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W. THALBITZER. 
Fig. 88. Two visitors, Kaanisukkaaq (to left) and Qaaqortoog (to 
right), sitting on a snow-drift near our house at the trading place. 
(March 1906. W.T. phot.) 
einem TEA 
suttune qinarte 
isitarpap: a 
isertiarniaqur ana 
ta‘ma‘'siarpo'n 
garatine po} 
qlaqatine poguy 
fa‘ma*terte-*ma 
ila'seriarnüariarma 
s;rtulo дате tla:na 
utorgasdt tokayje’ 
mergertualegiga: 
nulutualegiga' 
tap: olies’ega:lile 
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The songs contents ia: ja: ja — 
What cause has he for anger? 
Does he usually (is it easily for him to} 
learn? [?] 
Look out that you don't take a dislike 
to me! |?] 
Thus was the relation always between us, 
We belonged together, 
We wept together. 
O you miserable fellow! 
When I was engaged in seeking company 
with new people |?) 
It was sometines as if he wept 
As elder people do |?). 
He has much more hair than I, 
Не has a bigger rump than I |? 
And would he might get it doubled! |? 
Notes. — 1-2. ima-‘lodtarpoa, < ima‘ilüp'on ‘says m’. hums’ (Sufia) and 
-alarpon ‘first (before something other), to begin with’.— nipa’toät'ap'oa, < 
nipa‘itiwoq (?) ‘sings with half power, uses his voice with half power, or sings 
quietly i. e. slowly, with no speed’ (Sufia). Perhaps this is to tease his oppo- 
