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Bufieem onli sit see eee cence ae t-Ki'-mt-a'-khiin. 
Pyrentyconly: qs aa s22 ps eeeeeenisapests eae yu-v nd-Khiin, 
Horty onlyas sic c5 a2 ho cs shee lps Soe eee ence mil’ ~ti-ghuk w-pt-a'-khiin. 
One-half Gnilengsth) is: 2255- se sista cee ee ae ko-kéin'-td- kin'-ti-qha. 
One-half (in’quantity)... 22 2--22- -2.2-22--e-2.- au-tlh'-ha, or au-ilh’-ii-huk, 
A part or portion, in length or quantity....-...au-ulh’-iik. 
AMS 3 eis Pose eles cee sy wee restacars able Male. td médn’. 
OCS se Sno ae ae aes een ao bem Seno a eres pi-ttik. 
For purposes of barter four skins of the reindeer fawn—just enough 
to make a fur coat or parkie—are tied in a bunch and called a “ parkie 
of fawn skins.” The following set of numerals is used in counting 
these sets of fawn skins or parkies: 
One parkie of fawn skins. .......----- d-taw'-tsi-kiit, 
Two parkies of fawn skins .......-... mal'-ti-ghu'-i-hiit. 
Three parkies of fawn skins. .....--..pin-a-shu’-i-hiit. 
Four parkies of fawn skins. --.....---. sta-mai'-kit. 
Five parkies of fawn skins. ...-......td-hli’-mai-kit. 
Six parkies of fawn skins ...--....-.. a-ghu-bin'-likh-kit. 
, Seven parkies of fawn skins..--..--.-. miil-ti-ghun'-likh-kit. 
Eight parkies of fawn skins..-.-.-..-.. pir-ai-yun'-likh-kit, 
Nine parkies of fawn skins........--. ko'-lit-o-gho-tai'-lin-olh’-Kiit. 
Ten parkies of fawn skins............ ko'-li-kiit. 
Eleven parkies of fawn skins. .-...-.. ko'-li-kit d-tau'-tsi-nik chip'-t-tut. 
Twelve parkies of fawn skins .....--- ko'-li-kiit mil-it-ghu'-i-nile chip’ -i-tut. 
Thirteen parkies of fawn skins. ......ko'-li-kiit pin-a-shu'-i-nik chip'-i-tut. 
Fourteen parkies of fawn skins ..---.. ko'-li-kiit sta-mai'-nik ehip’-i-tut. 
Fifteen parkies of fawn skins -.....-. ko'-li-kiit té'-hli-mai'-nike chip'-i-tut, ov d-ki'-mi- 
ahh! -keitit, 
Sixteen parkies of fawn skins.....-.. d-ki'-mi-akh-hit d-tau-tst'-nih chip'-i-tut. 
Seventeen parkies of fawn skins ot -mi-dkh-kit mel-ti-ghu'-i-nile chip'-i-tut. 
Highteen parkies of fawn skins ...-.- G-ki/-mi-Cich- leit pin a-shw'-i-nik chip'i-tut. 
Nineteen parkies of fawn skins. ...-.- d-hi'-mi-dkh- iit sta-mav/-nik chip'-i-tut. 
Twenty parkies of fawn skins.-...--- i ki'-mi-dkh-hiit td’-hli-méu'-nile chip'-i-tué, or 
yu-v-nakh-kik. 
Forty parkies of fawn skins..... ---- mal -ii-ghu-i'-pt-akh!-kik. 
Sixty parkies of fawn skins .......... pin-ai'-yun v-pi-akl’-kik. 
VILLAGES AND HOUSES 
The &skimo villages of western Alaska are located with reference to 
proximity to hunting and fishing grounds and to the most favorable 
landing place for their kaiaks and umiaks that may be found. The 
sites vary greatly, from the head of some beautifully sheltered cove to 
the precipitous face of a rocky slope, as on Sledge and King islands. 
Formerly, the constant danger from hostile raids caused the people to 
choose locations for their dwellings which were easy of defense. This 
is demonstrated by the sites of ruins on the coast of Bering sea and the 
ruins of former Eskimo villages on the Arctic coast of Siberia, north- 
westward of Bering strait. 
These ancient villages were built usually on the highest points of 
islands, near the shore, or on high capes or peninsulas commanding 
18 ETH— 16 ’ 
