Automaton 8.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

to play guitar + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + the collective N + plural + absolutive

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to work with N + indicative + we/1Pl

to party + to be done with Vb + participle + they/3Pl

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb much + causative + they/3Pl + but

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

to say + to Vb repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + a worn out N + to be N + to Vb over time repeatedly + indicative + I/1Sg

Paamiut + instrumentalis/instrumental + or

to do ??? + participle + I/1Sg

to leave him + to Vb-e actually + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + and

a human + to look for N + to Vb much + causative + we/1Pl + and

a translator + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + singular + his/3SgPoss + relative

I + pronoun + I/1Sg

an airport + a big N + to be N + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive

to freight + tp Vb entirely + the thing to Vb-e + plural + absolutive

re. + immediately upon Vb + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO + here is ..

January + to look for N + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive

to party + to begin to Vb + the most Vb + to have N + to order sby to Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO

we + pronoun + singular + absolutive + or

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

Gentofte + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb first + indicative + he/3Sg + or

soon + particle + here is ..

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

Ilulissat + an N-dweller + to be N + to be done with Vb + the most Vb + to get an N + needs to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

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

to say + not really Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

Esbjerg + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + causative + we/1Pl + and

now + particle + and

Kangerlussuaq + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + go to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive + or

Paamiut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to Vb-e future + participle + I/1Sg

a Greenlander + singular + terminalis/allative + but

a Greenlander + to be N + to Vb more + somebody Vb-ing + a cute little N + singular + vialis/prosecutive

a man + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental + to "instrumental" N + not Vb + indicative + I/1Sg

re. + not Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

5 + a future N + -LIR_nv + to be done with Vb + indicative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + here is ..

to party + not Vb + causative + he/3Sg

Narsarsuaq + singular + absolutive

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

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

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

why + particle + but

Uummannaq + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

to be strange + place or time to Vb + -LIR_nv + should have Vb + indicative + they-him/3Pl3SgO

a parcel + to work with N + stop Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + should have Vb + somebody Vb-ing + plural + my/1SgPoss + relative

Nuuk + terminalis/allative

re. + to order sby to Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

to be strange + causative + I/1Sg + or

to play music + just to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + but

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

January + to get an N + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive + and

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

Sisimiut + terminalis/allative + here is ..

Qasigiannguit + an N-dweller + to work with N + go to Vb + causative + they/3Pl + but

to play guitar + to Vb a little repeatedly + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + or

sammisarә + indicative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

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

to party + just to Vb + indicative + we/1Pl + or

a house + to look for N + to begin to Vb + place or time to Vb + singular + absolutive + here is ..

girl's little brother + to become N + immediately upon Vb + place or time to Vb + -LIR_nv + to Vb first + indicative + he-him/3Sg3SgO

to drink + not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + a future N + singular + absolutive + but

Esbjerg + terminalis/allative + or

Esbjerg + an N-dweller + singular + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

to play guitar + to Vb repeatedly + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + and

a parcel + object is subject's N + to actually Vb repeatedly + contemporative + me/1SgO

Ilulissat + terminalis/allative + here is ..

to freight + go to Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + here is ..

Qasigiannguit + terminalis/allative + here is ..

a king + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + plural + relative + here is ..

to use it/ to be used + immediately upon Vb + contemporative + them/3PlO

a word + plural + my/1SgPoss + relative

west of POSSESSOR + a simple N + to have N + to Vb a little + place or time to Vb + the collective N + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental + to "instrumental" N + to Vb-e future + interrogative + you/2Sg

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

to do ??? + to Vb much + participle + they/3Pl + here is ..

to say + tp Vb entirely + causative + they/3Pl + but

January + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive + here is ..

Finland + terminalis/allative + or

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

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

Sisimiut + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + immediately upon Vb + causative + he/3Sg + but

isә + object is subject's N + tp Vb entirely + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to say + not really Vb + causative + he/3Sg + or

to see it + to Vb over time + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + and

to stop + causative + he/3Sg + and

to be far away + participle + I/1Sg

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

to be strange + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + a big N + to be N + not Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

to play guitar + immediately upon Vb + place or time to Vb + to have N + to Vb a little repeatedly + place or time to Vb + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + singular + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative + and

to say + to Vb-e future + participle + I/1Sg + but

Avanersuaq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + immediately upon Vb + causative + I/1Sg

a story + each others' N + plural + aequalis/equative + here is ..

to play guitar + to Vb much + participle + I/1Sg

Ilulissat + lokalis/locative + or

to be strange + to Vb more + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

to party + just to Vb + causative + he/3Sg + or

to move + will not Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to be N + immediately upon Vb + place or time to Vb + a big N + to have N + to Vb-e future + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + but

a half + singular + my/1SgPoss + absolutive

to tell + not really Vb + causative + I/1Sg + but

January + to be N + to Vb much + participle + they/3Pl + but

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

Finland + an N-dweller + to be N + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + relative + and

Thule Air Base + terminalis/allative + here is ..

Automaton 8.2.3: Translation

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