260 | W. THALBITZER. 
ea зйпати)`а luniwa'ra 7 What will it give ше? 
nan‘imik luniwa'ra 8 À bear it will give me 
pilåcån:on 9 For my speedy catch, 
antle”sån:on 10 As my speedy spoil. 
ea 
NOTE. — 2-3. I am about to round the point. 
No. 66. Hunter's Security against Hidden Dangers. 
_ Mitsuarnianpa. 
Formula to insure life (esüsa'nik, eumåtine pic:ere'kitipo pic:are'kita:), 
for example when the hunter has to cross thin ice which is not safe. 
ea, ea akia pujortoq 1 The land over yonder is in mist, 
qanérme it'sega'wame 2 How am I, I wonder? 
mat-ama merset?a'me 3 Nevertheless, a sewing needle 
akil?”a'me:rqartiwa 4 Have I for my countervail. 
ea, eu 
NOTES. — 2. I understand if-seqawa to be a compound of the verb ip:oq 
‘is’ and the suffix -tsap-og which expresses strong emotion. The affix -me 
after both the interrogative qaneq and the verb lends force to the impression 
of inquietude of mind. — 3. mata ma usually means ‘although’ in connection 
with a (transitive) participle. — 3-4. The meaning is rather obscure. Kuannia 
thought that merse‘l might, at Ammassalik, be the same as mergit (here, ‘hair 
about the groin’), which no doubt is wrong; and that akil”ame-q might in- 
dicate the man’s sexual organ, in which nothing speaks in favour either. The 
explanation of Mitsuarnianna, my informer, was to the effect that this word 
(like the whole formula) signified the man’s defence against the dangers of life. 
No. 67. Success when Bear Hunting. 
Kattuarajee. 
Magic formula for use when bear hunting. Before the hunter leaves the 
land to walk or sledge out over the ice he pulls his hood over his head and 
gives voice to the words, holding a hunting-knife in his hand (Kättuarajee 
said “another man’s knife”). Kättuarajee had learnt this formula from the 
old hunter, Poonojortor, far within Ammassalik Fjord. At that time they lived 
near each other in tents. Poonojortor himself said to young Kattuarajee: “I 
shall instruct you in sharp-sightedness,” (artartsersüak‘in qern:im'i) meaning 
a magic formula for the procuring of sharp sight in discovering game. They 
then left the tents together, so that no one should overhear them, and Poo- 
nojortor uttered the words. Kattuarajee paid him for them with tobacco, and 
Poonojortor then ceased to go bear hunting. Kättuarajee has since got 5 
bears (amongst them a mother with her young). 
|: ea ea kise, qenani 1 What animal’s sharp sight 
ge'yagarpoa:| 2 Have I for my sharp sight? 
