316 W. THALBITZER. 
According to Kuannia’s explanation the refrain must be under- 
stood to be either gam'ua:ja ‘out there’, or qawuma:ja ‘in the north’, 
and the burden be connected with the verb qgamat io ‘being on the 
watch, or in ambush (for a seal or a woman). In the phonograph 
the termination sounds to my ear like -ské, perhaps it is a contracted 
sigik (imperative, plural ‘I — them’), and the whole word, then: ‘lie 
on the watch for them’, as the object doubtless is to lie on the watch 
for, or ensnare, the women. 
The exclamation eq reminds one of an interjection which expresses. 
mockery or satirical surprise. 
No. 162. Majuatse — Ascend! 
Teemiartissaq. 
Sung by a woman tiwaleq who stands out on the floor, drum- 
dancing, and by her movements imitates one who ascends. 
Refrain aje:a jaja 
Break majudtse 1 Ascend! 
Refrain aja’ Ja ja 
Break majua'p'üwalega 2 Now she begins gradually to ascend. 
NOTE. — 2. The infix -y'iwa- indicates either ‘gradually’ or perhaps. 
rather ‘nicely, gracefully.’ 
No. 163. Kaaliuk’s Wife’s Tiwaleq Song. 
Anittänne. 
This song and the two following ones are not tiwaleq songs 
strictly speaking, and in any case do not resemble any others I have 
recorded, but doubtless they pertain to the group of women’s songs. 
This was designated Kaaliuk’s wife’s song (i”y'e ia), sung by a 
tiwaleq. Kaaliuk is mentioned again in no. 194. 
mana usun uartiwarme 1 This here! on account of his great little 
membrum, 
mana: ko:son:uartiwarme 2 This here! on account of his great little 
penis, 
ericike ta: та 3 Because I was accustomed to feel dis- 
gusted. 
_ kise' milt 4 What, then, is the reason that —[?] 
mana: amisersinit twa 5 This here! I have a bad smell of old skin. 
NOTES. — 1 (2, 5). mana: ‘this here’ (is possibly part of a refrain). = 
1-2. usuk and ko:-suk means the same thing, here with the addition of the 
caressing suffix -p‘uartiwaq ‘the great (or very) dear little. — 3. My trans- 
lation is due to Kuannia, who connected the word with era: ‘be disgusted 
