S.5. NUMBER. 43 



Section 5. NUMBER 



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



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

 1) SINGLE, ACCOMPANIMENT. 

 Stw. One out of several ardlaq; alone kise. 

 Afx. Only inaq, inarpoq, tuaq; companions etc. hut. 

 Drv. Expl. All etc., see Sections 3 and 4. 



2) MANY. 



Stw. Are many amerdldput ; swarm ujameriak. 



Afx. Many petit, pagssuit, iaq, iagpoq. 



Drv. Expl. Many amerdldsut; many people inuiagttit; a vil- 

 lage igdlorpait. 



3) FEW. 

 Stw. Are few ikigput. 



Afx. It has, or there are few kipoq. 



Drv. Expl. Few ikigtut , ikigtiinguit; there are few people 

 inukipoq. 



4) COUNTING. 



Stw He counts them kisipai; how many qavsit. 



Afx. Has got (caught) that number (of them) rarpoq; does 

 it so many times riarpoq. 



Drv. Expl. Number kisitsit; how many times qavsinik (Mod.) ; 

 he has got three (f. e. seals) pingasordrpoq ; doing it four times 

 sisamariardlune; more amalo. 



II. PECULIARITIES AND EXAMPLES FROM THE OTHER DIALECTS. 



(Words apparently representing peculiar stemwords: kalugna 

 MWn.; nimaja, momaja LM.; mijoraluk M. ; unugput LCM.) 



L. 1) Companion aijjak, ingiakatte 2) They are many 

 unnuktovut*, unuksivalliavut*; swarm nimajadlarnek* 4) He 

 counts them kittipeit. 



C. 2) A great many oonookput* 4) How many qaUining. 



M. 1) At once kalodjat 2) A group mount gut: assembled 

 atnnin-ituk* (?negation by Afx. ipoq). 



