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H. Rink. 



Leaf milâlaq, mulaussaq. 



Gw. piloqut = no. , mulik (also nip- 

 ple) = L. 



Level country manigseq (manig- 

 poq is level, even). 



Gw. narssaq = LC, one of the most 

 common place-names. 



Metal parpaligaq. 



Gw. savimineq (properly 'piece of 

 iron'). 



Potstone aqitseq; he works in pot- 

 stone parpalikerivoq (?cf. metal 

 parpaligaq). 



Gyv. uvkusigssaq =^ all d. {aqipoq is 

 soft). 



Root, of plants in general (c. suff.) 

 erqîlitâ, mangeq,nûkut, (с. suff.) 

 torrutâ (the end of a feather 

 inside the skin); root of flea- 



wort ivssormijitait, lungusung- 



nitserajivit. 



Gw. nukeruaq, sordlok (0) no. ; man- 

 goq; roots of fleawort puperdliissat (W. 

 kilyenera root). 



Seaweed, common missarqat; spe- 

 cial kind sarpiussaq; edible 

 stalk of seaweed anâgdlàkâq; 

 red seaweed imertigkat. 



Gw. qerqussat (0) = LG., qanagdlak 

 (0); special kind uisuk. — L. annàrluk 

 something black on the ice, seaweed or 

 similar; red seaweed augpilagtut. 



Sorrel nutsugkat, nutugkat {nu- 



sugpd pulls up, off, plucks). 



Gw. sernat X. qungordlit X = LC. 

 Stone nunaq {nuna land as op- 

 posed to water, sea); heap of 

 stones, angmaleqisat (round?) 



Gw. ujarak = all d. pebbles tuapait 

 = L. in W. sand). 



II. Space, Air, Light, Sky. 



Direction, wrong direction (the 

 arrow goes wrong to the left) 

 kuaitsêrpoq. 

 Gw. kûngassorpoq. 



Floats over it (bird etc.) kcwigpa. 

 Gw. agiorpu (= L. ?). 



Hail (shower) mdkartarnaq. 

 Gw. naiarqornaq = LCM. 



Moon aningat. 



Gw. qåumat = no.; aningat is the 

 mythic name which, according to Fabri- j 

 cius, has formerly been in nse, but would 

 now hardlj' be used any more, except in 

 the tales; in the angakok language in 

 Baffin's land qaumavut is used, otherwise 

 in all dialects taqik or a derivative of 

 this word. C. aninga her elder brother. 



Morning (dawn) àke, akitsilerpoq. 

 Gw. uvdlâq =^ all d. {uvdloq '/[ day; 

 akisugpoq reflection of light). 



Narrow amitserajik. 



Gw. amitsoq (Oj, amijjoq X = all d. 



North qava; in the north qavane. 

 Gлv. qava south (left side when you 

 face the sea). 



Snow, drifting (snow) parnuarpoq. 



Gw. perserpoq = all d. 



South ava; (c. suff.) orqua; moves 

 towards south orqungmukarpoq. 



Gw. (c. suff.) avangnâ X = all d., 

 with slight variations in the meaning (in 

 Gw. 'north' i. e. right side when you face 

 the sea). 



Star qaumassuatsiaq, angmalivat- 



siaq. 



Gw. uvdloriaq = all d. 

 Stars — Atair asit; Vega nalarsik. 



Stars, constellation of—, three stars 

 in Orion iigdlaglut, ugsagtut 

 (viz. nanumik hunting a bear'?). 

 Gw. siagtiit; in L. ndlakt lit three stars 



in Orion, from iidlapa runs in order to 



catch it (not certain if known in West 



Greenland). 



