860 Chukchi and Namollo People of Eastern Siberia, [November, 
those of the Eskimo tribes further south; and the few words 
given of their language belonging, at least in part, to the jargon 
spoken by both Eskimo and Korak (or Chukchi) in communica- 
tion with the whites and with each other, it was not all unnatural - 
to suppose that the winter neighbors of the Vega were Eskimo 
(or, as formerly distinguished, sedentary Chukchis) similar to 
those with whom I had had personal intercourse.) 
The observations of Lieut. Nordqvist must be taken as conclu- 
sive in relation to the people with whom he was brought in con- 
tact. Hence we must conclude that at the present day the inhab- 
itants of the region on the north coast of Siberia, west from East 
cape and as far as Cape Shelagskoi, belong to that branch of the 
Korak nation which form the original genuine Chukchi of the 
early Russian explorers. They are, however, not the wandering 
or reindeer Chukchi, but that part of the nation which gain their 
living by sealing and fishing. The Vega party were visited by 
reindeer Chukchi, during the winter, repeatedly ; some from the 
vicinity of Behring sea appearing on two occasions, but in Stein's 
paper no reference is made to any comparison between them and 
the fishing Chukchi, by which the differences in life and manners 
might be made clear. The names Chukchi, sedentary Chukchi, 
etc., have been used in such a confused manner that they no lon- 
ger have any clear signification, and it is desirable that they 
should be discarded entirely. For instance, in speaking of 
sedentary Chukchi, I should refer to the Eskimo of N. E. Siber!@, 
to whom that appellation has generally been misapplied, but 
Lieut. Nordqvist would understand the north coast people of his 
wintering place, to whom it more properly belongs. It will, 
therefore, be advantageous to preface any discussion of the differ- 
ent branches by a synonymy which will show what is meant by 
any particular name. For, the real, original wandering Chale 
who live by their reindeer and by summer fishing, the name" 
1 Of the twenty-three words given in Palander’s account (as printed in the oe 
work) three were Eskimo or corrupted Eskimo; seven were recognized as aaea : 
to words having the same meaning of the Chukchi (reindeer men) pf the Moga 
of Plover bay; one (certainly, and probably two) is of Hawaiian origin, and pit 
use on both sides of Behring sea among all the people who have had interco! f 
_ with whalers and traders from the Sandwich islands; another is a corru 
sian word ; the rest were not recognized, but were pretty certainly not ‘ 
origin. Several apparently were roots reduplicated in a manner character! 
jargon, but, to the best of my belief, not so formed in the language 4 
spoken among themselves. 
