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Greenlandic / =- ßl^"^"^^, rarely ß I ^ 



Ex.: l^aÅ'ii'a]^ [a/rak-aty^ [qdÅ-eq]-' \iä-o\* [ал-(Н\^ 

 \q'äA-un^a-q\^ [г^'Ы]^ [kuÄ-:)q\^ \täHmaf\^ [^/•"•/чг'((] i" 

 [aiiiwaÅ'urqsL-^q] ^^ 



The first part of an / often seems to be identical with a 

 ^-closure and makes the same impression on the ear as the 

 beginning of a t. In reality the outgoing air makes its way 

 inaudibly along both the edges of the tongue until with strong 

 pressure it beats against the inner surface of the corners 

 of the mouth and rushes out at both sides. The aspiration is 

 strongest and of longest duration in words that have an em- 

 phatic meaning, especially when the / introduces a strongly 

 stressed syllable. 



Ex.: \miüv\aA-^ä-rq-d'°q]^^ [Ь'сф«/-'ат^а*°(/] ^^ \qdÀ' a•îl^aqsi-''q]^* 



Greenlandic / no. 1 = у5 И "'"'', as in: 

 [п'а'Ьц^щ]^^ [qira-n\^<^ [al^j]'' \?lгdia\^^ [miUr]'^. 



Greenlandic / no. 2 = /9П^'^>, as in: 

 [tak^orialu^'dvpak -a] 2" \n^ak-aralh(t-uaq'di-^q\ ^^ [kiH-&rul'a'rpdq] -'^ 

 f«??'er/rt/'a'r/)0(/J ^^ [oqalup'ald'vniarit]-* [«[«•/'«^■/•г'/'агш«]^^ 



In some districts, I noticed that this / almost assumed the 

 character of an uotrilled point-r (as in English arab etcl, but 

 with a firmer pressure against the palate, e. g.: 



• a seals breathing-hole in the ice ' the written lines, letter * the 

 uppermost * a house * others ^ a European ^ thou " thumb ' Ave 

 '° a gun " it is too big " it is too big " it is too warm '^ is indis- 

 posed (on account of hunger or cold) '^ lord, master, one who is obeyed 

 ""' drum, violin '" sole of the foot '* his wife '* that which is abreast of, 

 otr a place. '^° of course 1 saw them (but ...) *' I think it will fall " that 

 is a little larger "^ it is progressing a little ^^ speak a little as well as you 

 can ^'' \ou do not obev me. 



