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General Part. 



(Section 1 — 16.) 



Section 1. EXISTENCE. 



I. SELECTION OP THE GREENLAND MORDS, PECULLiR AND COMMON. 



(The common stemwoixls of the Dialects see Vol. I.) 



1) TO EXIST. TO BE. 



Stw. He is Ipoq, an important word, however only applicable 

 in referring to the questions „where" and „how''. 



Afx. There is or are qarpoq; is thus or such iivoq: has it 

 for ... да, râ. 



Drv. Expl. How art thou qaiioq tpit; he is in the house 

 igdlume ipoq (contracted igdlunnpoq). hi the most abstract sense 

 is used qarpoq : igdloqarpoq there is a house (existing) , Inugtu- 

 massoqarpoq cannibals (inugtâinassut) are existing (in the world) ; it 

 is a house igdlûvoq; but if a possessive relation is to be added, 

 a transposition is required: Igdlugâ he has it for his house, it is 

 his house. 



^) A THING, TO DO. 



Stw. Thing pe , and its verbal form, does something pimq; 

 something or a ,,what" so, and its verbal form, does or is some- 

 what suvoq. 



Afx. Working or producing ivoq , Uvoq ; wrought or made 

 iaq, liaq. 



Drv. Expl. An extraordinary number of Derivata are formed 

 out of the stemwords here named — see Vol.1 p. 140 & 149. 



3) NEGATION, AFFIRMATION. 

 Stw. No nâgga ; take it ! ak. 



