328 W. THALBITZER. 
mat ako ilerqiwe 6 On the other hand, such is their disposition, 
matako pa”p'utan 7 On the other hand, such are their qualities, 
nin asiartékaje- 8 The devilish irascible people, 
nin'arsiartèkaje 9 The devilish jealous women [?] 
[patorsiartekaje/ 10 The devilish men who desire to trounce. 
VARIANTS. — 2. -tam'e:ama. — 4. nipacäm'itSaso'it. — 5. ninate:nalerik:a. 
NOTES. — 1. perqisimiwoq with suffix -riar ‘more and more, to an in- 
creasing extent’! — 3. Here the text seems to be corrupt, perhaps it shall be 
read ma'wna(li) ilitarmeama. — 6. mat a ko is the plural of mat-a-’na ‘although,,. 
nevertheless.’ — 9. If the meaning is as above, one might have expected 
ninarsiartekaje‘. — 10. This line is added in accordance with Kuannia’s re- 
collection. 
No. 174. Woman’s Retort of Calumny. 
Peetaannaait (A) with some additions by Ukuttiag (В). 
A womans’s song of attack — or defence and retort — against the other 
women who have spoken ill of her, and perhaps persecuted her. 
me:ciyaylwajak'a 1 I have noticed them for some time 
arnaralik a llamak:e: 2 My women comrades, 
e'ogalik’alela-mak'e [В] 3 My companions — yes, indeed, these here, 
4 Because of talking they are not generally 
incapable, 
cuærneq ajisan'im-ata [Bl 5 Because of scolding they are not gener- 
ally incapable, 
män'a-man'a ajiwaitigo 6 But this here [to sew and work] they 
are no good at, 
man-a-man-a capina'tigo 7 But this here [as before] they have no 
comprehension of, 
ogalin-ut a'icag'imata 
canerqalen ajina’ tino 8 At setting their things in order they are 
no good, 
canerqale capina tino 9 Of setting their things in order they have 
| no comprehension. 
kititSito eka”cen 10 Would that this (my song) may operate 
strongly against the wretched people, 
pinertitSan itora'rmin’e 11 Their evil persecution of their house- 
fellow, 
inercércan itorarmine 12 Their evil plots against their house-fellow ! 
VARIANTS (of В). — 1. me‘tsiganiajuak:a, mitsivnpamiajuak'a. — 4. oqaliw- 
neq ajisag'im аа. — 8. sanarFrineq ajiyawtino. — 10. kitsitsite e-katat. — 
11. ре``гюгза`че itéqarme:y. — 12. in‘erwtwersa:li itérarme:y. 
NOTES. — 2. = arnaqatik:a. — 4. aicay'im'ata is of course the same 
word as that given by B in the following line, a characteristic example of 
the difference in the individual pronounciation. — 6-7. man'a-man'a ‘this, 
