Accessibility

1. Maani issiavik assakaasulik atorneqarsinnaava?

   Maa-ni is-si-a-vik as-sa-kaa-su-lik a-tor-ne-qar-sin-naa-va?

   Is this place wheelchair accessible?

   Usage

   Kalaallisut expression for wheelchair users checking accessibility of a place

   Grammar Note

   A wheelchair is issiavik assakaasulik ("chair with wheels"); issiavik kaassuartagaq is also used

2. Elevatori peqarpa?

   E-le-va-to-ri pe-qar-pa?

   Do you have an elevator / lift?

   Usage

   Kalaallisut expression for asking if a building has an elevator

   Grammar Note

   The loanword for "elevator" is elevatori. inissaqarpoq is ini "room" + -qar-, "there is space"

3. Ini angallarluttunut piumavara.

   I-ni an-gal-lar-lut-tu-nut pi-u-ma-va-ra.

   I need a room with accessibility features

   Usage

   Kalaallisut expression for requesting an accessible hotel room

   Grammar Note

   angallarluttoq means "person with impaired mobility". Put the plural allative angallarluttunut before a facility name to get "for people with impaired mobility"

4. Majorallaffik imaluunniit isaariaq tummeqqaqanngitsoq peqarpa?

   Ma-jo-ral-laf-fik i-ma-luun-ni-it i-saa-ri-aq tum-meq-qa-qan-ngit-soq pe-qar-pa?

   Is there a ramp or step-free entrance?

   Usage

   Kalaallisut expression for asking about ramps or step-free access

   Grammar Note

   A ramp is iseriartortut majorallaffiat (the place people climb to get in), with base form majorallaffik. Isaariaq is entrance and tummeqqat steps; adding -qanngitsoq (without) gives tummeqqaqanngitsoq (having no steps).

5. Angallarluttunut anartarfik sumiippa?

   An-gal-lar-lut-tu-nut a-nar-tar-fik su-mi-ip-pa?

   Where is the accessible restroom?

   Usage

   Kalaallisut expression for asking the location of an accessible restroom

   Grammar Note

   angallarluttunut (plural allative of angallarluttoq, "person with impaired mobility") modifies the facility name. The set phrase for asking where something is: X sumiippa?

6. Takusinnaannginnama — ikiorissavinga?

   Ta-ku-sin-naan-ngin-na-ma — i-ki-or-is-sa-vin-ga?

   I am visually impaired — can you help me?

   Usage

   Kalaallisut expression for a visually impaired person requesting help

   Grammar Note

   "taku-" (see) + "-sinnaanngit-" (cannot) + "-nnama" (because I, first-person causal) is a suffix chain expressing "because I cannot see".

7. Nerisassat allassimaffiat naqinnernik angisuunik peqarpa?

   Ne-ri-sas-sat al-las-si-maf-fi-at na-qin-ner-nik an-gi-suu-nik pe-qar-pa?

   Do you have large-print menus?

   Usage

   Kalaallisut expression for asking about large-print menus

   Grammar Note

   A menu is nerisassat allassimaffiat (or nerisassat allattorsimaffiat), the same shape as viinnit allattorsimaffiat ("wine list"). "Capital letter" is naqinneq angisooq

8. Audio-nalunaarusiaqarsinnaavit?

   Au-di-o-na-lu-naar-u-si-a-qar-sin-naa-vit?

   Are there audio guides available?

   Usage

   Kalaallisut expression for asking about audio guide availability

   Grammar Note

   nalunaarusiaq means "report, notice" and is used here for a spoken guide. A human guide is takornarianik nassuiaassisoq; a guidebook follows the pattern X-mut najoqqutassiaq. Sound or voice is nipi

9. Qimmeq tasikumiagara isersinnaava?

   Can I bring my service/guide dog?

   Usage

   Kalaallisut expression for asking permission to bring a guide or service dog

   Grammar Note

   A guide dog is tappiitsup tasikumiagaa. Example: tappiitsoq qimmimik tasikumiagaqarpoq. Tasikumiagaq has the first-person singular possessed form tasikumiagara. Iserpoq means enters (compare iserneq akeqanngilaq, admission is free).

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