Emergency

1. Ikiulaannga!

   I-ki-u-laan-nga!

   Help! Someone help me!

   Usage

   A call for help in an emergency

   Grammar Note

   ikiulaannga is ikiorpaa "helps" + the softening -laar- + a 2nd-to-1st-person imperative, meaning "please help me". Shouting for help is ikioqqulluni suaartarpoq, and asking for help is kutsiorpoq

2. Politiinut sianerniarit!

   Po-li-tii-nut si-a-ner-ni-a-rit!

   Call the police!

   Usage

   Calling for police assistance in a dangerous situation

   Grammar Note

   The party being called is marked with the allative (taxamut sianerpoq "calls a taxi"). sianerfigaa means "phones him/her"

3. Ambulancemut sianerniarit!

   Am-bu-lan-ce-mut si-a-ner-ni-a-rit!

   Call an ambulance!

   Usage

   Urgently requesting an ambulance

4. Napparsimmavimmut aqqutaa sumiippa?

   Nap-par-sim-ma-vim-mut aq-qu-taa su-miip-pa?

   Where is the way to the hospital?

   Usage

   Asking someone where the way to the hospital is

   Grammar Note

   Napparsimmavik means hospital. Example of asking the way: KNI-mut aqqutaa sumiippa? (where is the way to KNI?, Danish hvor er vejen til KNI?).

5. Tammarpunga. Ikiorsinnaavinga?

   Tam-mar-pu-nga. I-ki-or-sin-naa-vi-nga?

   I am lost. Can you help me?

   Usage

   Asking for help when you are lost

6. Tillinniarfigineqarpunga.

   Til-lin-ni-ar-fi-gi-ne-qar-pu-nga.

   I was robbed.

   Usage

   Reporting a theft or robbery to authorities

   Grammar Note

   tillinneq is "theft", tillinniarneq "burglary; theft" and tillinniaq "thief". -figi- ("do to") plus the passive -neqar- gives the victim's way of saying it

7. Sapigaqarpunga. Nakorsaatinik pisariaqartitsivunga.

   Sa-pi-ga-qar-pu-nga. Na-kor-saa-ti-nik pi-sa-ri-a-qar-tit-si-vu-nga.

   I have an allergy. I need medicine.

   Usage

   Communicating an allergy and the need for medicine in an emergency

8. Ulorianarpoq! Unigit!

   U-lo-ri-a-nar-poq! U-ni-git!

   It is dangerous! Stop!

   Usage

   Warning of danger and telling someone to stop

   Grammar Note

   ulorianarpoq is "is dangerous" (a danger one can guard against); navianarpoq is used for unavoidable danger. unigit is the imperative of unippoq "to stop".

9. Passiga annaavara. Ikiorsinnaavinga?

   Pas-si-ga an-naa-va-ra. I-ki-or-sin-naa-vin-ga?

   I have lost my passport. Can you help me?

   Usage

   Reporting a lost passport and requesting assistance

   Grammar Note

   "To lose" is annaavaa, which takes a possessed object (kørekortini annaavaa "has lost his/her driving licence"). A passport is passi. ikiorsinnaavinga? is the question form with a 2nd-person subject and a 1st-person object. If you lose it, contact the Danish consulate or embassy

10. Danmarkip ambassadia attaveqarfigissavara. Ikiorsinnaavinga?

    Dan-mar-kip am-bas-sa-di-a at-ta-ve-qar-fi-gis-sa-va-ra. I-ki-or-sin-naa-vin-ga?

    I need to contact the Danish Embassy. Can you help me?

    Usage

    Requesting help to contact the Danish Embassy; Greenland is a Danish autonomous territory

    Grammar Note

    ambassadi is a loanword taking the 3sg possessed form ambassadia. ikiorsinnaavinga? is the interrogative with a 2nd-person subject acting on a 1st-person object.

11. ikuallanneq

    Fire

    Usage

    A building burning; "there is a fire" is ikuallattoqarpoq

12. tillittoq

    Thief

    Usage

    A person who has stolen; "stop the thief!" is tillittoq unitsissiuk!

13. ujajaaneq

    Robbery

    Usage

    Taking by force; also used for looting

14. kaasarfissiooq

    Pickpocket

    Usage

    From kaasarfik (pocket): a thief who works pockets

15. aallarussaaneq

    Kidnapping

    Usage

    Carrying a person off against their will

16. toqutsineq

    Murder

    Usage

    The killing of a person; for reporting a crime

17. perulluliorneq

    Riot

    Usage

    A crowd running riot; "to riot" is perulluliorpoq. Note it is not specific to riots: ordbog.gl gives the same word for Danish spektakel, ballade, tumult, terrorisme and hævndrama.

18. qaartartoq

    Bomb

    Usage

    From qaarpoq (to explode): "the thing that bursts"; also used for a mine

19. Ikuallanneq! Qimaaniarit!

    Fire! Run!

20. Qatserisartoqarfimmut sianerniarit!

    Please call the fire brigade

21. Politeeqarfik sumiippa?

    Where is the police station?

22. Politiinut unnerluutiginninneq pisariaqarpoq.

    I need to make a report to the police

    Usage

    Show this after a theft to say that a report to the police is needed. The text itself contains no word for theft, so make clear by voice or gesture that it was a theft

23. Japanimiutut oqalussinnaasoqarpa?

    Is there anyone who speaks Japanese?

24. Una ilisimajunnaarpoq.

    This person is unconscious

25. Ipilerpoq!

    Someone is drowning

26. Unatarneqarpunga.

    I was beaten

27. Kapineqarpunga.

    I was stabbed

28. Iniga tillinniarfigineqarpoq.

    My room was broken into

29. Una pisuuvoq.

    This person is the culprit

30. Pututinneqarpunga.

    I was deceived

31. Aningaasiviga tillinneqarpoq.

    My wallet was stolen

    Usage

    aningaasivik (wallet) + -ga (my) with the third-person passive of tillippaa (to steal)

32. Puigorpara.

    I left it behind

33. Biilimut aportippunga.

    I was hit by a car

    Usage

    biili (car) + -mut (by) with aportippoq (to be run into), in the first person -punga

34. Ajunaalernermi aniffissakkut aniniarit!

    Please escape through the emergency exit

35. Pilertorniarit!

    Please hurry

36. Massakkorpiaq aggerniarit!

    Please come right away

    Usage

    massakkorpiaq (right now) with the polite imperative -niarit on aggerpoq (to come)

37. Napparsimmavimmut ilagilaannga!

    Please take me to a hospital

38. Angallannermi ajutoortoqarpoq.

    There has been a traffic accident

    Usage

    A traffic accident is aqqusinikkut angallannermi ajutoortoqarpoq ("an accident has occurred in traffic"). ajunaar- is avoided because it reads as a fatal accident; ajutoor- is used instead. angallanneq means "traffic"

39. Ajornartoorfiuvoq.

    It's an emergency

    Usage

    nødsituation is ajornartoorfik. Adding the nominal predicate -u-voq ("is") gives ajornartoorfiuvoq, "it is an emergency". -fik + -u-voq becomes -fiuvoq

40. Tillittoq! Tigusiniarit!

    Thief! Catch him!

    Usage

    The imperative -niarit is a polite command (tigusiniarit! "please take it"). tillittoq means "thief"

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