Greenlandic Text Lesson 14 - Captain Tom Moore’s fundraising for the NHS
Sorry for the recent slowdown in Greenlandic posts. Real life has been very busy, and the lockdown hasn’t changed that one bit. Anyway, here’s a nice story from KNR with a vocabulary and translation.
99-inik ukiulik pisuttuarluni millionerpassuarnik katersisoq
Sakkutuuiarneq Tuluit Nunaanni napparsimmaviit tapersersorniarlugit aningaasanik immikkut ittumik periuseqarluni katersivoq.
Coronavirus assigiinngitsutigut ajornartoortitsigaluartoq nuannersunik aamma oqaluttuassaqarpoq.
Sakkutuuiarneq 99-inik ukiulik Tom Moore, Tuluit Nunaanneersoq, assersuutigineqarsinnaavoq.
Sakkutuuiarneq Moore siffissamigut ajoqusernermi kingorna pisuttaateqarpoq, naatsiivimminilu ullormut 25 meterinik hunnorujoriarluni apriilip ulluisa 30-anni hunnorujuliinnginnermini pisunnissani siunniussimavaa.
102 millionit koruunit katersorsimagai
Tom Moorep naatsiivimmini pisuttuartarnera ilaqutaasa videoliarisimavaat, videoliarlu inuit internetikkut attaveqaqatigiiffini siammarterlugu.
Moore tusagassiutini poorskikkunni sammineqangaatsiarpoq, napparsimmavinnilu sulisut tapersersorneqarnissaannut aningaasat katersorneqartut imaaginnavissimallutik.
Tom Moorep aningaasat 12 millionit pundit, imaluunniit 102 millionit koruunit missaat sisamanngorneq ilanngullugu katersorsimavai.
Vocabulary
99-inik (nioghalvfems-inik) – 99.INSTR
ukiu.lik – year.provided-with
pisuttuar.luni walk.4s-CONTEMP
milioner.passuar.nik millions.many.INSTR
katersisoq collect.3s-NOM
sakku.tuu.iar.neq weapon.one-who-has-large/many.remove-from.result-of = veteran (sakkutooq = soldier)
Tulu.it Nuna.an.ni Briton.PL(REL) land.their.in = in Britain
nappar.simma.vi.it get-sick.PERF.place-where.PL(ABS)
taperser.sor.niar.lugit support-sb-with-sthg.in-a-good-way.intend.4p(obj)-CONTEMP
aningaasa.nik money.INSTR
immi.kkut self.VIALIS
it.tu.mik be.NOM.INSTR
periuse.qar.luni style.have.4s-CONTEMP
katersivoq collect.3s-IND
assigiinngitsu.tigut
different.VIALIS
ajornar.toor.titsi.galuar.toq be-problematic.lead-to.cause.although.3s-NOM
nuanner.su.nik be-pleasant.NOM.INSTR(pl)
aamma
also
oqaluttua.ssa.qar.poq story.FUT.exist.3s-IND
Tuluit Nunaan.neer.soq Britain.be-from.3s-NOM
assersuuti.gi.neqar.sinnaa.voq example.have-as.PASS.can.3s-IND
siffissa.mi.gut hip.his(4s).VIALIS
ajoquser.ner.mi be-injured.VERBAL-NOUN.in
kingorna after
pisuttaate.qar.poq walking-frame.have.3s-IND
naatsiivim.mi.ni.lu garden.his(4s).in.and
ullor.mut day.to = each day
25 meteri.nik 25 meters.INSTR
hunnorujo.riar.luni hundred.do-X-times.4s-CONTEMP
Apriili.p ullu.isa 30-an.ni (tredive-anni) April.REL days.its-REL 30.their.in = on 30 April
hunnoruju.lii.nngin.ner.mi.ni hundred.celebrate-birthday.not.VERBAL-NOUN.his.in
pisun.ni.ssa.ni walk.VERBAL-NOUN.FUT.in
siunnius.sima.vaa have-in-mind.PERF.3s(sub)-3s(obj)-IND
102 millionit koruunit 102 million Danish kroner
katersor.sima.gai collect.PERF.3s(sub)-3p(obj)-IND
naatsiivim.mi.ni garden.his.in
pisuttuar.tar.ner.a walk.HABITUAL.VERBAL-NOUN.his
ilaquta.asa family-members.his-REL
