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Fig. 87. Sledge-party resting оп the fjord-ice (Täseesaq) 
(March 1906. W.T. phot.). 
is rejected; its looks offend one. Akernilik gave the explanation: ‘he (the 
singer) had rejected (repudiated) his wife. — 6. -wanatin, Var. -watin. — 
7. Cf. WGr. malun'arpoq ‘has a blemish, fault. — 8. The explanation is due 
to Kuannia. -kue:rata't might be = WGr. -kajerala't, and uliki < ulip'a 
‘turns the inside outwards.’ 
Nr. 190. Drum-singing Friends Scoff at Each Other. 
Akernilik. 
ima‘'todt-arpoa 1 I hum a little, preliminarily, 
ruipa:toät ap: oa 2 I draw my song long out, preliminarily, 
eu та ia: ja: ja: 3 The song’s contents [?| ia’ aia’ 
ima’ pisa‘ri-man a 4 Its contents, this here (is) my song, 
Its melody, this here (is) my song. 
Because he thinks that it has lasted too 
long 
пра’ pisa:ri-man:a 5 
siwise ame: k 6 
qua: kasin'iara ea: ja’ ja: 7 That he began to beat the drum ia: ja‘ja: 
imaoätäp-oa 8 I hum a little, preliminarily 
nipa‘todtap:oa 9 I draw my song long out, preliminarily. 
suwise'somi.k' o 10 Because you think it has lasted too long, 
unfortunately ! 
nen sanagiora ja ja: 
ima‘'todtap:oa 12 
nipa“'todtap:oa 1: 
That he also made а song ia ja’ ja: 
I hum a little preliminarily, 
I draw the song long out, preliminarily. 
