Language and Folklore. 241 
like white whale’s rind.” I presume that the word comes either from the 
verb (WGr.) maz'ap'oq ‘gets a fleecy slash out of oneself; a slash is split out 
of it (the skin), or from mat-arpoq ‘divests one’s body of its fur jacket, 
drawing it over one’s head.’ Perhaps we have to do with this latter word, 
which, in conjunction with kiäta: in the first verse, would produce a picture 
of much meaning and effect. — 9-10. nuiarter nuilera’rak‘o A, the first word is 
apparently the same as WGr. nuilaq, EGr. nuia'ja ‘his (or its) neck-opening, 
the upper opening in an anorak (fur-jacket)’, by which it is drawn over the 
head, agreeing also with the picture in verses 1, 2 and 4. (Kuannia and Sufia 
took nuiarter as ‘the naze or point of land’). — 11-12. qilernano-kaje-k mar- 
tino:-kae-ka A (dual). — 13-14. Cf. 3-4 and 6-7. 
No. 41. The Strange Kaiak Paddler. 
Anittanne AX. 
From the rocks on shore a man Sees а kaiak approaching over the sea, 
with an unknown man. 
A | > 
(<) a’n’ayja, (3) Jaye: 
©) ayer а Фав 
1 amali kana Fitamita:jà 1 a' malt -ап`а tsittuaje‘tua'i 
2 qgartiwa Капа Fittanita Jo 2 galartiwa xan-a tsıluagitua’i(o 
| plea, 2 i 
3 ma'wali kana piFanitokän:a 3. ташай xan-a püsanitse wa 
4 nundtayiti”ne pitsanit:*e 4 --äniman a pitsanilse wa 
5 tama'se: taka’n-abiwara 5" ta maise: -takanudtsiwara|?| 
5° erquniara takinoätsiwara |?) 
leru-wi dnoidtsiwa: |?) 
6 mawali kän'a pitsayit*e kana 6“ ma‘wali kan'a- pitsanun-ara 
ara ni?aina’i pitsan: inv ara |? 
6° -2:-ini kana e pitsanim-ara 
tinira na pilsan:im:ara |? 
7 so‘rso* kan:a qit‘akatip:'a: 7 со-тсо-г anal -itsa‘raje: 
8 gabe ’ni Капа tn ilikaié 
gat’e ni Капа ewenalikattk 
im aga'sin akenaja‘ra 
— 
> © 
Again, it seems that he down there will come ashore, 
That that great kaiak down there will come ashore. 
Will he not come this way, too, he down there, 
One from another place than ours, will he not come here? 
What a surprise! I can not forbear looking at him. 
Will he not come this way, he down there, who does not belong here? 
It’s as if he down there is suspicious and wary of one, 
How often has he down there sung drum-fight songs? 
How many opponents in the drum-fight has he had? 
What if he also made me one of his opponents! 
RL, 16 
SO © OO 1 D Où À © ND m 
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