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English. 



W.-Greenlandlc. 



S. E.-Greenlandic. 



Angmagssalik 



Dancing 



tivaneq 



tivaneq 





Singing 



ivngerpoq 



seqingavoq, 

 imerpoq 





Playing at ball 



arssarpoq 



nalikdtarpoq 







arssaq 



nalikdtaq 





12) Assembly for 



iversut iverpcc 







settling contro- 

 versies etc. 



sokutassut 



= W.-Gr. 





13) Revenge 



akiniarneq 



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Explanation of S. E.-G-reenlandic words which differ 

 from the "W.-Grreenlandic. 



ad. Section 17. Persons. 



1) tarajik — from tâq (used at Angmagssalik), and rajik which 

 latter is similar in meaning to kasik, used at Julianehaab 

 almost as a deprecatory form. 



2) takdnaqarteq — from takdnaq — membrum virile, and qarteq 

 — which has,^) (West-Greenlandic, qartoq). In W.-Gr. takdna 

 means — here below. 



6) qanganitsat — old people, means in W.-Gr. — things gone 



out of use. 



7) mdiaqdngitsuatsiaq — from nuliaq, qângitsoq and atsiaq, — who 



is still rather a long way from having a wife. 

 9) kisimlteq — virgin, maiden, in W.-Gr. kisimttsoq — who is 

 alone. 



1 1) nâlungiarajiva — a child ; W.-Gr. nâlungiaq — an infant, with 



affix rajik in 1^' or 3'"'^ persons singular. 



12) unusugia — origin unknown. 



West-Gieenlandic = the U-Group. 



