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pit: ие: Чате`да 5 How stupid that now Г really have to 
trouble on his account! [?] 
gawane nat ana 6 When we were in the north up there, 
kiale*‘rnemät a 7 When we were up at Kialineq, 
æsen ni'ak'ama 8 It happened as usual that she made me 
angry, 
ase: раё”агата 9 That I as usual gave my wife a trouncing. 
nip-ds Ina’ in ama 10 I was not angry without cause, 
pâtersiag'inama 11 I did not trounce her without cause, 
æsen na'q'e'gama 12 I was as usual displeased with her work; 
po:sa'liak'a seqit-érse-nar- 13 Because my kaiak-cover (sewn by her) 
mat was torn, 
am: arlta' se narmat 14 It had got an opening. 
anikajek-amane:q 15 When I, a moment, went outside, they 
say, 
line q oqalilersilik 16 You appear to have made a remark about 
gajamit aninarniatartiwa 17 That I am always accustomed to behave 
so devilishly considerately, 
maritarnianinarniatartiwa 18 That I on every occasion act so extra- 
ordinarily leniently. 
suna‘p:a ta:mane tapuciar- 19 How stupid I was then not to give him 
hnane na the same treatment, 
suna‘p'a tana kapininar- 20 That I did not also give him a stab 
nane'”na with the knife, 
ma'gileqim'iåk:it 21 What a pity that I acted so leniently 
towards you, 
qajaneleqim: tak: it 22 What a pity that I showed myself so 
considerate towards you, 
’taje nin äs a janip am a 23 You scoundrel, who thoughtlessly irri- 
tated my anger. 
Notes. — 1-2. kilina < kilinarpog, probably akin to WGr. kis'ip'oq, ‘lacks 
courage, is despondent.’ — 3. On account of the slow dictation (here for the 
sake of distinctness) the vowels of the words in this line are lengthened to 
distortion. e‘lo*me: must probably be iluwne ‘in my heart, in my mind’, and 
the next word pilsay'itsume. — 4-5. pitise'- < pit itigi- ‘has it for the object 
of his song’ (2). — 6. -паЁ а’ mistake for -КаЁа`? — 13. seqit‘er-, cf. WGr. sequt:- 
егра` ‘hacks it in pieces little by little.’ — 16. -rsilik in place of -rsitin, WGr. 
-rsulit(?). — 17-18. Kuannia characterized these ironical remarks as synony- 
mous with a reprimand, as if Pitsaniarmaat had said: ‘He has been raw 
enough to stab his wife with the knife. The words can be compared with 
WGr. да/ада` and maujuga: (cf. maip'oq ‘is thin-skinned, delicate; spoilt’ (?)). 
The same words occur in the drum song quoted by Rosing (1. с. р. 64). — 23. 
ni: < -пег(ра`). Cf. Labr. Grammar'(Bourquin § 454) ‘unconsciously.’ 
