Sustainability & Eco

1. Unnuiarfissaq naturikkuminnaasoq matumaniitarpa?

   Un-nu-i-ar-fis-saq na-tu-rik-ku-min-naa-soq ma-tu-ma-nii-tar-pa?

   Is there eco-friendly accommodation around here?

   Usage

   Used when looking for environmentally friendly places to stay

   Grammar Note

   "Naturikku-" derives from Danish "natur" (nature). "-minnaasoq" is a suffix complex meaning "respectful of / friendly to".

2. Puiaasara imermik immersinnaavara?

   Pu-i-aa-sa-ra i-mer-mik im-mer-sin-naa-va-ra?

   I would like to have my water bottle refilled.

   Usage

   Used at a café or restaurant to request refilling a reusable water bottle

   Grammar Note

   puiaasaq is "bottle" (Danish flaske). immerpaa is "fills it" (Danish fylder det), with the contents in the instrumental -mik. The ability affix -sinnaa- also serves to ask permission.

3. Tassunga qanoq tikissinnaavunga?

   Tas-sun-ga qa-noq ti-kis-sin-naa-vu-nga?

   How can I get there?

   Usage

   Used when asking how to reach a destination

   Grammar Note

   tikippoq is "arrives", with the destination in the terminalis (tassunga is the terminalis of taanna "that"). There is no word for "public transport", and Greenland has no roads between towns, so the question asks how one can get there without naming a means.

4. Poortuut annikinnerusoq kissaatigaara.

   Poor-tuut an-ni-kin-ne-ru-soq kis-saa-ti-gaa-ra.

   Please use minimal packaging.

   Usage

   Used when asking a vendor to use as little packaging as possible

   Grammar Note

   emballage is pooq / poortuut. annikitsoq "small, little" with the comparative -neru- gives annikinnerusoq. kissaatigaa means "wishes for it".

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