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[My informant added the following:] when they have all 

 been counted out of the circle with the exception of two, the 

 one who counts out says to the other one : a-pe iX-it puiiit 

 (you are monkey, stoop!); he must stoop down so that he 

 cannot see anything. Then all the others run away and hide. 

 Thereupon he opens his eyes and begins to seek for them. 

 If after some time has passed he still cannot find them, he 

 must say: ko'koj'd'rXe. As he listens, he will hear (as answer): 

 ko-kojoq (or: kokojuk]. When they act in this Avay, he will 

 gradually find the others. 



12. The fingers. 



kiiloq и'пга it^erniarit qajartortuf qimalerpa'tit 



you thumb there, wake up ! the kajak-rowers are about to leave you ! 



tikeq o'ma it^erniarit umiartortut qimalerpa-tit 



forefinger there, wake up ! the umiak-rowers are about to leave you ! 



qit^erXeq o'ma it^erniarit qisut'artut qimalerpa'tit 



middle-finger there, wake up ! the wood-gatherers are about to leave jou ! 



mikileraq wina it^erniarit nuniapät qimalerpa-tit 



ring-finger there, wake up ! the berry-gatherers are about to leave you ! 



eqerqoq u'ma it'erniarit pa'rnaqutitaraiät qimalerpa'tit 

 little-finger there, лтаке up! the crake-heather-gatherers are about to 



leave you! 



13. Nursery -rhyme. 



ak'una'vsuaq kit'ora):armat nujaro'q ataivoq 



the big leather strap j when it burst | a hair, it is related, | it held ; 



atawoq tamatra 



it holds (is hanging together) | this : 



(quickly) iluliamini7i-uaq (pause; in lower voice:) tinupaniri-ua 



a little tiny hummock a little swelling ^ 



(quickly) iluliaminersuaq (pause; in lower voice:) tinupanersua 

 a big hummock a big swelling ^ 



' a swelling either on the ground (knoll) or on the body. 



