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qâgssaffssuk agdUneq ajordlwie qingarssue kisinilk agdlilerput. kîsa- 

 grow being unable his nostrils only began to grow larger. But at 

 mile ilûine jjisugtuapalôrtcderpoq (38) qulfnguamingmit. iläine 

 length sometimes he lounged about a little above them. Once a 



qvl'mgnnmingnut pigame avdlamik (39) inugsinane 

 little above them when he Avent meeting with no other people he 

 talulerpâ map (40) ornigkchie ; ûsU qimûlerpoq 



saw a man coming towards him. As usually he took to flee, 



(41) mitautlglsanginane aso! saimasswnik unerqtderpû ; 



because he should mock him. Lo ! in a friendly way he asked him 

 tikeHardliigo oqarpoq : (42) nakinaqigavit ikioru- 



to stop; coming to him he said: as thou art very pitiable, wish- 



mavdlutit ornigpavkit. aqago iteruvit vrdlunguaq 



ing to help thee 1 went to thee. To morrow when thou wakest 

 (42) pisugtuarniatdlarumârputit ; pavane takunerpatit 



early, thou must take a walk; up yonder thou mayst see the high 



qåqarsHiit akllengssuit akorndnut periardlntit ima 

 moutains opposite each other, when thou getst between them, thus 

 (44) siiârniatdlarumârputit: pissaup inua qaile ! 

 thou must call out: Lord of strength may he come forth! 



EXPLANATION, 



showing the Elements, Stemwords and Affixes, (see the lists Vol I) of the 

 compound words, and the Flexion (see Vol. I, grammatical part). 



1 ) nCik (a point, f. e. of Land ; here the name of a settlement 

 in Gr.), subjective (or genitive). 



2) kange (a situation more landward or eastward) localis 

 wsf. 3. Person (in its -). 



3) r/oro^' (a narrow cleft, here the name of an inlet) loc, irregular 

 declination, instead af qùrume. 



4) ukÎDoq (he winters) -fik-qarpoq-toq, plural 3. P. 

 ukiorpoq (it is winter) a peculiar conjunctive form: so often as. 



5) slkâpoq (it is frozen up or imbedded with ice) sikn-tarpoq- 

 raoq, pi. 3. P. 



6) imaq (open water) -erâpâ (deprives him or it of, i. e. the 

 wtnter or cold had d. it of -) infinitive wgf. 3. P. (object: the inlet). 



7) igd o-qat-gâ (gîgput, as nominal stem: gtk. pi. ^^^). 



8) ila (part of or belonging to) - wsf. 3. P. (,,some" means 

 here: a married couple). 



9) enieq (son) -lik, pi. igdlit (having). 



