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24) oqajarêrmijwarsinioq — the arctic skua, or dung-hunter. In 

 W.-Gr. aqajaroq (o fore), means stomach; migevar? sivoq 



— earns, and niarpoq — tries to. 



2'5) alutauteqdngitseq — cormorant. W.-Gr. alugpâ — licks, alug- 

 taut something to lick with, thus : he who has nothing to 

 lick with, who is without a tongue. 



26) torqorssivarajik — tern, from the W.-Gr. toy^qorpoq — keeps 

 or lays by. 



25) qaqdtuk — procellaria glacialis. In W.-Gr. qaqugdluk, a for 

 ug, and t for dl. 



25) tingmiarssivasik — swan. In W.-Gr. — the very large bird ; ssMag* 



— large, is also called ussuasik» at Julianehaab, but chiefly 

 with the signification — very big. In the Julianehaab district 

 the word kuloq — large, is also used, likewise kulorssuaq — 

 very large. The form kulorssuasik also occurs. 



25) quparmeq — black guillemot (uria grylle). At Angmagssalik, 

 quparmioq: note ê for го; qüparmioq in W.-Gr. means — 

 that which lives in holes and crevices. 



27) napatikiteq — falcon. Root unknown. 



28) naniva — owl. Root unknown. 



31) erqerniagaq — ptarmigan. Origin uncertain. 



34) eqaliviaq — shark. In W.-Gr. eqaluvaq — trout, or grayling. 



35) eqingaseq — cyclopterus. The W.-Gr. word, eqingavoq means 



— is shrunk, has wrinkles and folds. 



38) nagssigtoq — sea scorpion (cottus). At Angmagssalik, nags- 

 sugtoq, i for u. 



39) ausisagaq — pleuronectes cynoglossus, aulisagaq in W.-Gr. 

 means fish in general, from the verb aulisarpoq. 



40) kersagaq — salmo arcticus , from the W.-Gr. kersarpa — 

 chews it, from the verb ktvâ. 



41) tautorigseq — sea perch (perca norvegica), from tautorigpoq; 

 the word used at Angmagssalik means — is red (note e for o). 

 In W.-Gr., — that which looks pleasant and happy. 



