114 Morten P. Porsild. 



As Kleinschmidt's dictionary is only partially arranged in alpha- 

 betical order, and as the derivatives must be sought for under the stems 

 from which they are derived, I — following the example given by 

 Ryberg in his above-mentioned book — have added, after those words 

 which occur in the dictionary in question, the number of the page of 

 the dictionary or of its supplement. There the readers who may seek 

 such information will find the etymology and the real significance of 

 the words. In cases where the words are not to be found in Klein- 

 schmidt, I have tried, as far as possible, to discover their etymology, 

 or their stem; and have then referred to this. Herein I have had 

 an indefatigable co-worker in the Rev. H. Mortensen of Godhavn, 

 and I wish to express my best thanks to him for his kind assistance. 



The reason why I have not referred to the numerous dictionaries 

 of the other Eskimo dialects already existing is simply that they 

 have not been accessible to me here. 



In case the Greenland terms here mentioned should be used by 

 the reader for comparison with terms from other Eskimo tribes, I want 

 to emphasize the fact that, as a rule, I only give the names of indepen- 

 dent articles in the objective form, under which form the word should 

 be looked for in the dictionaries. The parts and accessories which per- 

 tain to the articles and do not occur — or are not used — independently 

 I give with the possessive-suffix ; in which case the name of the principal 

 object, in the genetive case, must, consequently, always be under- 

 stood to stand in front. This is in accordance with Eskimo usage of 

 language and train of thought, and thus the Eskimo will name 

 the article on inquiry, — with many words only the form with the 

 suffix exists. But the consequence, namely that to those who are not 

 familiar with the structure of the language some of these words will 

 appear to differ from those in the dictionary, cannot be avoided. 



The following example will best serve to illustrate my method : — 



Under harpoon, tukaq, will be found: — 

 the blade, ulua, 392. 

 the barb, akinga, 18. 

 the line-holes, qingai, 146. 

 the shaft-socket, itsiornera, 115. 

 the toggling butt, pamia. 271. 



On the pages referred to will then be found the objective-forms: — 

 ulo, a knife; iteq, a rumphole; akik, a barb of a hook; qingaq, a nostril; 

 pamiaq, a tail-likeness, etc. The possessive-forms given should conse- 

 quently be translated: its knife, its barb, its nostrils, its 

 worked rumphole, its tail-likeness, and everywhere tùkap, 

 the harpoon's, must be understood before the words. 



As I am not familiar with the methods used by linguists for the 

 transcription of the Greenland words into phonetic characters (for in- 