video.lia.ri.sima.vaat video.a-made-thing.have-as.PERF.3p(sub)-3s(obj)-IND
video.liar.lu video.a-made-thing.and
inuit people
interneti.kkut internet-VIALIS
attave.qa.qati.giif.fi.ni connection.exist.have-fellow-one.do-mutually.place-where.in(pl) = on social media
siammar.ter.lugu spread.further.4s(obj)-CONTEMP
tusagass.i.uti.ni news.provide.means-of.in = on the news pages
poorski.kkun.ni Easter(<Dan. påske).at-place-of.in
sammi.neqa.ngaatsiar.poq direct-towards.PASS.quite-a-bit.3s-IND
napparsimmavin.ni.lu hospital.in.and
suli.su.t work.NOM.pl = workers
taperser.sor.neqar.ni.ssa.an.nut support.in-a-good-way.PASS.VERBAL-NOUN.FUT.their.to
aningaasa.t money.pl
katersor.neqar.tut collect.PASS.3p-NOM
imaaginna.vis.sima.llutik be-more-and-more.EMPHATIC.PERF.3p(sub)-CONTEMP
pundi.t pound.pl
imaluunniit or
missaat around/about
sisamanngorneq Thursday
ilanngullugu including
katersorsimavai collect.PERF.3s(sub)-3p(obj).IND
Translation
99-inik ukiulik pisuttuarluni millionerpassuarnik katersisoq
99-year-old raises millions through walking
Sakkutuuiarneq Tuluit Nunaanni napparsimmaviit tapersersorniarlugit aningaasanik immikkut ittumik periuseqarluni katersivoq.
A veteran has been raising money in his own way to support the hospitals in the UK.
Coronavirus assigiinngitsutigut ajornartoortitsigaluartoq nuannersunik aamma oqaluttuassaqarpoq.
Although the coronavirus has in different ways brought about difficulties, there are also some happy stories.
Sakkutuuiarneq 99-inik ukiulik Tom Moore, Tuluit Nunaanneersoq, assersuutigineqarsinnaavoq.
Ninety-nine year old veteran Tom Moore, from the UK, has become one such example.
Sakkutuuiarneq Moore siffissamigut ajoqusernermi kingorna pisuttaateqarpoq, naatsiivimminilu ullormut 25 meterinik hunnorujoriarluni apriilip ulluisa 30-anni hunnorujuliinnginnermini pisunnissani siunniussimavaa.
Veteran Moore, who has a walking frame after a hip injury, has set out to walk, every day, the 25 meters of his garden and to do this 100 times before he turns 100 on 30 April.
102 millionit koruunit katersorsimagai
He has raised 102m kroner
Tom Moorep naatsiivimmini pisuttuartarnera ilaqutaasa videoliarisimavaat, videoliarlu inuit internetikkut attaveqaqatigiiffini siammarterlugu.
Tom Moore’s family members have taken video of him walking in his garden, and the video has been spread further by people on the internet on social media.
Moore tusagassiutini poorskikkunni sammineqangaatsiarpoq, napparsimmavinnilu sulisut tapersersorneqarnissaannut aningaasat katersorneqartut imaaginnavissimallutik.
There have been a lot of news articles about Moore over the Easter period, and more and more money has been collected to support the workers in the hospitals.
Tom Moorep aningaasat 12 millionit pundit, imaluunniit 102 millionit koruunit missaat sisamanngorneq ilanngullugu katersorsimavai.
As of Thursday, Tom Moore has raised £12m, or about DKK 102m.
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As of writing this, Captain Tom Moore has in fact raised over £20m, which is clearly too much temptation for anyone:
