indicative + I/1Sg + here is ..

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

re. + to want to Vb + indicative + they-me/3Pl1SgO + but

to be strange + whether Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to get an N + to Vb-e future + indicative + they/3Pl

to party + immediately upon Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

to play guitar + indicative + we/1Pl + but

a king + to have N + immediately upon Vb + the most Vb + to become N + just to Vb + indicative + they/3Pl

to move + to order sby to Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

Greenland's university + many N + plural + their/3PlPoss + absolutive

linguistics + plural + absolutive + but

to party + immediately upon Vb + causative + they/3Pl

January + to look for N + to Vb over time + participle + he/3Sg

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

to play guitar + the thing to Vb-e + singular + their/3PlPoss + here is ..

to be far away + to Vb first + indicative + we/1Pl

to party + should have Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + to be done with Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + to order sby to Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

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

a spring + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb first + indicative + he/3Sg + here is ..

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb-e future + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

a boy's big sister + to be N + to want to Vb + causative + we/1Pl + and

a hair + plural + terminalis/allative + and

ikiurtә + singular + lokalis/locative

a chapter + many N + plural + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb much + causative + he/3Sg + but

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

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

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to be N + go to Vb + place or time to Vb + someone having N + plural + relative + and

a prayer + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb-e future + participle + I/1Sg + and

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

to be interesting + to Vb a little + indicative + we/1Pl + and

Aasiaat + an N-dweller + to become N + not Vb + interrogative + you/2Sg

a wife + many N + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e

Aasiaat + lokalis/locative

re. + to begin to Vb + indicative + he-him/3Sg3SgO + but

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

Maniitsoq + absolutive + here is ..

to tell + to Vb much + the most Vb + plural + lokalis/locative + but

Narsarsuaq + vialis/prosecutive + here is ..

January + to have N + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing

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

to play guitar + just to Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + and

a town + object is subject's N + passive + participle + he/3Sg + but

Tasiilaq + an N-dweller + to have N + the thing to Vb-e + but

to play guitar + should have Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + but

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + causative + they/3Pl

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

4 + a simple N + to work with N + to Vb repeatedly + indicative + I/1Sg + but

to leave him + will not Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

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

girl's little brother + a future N + to become N + to Vb first + indicative + he/3Sg + and

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

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

girl's little brother + someone having N + singular + aequalis/equative + here is ..

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

to have passed + to be able to Vb + the most Vb + singular + absolutive

a chapter + plural + <min>Relativ

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb much + causative + they/3Pl

a prayer + singular + absolutive + and

Narsarsuaq + vialis/prosecutive

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

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

to represent him + to be done with Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

January + to become N + to Vb a little repeatedly + indicative + he/3Sg + but

Maniitsoq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + but

to record + to begin to Vb + indicative + I/1Sg + but

Maniitsoq + an N-dweller + to become N + to Vb a little + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to begin to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

a computer + singular + absolutive

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to become N + should have Vb + the most Vb + the collective N + plural + lokalis/locative

to drink + the thing to Vb-e + plural + absolutive

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 + singular + absolutive

a parcel + each others' N + -LIR_nv + to Vb first + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

Gentofte + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e + but

a prayer + singular + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

a day + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + the thing to Vb-e

Automaton 7.2.3: Translation

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