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General Part. 



(Section 1 16.) 



Section 1. EXISTENCE. 



I. SELECTION OF THE GREENLAND WORDS, PECULIAR AND COOON. 



(The common stemwords of the Dialects see Vol. L) 



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 uvoq: has it 

 for . . . gd, rd. 



Drv. Expl. How art thou qanoq {pit; he is in the house 

 igdlume ipoq (contracted igdlumtpoq). In the most abstract sense 

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

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

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

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

 his house. 



f) A THING, TO DO. 



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

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

 what sicvoq. 



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. 1 40 & 1 49. 



3) NEGATION, AFFIRMATION. 

 Stw. No ndgga; take it! ak. 



