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Danish s-soiind, unvoiced. In llie combination rs, there is 

 almost always this kind of s. 



Ex.: [er.rerp-Dq]^ [ars-a^/] - {as-arn-eq]'^ [isern'tarif]*. 



Voiced s [z\ I observed but once in VIH in Iperz'erp'oq]^ 

 otherwise \pers-erp'?q] '^. 



In the Upernawik district, I occasionally heard an .9 

 which seemed to begin with a momentary closure somewhat 

 like tQ or 'ç (where t indicates a loosely formed stopped con- 

 sonant between t and к produced by tbe front of the tongue 

 in about tbe same place where j is formed, or perhaps a little 

 farther front). Ex.: [kd^ç-ormie]^ [alu^Q-a-^t]"'. 



In South Greenland, it is said that there exists a more 

 distinctly «-like н than the loosely formed s heard in North 

 Greenland. A North Greenlandic "kateket" (in Niaqoriiät] who 

 had received his training at the Godthaab seminary in South 

 Greenland pronounced it for me, and the position of his tongue 

 seemed most nearly to indicate an inverted (cacuminal) .s, the 

 point of the tongue being bent up and back*). 



The long s -sounds seem to have lighter friction and 

 stronger aspiration than the short 6-sounds. 



§ 10. The point sounds \t n I X^ are in the majority 

 of cases articulated against the lower edge of the upper teeth 

 (interdentally) or against their back surface. 



t n I and the aspirated / all occur in Greenlandic, but 



*) Accordin;: to a private cninmiinifation kindly sent me b\ the present direc- 

 tor of Godthaab Seminary, the sound does not resemble the German sch. 

 Those Greenlanders who are not accustomed to use it from childhood 

 never learn to pronounce it perfectly even if they otherwise learn to 

 speak the dialect of that district. This н is found all the way from 

 Holstensborg south to Fiskernæsset, occasionally yet at Frederikshaab, 

 but not farther south. 



' becomes visible ' a ball ^ land-breeze * come in! ' it (the suonm 

 is drifting * soon ' a spoon. 



