Automaton 8.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

a story + to become N + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + or

girl's big brother + plural + co-referential his/4SgPoss + instrumentalis/instrumental + and

a month + singular + absolutive + here is ..

to play music + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + -LIR_nv + to Vb-e future + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

close on POSSESSOR + singular + lokalis/locative + his/3SgPoss

a chapter + a very big N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

the ice cap + plural + absolutive

Finland + instrumentalis/instrumental + and

Qasigiannguit + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

ikiurtә + the collective N + plural + lokalis/locative + or

soqutigә + +TUQ=RUJUK=RUJUK=SUAQ=U + contemporative + him/3SgO

to party + causative + we/1Pl + or

an airport + a very big N + plural + absolutive + here is ..

a half + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + to "instrumental" N + should have Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to have N + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

Tasiilaq + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

Kangerlussuaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + not Vb + causative + we/1Pl + and

Tasiilaq + an N-dweller + to be N + place or time to Vb + a very big N + plural + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative

to party + to Vb first + interrogative + you/2Sg

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

Finland + terminalis/allative + or

re. + just to Vb + indicative + they-him/3Pl3SgO

to drink + to Vb-e future + interrogative + he/3Sg

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to have N + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + here is ..

Esbjerg + absolutive + but

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

another + object is subject's N + to be done with Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to be afraid + to have Vb once + place or time to Vb + a big N + to become N + to Vb-e future + indicative + they/3Pl + and

Qaqortoq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + not Vb + indicative + he/3Sg + and

re. + to order sby to Vb + indicative + he-him/3Sg3SgO

to be strange + to Vb a little + the thing to Vb-e + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental

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

January + to have N + to order sby to Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

an airport + a very big N + singular + their/3PlPoss + relative

a journalist + to be N + to Vb much + somebody Vb-ing + a big N + -LIR_nv + to be done with Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

to say + to begin to Vb + causative + he/3Sg + here is ..

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

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

Qaqortoq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb too much + indicative + I/1Sg + but

a fellow + -LIR_nv + to Vb a little repeatedly + contemporative + me/1SgO

Kangaatsiaq + singular + absolutive

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

a spring + a very big N + singular + his/3SgPoss + relative

may + to have N + not Vb + causative + he/3Sg + but

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + singular + absolutive

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to have N + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive

a daughter + to have N + to Vb first + indicative + we/1Pl + here is ..

the ice cap + singular + his/3SgPoss + relative

a word + plural + plural + terminalis/allative

Esbjerg + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

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

Gentofte + instrumentalis/instrumental

January + to have N + immediately upon Vb + causative + he/3Sg

an airport + to have N + to be done with Vb + participle + they/3Pl

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

Gentofte + instrumentalis/instrumental + and

the first + to get an N + to Vb much + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive

Avanersuaq + singular + absolutive + or

Sisimiut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + but

Kangaatsiaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + interrogative + You/2Pl

to move + stop Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + and

to party + +TUQ=RUJUK=RUJUK=SUAQ=U + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

a parcel + singular + lokalis/locative

a house + a cute little N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

Upernavik + an N-dweller + to have N + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive

an airport + to get an N + to Vb a little repeatedly + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

ikiurtә + singular + absolutive + but

Finland + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + just to Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

January + to be N + to Vb first + causative + I/1Sg

a month + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

ikiurtә + to look for N + whether Vb + somebody Vb-ing + a big N + to be N + immediately upon Vb + place or time to Vb + singular + absolutive + and

re. + to Vb much + indicative + we-him/1Pl3SgO

a child + singular + his/3SgPoss + relative + and

re. + immediately upon Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + and

a king + many N + plural + my/1SgPoss + absolutive

a twin + a very big N + plural + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive

I + pronoun + I/1Sg + and

to be afraid + will Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

to play guitar + immediately upon Vb + causative + I/1Sg + here is ..

re. + will not Vb + interrogative + you-him/2Sg3SgO

5 + a future N + to look for N + to Vb much + somebody Vb-ing + a very big N + plural + their/3PlPoss + absolutive

to party + to order sby to Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + or

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to have N + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb first + the most Vb + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

Qaqortoq + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

Paamiut + an N-dweller + to be N + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + the collective N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

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

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

to finish it + passive + indicative + we/1Pl + here is ..

the space over POSSESSOR + singular + terminalis/allative + and

linguistics + a very big N + singular + their/3PlPoss + aequalis/equative + here is ..

to party + just to Vb + place or time to Vb + a future N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

a king + a very big N + plural + absolutive + here is ..

another + to become N + to Vb a little repeatedly + causative + we/1Pl

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to work with N + to Vb a little repeatedly + participle + they/3Pl

a Dane + to look for N + to order sby to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + and

Ilulissat + absolutive + but

Finland + absolutive + here is ..

an airplane + to have N + not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

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

Automaton 8.2.3: Translation

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