Automaton 8.2.3: Translation « Greenlandic for Foreigners 2

a centre + to become N + to Vb-e future + interrogative + you/2Sg

Avanersuaq + terminalis/allative + and

re. + not Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO

Paamiut + instrumentalis/instrumental + or

a year + to get an N + just to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive + and

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

Esbjerg + vialis/prosecutive + or

a Greenlander + singular + absolutive

a king + someone having N + to become N + to Vb first + indicative + I/1Sg + but

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

I + pronoun + I/1Sg + and

2 + number + plural + terminalis/allative + here is ..

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

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

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

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

the last + a very big N + plural + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative + to be in/on .. + to be done with Vb + participle + I/1Sg

to say + to Vb first + participle + he/3Sg + here is ..

a king + many N + plural + my/1SgPoss + lokalis/locative

to party + should have Vb + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

a chapter + a cute little N + plural + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + or

Paamiut + terminalis/allative + here is ..

to continue it + immediately upon Vb + causative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

a centre + plural + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little repeatedly + participle + he/3Sg

Ivittuut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + go to Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive + and

to party + stop Vb + participle + he/3Sg + or

Thule Air Base + vialis/prosecutive

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

Paamiut + terminalis/allative + to go to N + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive + here is ..

Greenland's university + to have N + not Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb much + participle + I/1Sg

the last + to have N + to begin to Vb + participle + they/3Pl + but

Maniitsoq + vialis/prosecutive + here is ..

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

to say + to Vb more + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

Esbjerg + terminalis/allative + to go to N + not Vb + participle + I/1Sg

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

Uummannaq + an N-dweller + plural + instrumentalis/instrumental

Tasiilaq + instrumentalis/instrumental + here is ..

Greenland's university + to have N + go to Vb + indicative + he/3Sg + and

Sisimiut + an N-dweller + to be N + to want to Vb + causative + we/1Pl

to be strange + somebody Vb-ing + to have N + to Vb a little + the most Vb + to become N + to Vb much + causative + they/3Pl

much + particle + here is ..

Finland + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb much + indicative + I/1Sg + but

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

a human + to get an N + to Vb much + somebody Vb-ing + a big N + to have N + to Vb first + indicative + I/1Sg + but

Gentofte + vialis/prosecutive + and

Greenland's university + to have N + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive + but

Avanersuaq + terminalis/allative + here is ..

to do ??? + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive + and

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

Thule Air Base + terminalis/allative + and

Paamiut + absolutive + here is ..

3 + a simple N + to look for N + to Vb first + the thing to Vb-e + singular + co-referential his/4SgPoss + absolutive

to continue it + immediately upon Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO

to tell + will Vb + participle + I/1Sg

5 + a future N + to work with N + participle + I/1Sg

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

paarә + to Vb much + indicative + we-him/1Pl3SgO + but

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

an airport + to have N + to begin to Vb + somebody Vb-ing + to work with N + to be done with Vb + participle + he/3Sg

Ivittuut + an N-dweller + to be N + to Vb first + causative + I/1Sg

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

to party + to Vb-e future + participle + he/3Sg

a story + each others' N + to become N + to Vb much + indicative + they/3Pl

to be cold + to Vb-e future + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl

a word + -LIR_nv + to Vb much + causative + he-me/3Sg1SgO

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

Qaqortoq + terminalis/allative + here is ..

the space over POSSESSOR + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

Narsaq + an N-dweller + to be N + to make sby Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

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

to play guitar + place or time to Vb + object is subject's N + +TUQ=RUJUK=RUJUK=SUAQ=U + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

to do ??? + the thing to Vb-e + singular + his/3SgPoss + absolutive

January + to have N + to Vb first + somebody Vb-ing + singular + absolutive

ilimagә + to Vb over time + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO

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

Finland + terminalis/allative + to go to N + should have Vb + causative + they/3Pl + and

to live + to Vb much + participle + I/1Sg + or

Uummannaq + terminalis/allative + or

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

Kangerlussuaq + singular + absolutive + but

a day + singular + my/1SgPoss + relative + but

an example + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to order sby to Vb + imperative + we-them/1Pl3PlO + but

Maniitsoq + terminalis/allative + to go to N + should have Vb + the thing to Vb-e + singular + absolutive + or

Tasiilaq + vialis/prosecutive

a background + -LIR_nv + immediately upon Vb + contemporative + him/3SgO + and

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

a parcel + plural + co-referential his/4SgPoss + instrumentalis/instrumental + and

I + pronoun + ablative + I/1Sg

re. + just to Vb + optative + I-him/1Sg3SgO + but

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

this here + pronoun + singular + absolutive + but

expensive + plural + plural + terminalis/allative + to go to N + immediately upon Vb + the thing to Vb-e + plural + lokalis/locative + but

finally + particle + and

to be very busy + to Vb well + contemporative + coreferential they/4Pl + or

to party + not Vb + place or time to Vb + a big N + to look for N + to Vb much + indicative + they/3Pl + but

January + to have N + to Vb much + indicative + he/3Sg

Qeqertarsuaq + instrumentalis/instrumental + but

a half + -SSAQ=U=GALUAQ + singular + terminalis/allative + to go to N + to Vb a little + indicative + he/3Sg

a bomb + many N + plural + their/3PlPoss + absolutive + but

Automaton 8.2.3: Translation

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