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cius (Greenland) and Petitot (Tchiglit) more properly dictionaries. In 

 his list he enumerates some languages such as the Kamtschatkan and 

 Skitaget, which have not generally been recognised as varieties of 

 Eskimo speech, although in former papei- I produced some evidence 

 in favour of the descent of the Kamtschatka tongue from the Eskimo. 

 Mr. Pilling does not mention the short vocabulary of John Davis, 

 from the people of Baffin's Bay, or the short list given by Martin 

 Frobisht r of the words of the language of the people of Meta Incog- 

 nita, pei-haps the two earliest records of Eskimo speech. 



A short specimen of the language of Hogarth Sound is given by 

 M'Donald,^ whose work Mr. Pilling does not appear to have noticed. 

 For this reason I reproduce it here. It is in the form of a letter 

 from the } oung Eskimo Eenoolooapik, to Mr. Hogarth, dated 

 August 20th, 1840, on board the ship Neptune. 



Mk. Hogarth : 



Tenudeackbeek mooeput unickpock keimusoomoote Eenoolooapik 

 ackbeelik naluk ackbuckaounenguapekivouck vokiackut petackanoune 

 takoukshoweeokasunga-lara lou-are-bock Ennungite ockpakeluackput 

 Pedluakkpanga Capt. Penny quiluite Innuite unniboiik tawane 

 tanakvanniuane pedluarivanga. Eenoolooapik. 



TrtDvilation. 

 Mr. Hogarth : 



Eenoolooa))ik has arrived in Tenudeackbeek and intends to remain 

 at Keimwokssiok. The Innuit say that for many suns the whales 

 were very numerous, but before the ship came they had all disap- 

 peared. They also say that the whales will return when tJie sun 

 becomes low. Capt. Penny has been very kind to me and to many 

 Innuit, who all thank him. Nexc to him you were the kindest to 

 me, when I was with you. Eenoolooapik. 



M'Donald also gives the following Eskimo words scattered passim ; 

 angekuk {iiovcevev }; ackhuck {\v\i-A\e) ; kmlloonite {whxte \a-d.i\); nookee 

 flesh ; meekeouck (few) ; quinameek (expresssion of gratitude), 

 shounook { bone). To give an idea of the importance of the collection of 

 words " scattered passim," in the works of writers upon one subject, 

 it may be noted that the work of Hall'- contains no less than on3 

 hundred such words, and those of other travellers in pro{)ortion. 

 Eskimo proper names form an interesting subject of study, and are of 

 the gi-eatest philological importance. It is to be regretted that some 



1. Narrative of some Passages in the Life History of Enoolooapik, etc., Edinburgh, 1841, p. 18. 



2. With the Esquimaux, 18G5. 



