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W. THALBITZER. 
- А 
ппиа т The strange umiak travellers 
Who approach 
From the high mountain, 
From the great sunny side. 
Their steerer, 
№ — 
ak-ersa*ijuin 
garqartiwarme® 
sargartiwarme 
Ol À ® 
arıt Pa-iuän 
iput-a’iuän 6 Their boatwomen, 
1 uane qiwiarner 7 To turn their heads to the other side 
ajer” ta пот 8 They are not able. 
ina kise 9 What is it out yonder 
sawitiwaniwage‘o'n 10 Which also drifts outwards at full speed? 
Oorawiak’s father’s 
Little piece of blubber, 
joes 
— 
o:rewidala anita ‘la 
— 
ND 
D 
orsuät sa: 
sa wit” an: iwage”a 13 It drives them outward with full force 
o'?palin’a 14 Along that way yonder! [?] 
X 
1 
ak-ersa'tjuvin 2 Which (or who) approaches 
garqartiwarme® 3 From the high mountain, 
4 
sargartiwarme® From the great sunny side. 
a’ q-ut 5 The steering-oar (or road) .... 
otaijé: ka®t- ir 6 They back with the oars [?] 
qaje kat: in | 7 |? 
sue' kat in 8 The foremost boatwomen |?] 
kit-erpalit:in 9 Seem to be torn away (from the others) |?] 
lite: ta: wik 10 By his magic arts 
sa®n'ua:rgeia"k 11 He makes them drift away from land. 
(vivacissimo) 
ora: wia|rnialo?|rcu”ica 12 Oorawiak’s ..,. piece of blubber 
ca wituanuarqeia:k 13 Gets them to drift outwards with all might 
(slowly) 
0°}: alin a 14 Along that way out yonder! |?] 
VARIANTS. — 1 umiaiwin BC. — 2 ak-ersuaiwin BC. — 3 = D. Missing 
ВС. — 5-6 iputaijuån agitaijuän С; iputa'iwän arit-aiwdn В. — 6 Missing 
D. itiwane qtwiarner BCD. — 9 kisewna CD; missing В. — 10 sa iwil-iwan‘- 
iwwarqaigin С; sawituapiwaqain D; missing В. — 11-12 kiäm-una apitata 
amaqaciämiwarn sawituanivarge ar — o:najudt-a ayita ta amagqacianiwan sa:- 
wituamivarge ar C.— 11 o-najudta anita а D; missing B.— 12 a'magasiäpewa 
(= a:paqa:ciane:) D.— 12-13 orcuwisiwic'iaq sawit:uniargile В. — 13 sawiluan- 
iwvargear С; sawituamiwaqain D.— 14 o‘palivn'eq В. o:nalina С. 
NOTES. — À — 4. “The sunny side”, either meant as the name of a place, 
or used about the mountains on the opposite coast. — 12. C’s text is more 
copious here: ‘Whose father was it whose piece of blubber also drifts out- 
