276 М. THALBITZER. 
short vowels — thus ea —, the duration of the first vowel being, if 
anything, a little longer than that of the latter, and a little more 
strongly emphasized, and not w-like but decidedly e-like (French 6); 
the latter being a short a (as in French la). 
In the Eskimo texts here rendered I exclude the words of the 
refrain. | 
No. 92. Woman in Travail. 
Aleqaajik (= Kruuse no. 1). 
nipip'on ninip:oq It is lowered, it is lowered. 
iticsama pa’ia ninip‘og The mouth of my womb is lowered. 
No. 93. Against Internal Sickness. 
Aleqaajik (= Kruuse по. 2). 
sup garlanık qaqarpoa 1 Whose coating have I for my coating? 
picsikata'p garianik qa'qarpoa 2 The fox’s(?) skin have I for my coating. 
awaniarcep qa‘ianik ga’garpoa 3 Awaniartik’s skin have I for coating. 
asiartip nalilertiwa 4 Asiartik knows ше no more. » 
No. 94. At a Woman’s Confinement. 
Aleqaajik (= Kruuse no. 3). 
kat-a‘p natsisa: 1 The floor-stone at the furthest end 
of the house-passage 
parpataqia‘nagi, parpat-agia‘nagi 2 Must not make a noise! 
pap natsisa: 3 The floor-stone at the entrance 
to the house-passage 
parpät aqia"nagt. 4 Must not make a noise! 
No. 95. For Catching a Bearded Seal. 
Ukuttiaq (= Kruuse no. 4). 
svp tipa'nik 1 What smell 
Предагриа, lipegarpua 2 Do I smell of? 
ucsuto‘p tipanik 3 Of the smell of a half-grown bearded seal 
lipegarpua | 4 I smell, 
mar: arnitsimik 5 Of something which has the smell of clay. 
No. 96. For Catching a Crested Seal. 
Ukuttiak (= Kruuse no. 5). 
sumi пипадагриа 1 Where do I live? 
kanermi пипадагриа 2 Near the promontory I live, 
apartiwaliesivarmi пипадагриа 3 The place with many crested seals. 
sumi nunagarpua 4 Where do I live? 
kayermi пипадагриа 5 Near the promontory I live, 
qi(Daliwalicsiwarmi nunagarpua 6 The place with many white whales. 
