Automaton 8.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

a war + a cute little N + to be N + to order sby to Vb + indicative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

to move + to be done with Vb + place or time to Vb + -LIR_nv + should have Vb + indicative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + here is ..

Gentofte + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + causative + we/1Pl + and

Illoqqortoormiut + absolutive + here is ..

to finish it + to Vb repeatedly + indicative + we-him/1Pl3SgO

here + particle + or

a king + a big N + singular + absolutive + but

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

to say + go to Vb + place or time to Vb + a very big N + singular + their/3PlPoss + relative

to run it + to make sby Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

Greenland's university + singular + absolutive

to do ??? + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to Vb-e future + participle + I/1Sg

to stop + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

January + singular + terminalis/allative + and

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

to divorce + the thing to Vb-e + plural + lokalis/locative

to depart + to Vb too much + interrogative + he/3Sg

a hair + plural + terminalis/allative

Esbjerg + terminalis/allative + but

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

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

Paamiut + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + but

Kangaatsiaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb-e future + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

a parcel + plural + terminalis/allative + to go to N + just to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

to tell + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + plural + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + interrogative + he/3Sg

I + pronoun + I/1Sg

to play guitar + to Vb much + somebody Vb-ing + -LIR_nv + to Vb a little repeatedly + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

a responsibility + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + and

January + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

January + to look for N + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + or

January + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive + and

a Dane + to look for N + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive + and

to see it + to Vb first + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

a story + to work with N + to Vb much + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + should have Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + but

Qasigiannguit + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb much + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

to explain it + to Vb a little + contemporative + him/3SgO + and

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

to use it/ to be used + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + each others' N + plural + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative

to play music + to Vb well + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

paarә + to Vb over time + indicative + I-you/1Sg2PlO

a sibling + someone having N + singular + their/3PlPoss + and

to say + to Vb over time + somebody Vb-ing + someone having N + plural + lokalis/locative + or

Paamiut + an N-dweller + plural + lokalis/locative

Nanortalik + terminalis/allative + or

Nuuk + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb-e future + causative + he/3Sg + here is ..

an airplane + plural + lokalis/locative

Sisimiut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to begin to Vb + participle + they/3Pl

a chapter + the collective N + plural + absolutive + but

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

to be suitable + go to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive + and

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

to party + stop Vb + causative + he/3Sg + but

Kangaatsiaq + terminalis/allative

a word + plural + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive + or

to play guitar + immediately upon Vb + place or time to Vb + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + singular + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb-e future + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

Uummannaq + singular + absolutive + or

to party + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + absolutive

Greenland's university + singular + lokalis/locative

Kangaatsiaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + not really Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

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

Kangerlussuaq + vialis/prosecutive + or

Paamiut + terminalis/allative + or

January + to have N + just to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive + or

today + particle

January + to be N + to Vb first + participle + I/1Sg + and

Greenland's university + each others' N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + and

Kangaatsiaq + instrumentalis/instrumental + or

Maniitsoq + singular + absolutive + and

Esbjerg + lokalis/locative + but

a parcel + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental + to "instrumental" N + to be done with Vb + causative + I/1Sg + but

to party + to begin to Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

to play guitar + should have Vb + indicative + they/3Pl + and

the space over POSSESSOR + a simple N + to work with N + will Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + their/3PlPoss + relative

Qaqortoq + vialis/prosecutive + here is ..

Qaqortoq + an N-dweller + to be N + to want to Vb + causative + he/3Sg + but

Thule Air Base + an N-dweller + to be N + to order sby to Vb + indicative + they-me/3Pl1SgO

Qasigiannguit + absolutive

the first + a big N + singular + my/1SgPoss + absolutive

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to look for N + just to Vb + participle + he/3Sg

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb-e actually + place or time to Vb + a big N + singular + my/1SgPoss + absolutive + and

a son + singular + their/3PlPoss + aequalis/equative + and

Upernavik + vialis/prosecutive + or

to move + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO

a thought + a very big N + plural + their/3PlPoss + absolutive + but

to do ??? + to Vb first + place or time to Vb + a very big N + singular + their/3PlPoss + aequalis/equative

January + to have N + to Vb first + interrogative + he/3Sg

a Dane + to have N + just to Vb + interrogative + he/3Sg

a year + singular + absolutive

a half + singular + absolutive + but

an airplane + to be N + to Vb first + place or time to Vb + to get an N + to Vb-e future + interrogative + he/3Sg

to party + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + their/3PlPoss + relative

to drink + to Vb-e future + causative + I/1Sg

to party + to Vb-e actually + interrogative + he/3Sg

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

January + to have N + should have Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive + and

Esbjerg + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + place or time to Vb + a future N + to get an N + to Vb a little repeatedly + place or time to Vb + a very big N + plural + co-referential his/4SgPoss + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

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

Esbjerg + terminalis/allative + to go to N + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + the collective N + plural + lokalis/locative + but

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to get an N + immediately upon Vb + somebody Vb-ing + a cute little N + singular + aequalis/equative + here is ..

to do ??? + to be done with Vb + somebody Vb-ing + a big N + to be N + to want to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

Automaton 8.2.3: Translation

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