Language and Folklore. 309 
Notes. — 4. a'teruta' ta Var. a luät’ata. Ukuttiaq thought that this was 
a person’s name, Kuannia thought it was = A-vt-a‘ruta’; if so, possibly identical 
with the well known angakok from the south of the east coast whom we met 
on the west coast in 1914. — 10. = sak'isarniayitimun?, cf. WGr. sak'uarpoq 
‘uses weapons, attacks with weapons.’ 
No. 198. The Umiak in a State of Decay. 
Peetaannaat. 
The singer first sings about his little woman-boat (umiäy'iwara), which 
is laid on land, because it is useless on account of old age, of wear and 
tear, and then (1. 13) turns to his opponent (if he does not all through mean 
the umiak). When the drum singer arrives at the settlement where his 
opponent lives the latter generally does him the honour to come out of his 
house or tent, to go down and meet him. — This was recorded as a drum 
contest song (piseq) but to judge from its content it is more like a lyric poem. 
ta-isalegartiva man:a 
at-egarcan'ic'en 
awalicalegartiwa тап`а 
at-egacan'ic'en 
la-isananerlo mana 
ип tara 
awalica‘nanerto mana 
umian wara 
пипатагте ılaman'a 
ace rcalercen 
пипатагте tlaman:a 
serimercilersen 
nunagasa'ge' rund 
pitaman'er 
nunaqata'ne'runa 
lut utam'an'e'r 
nunaqata'ne'rupa 
anin'ilerser 
nunaqata'neruna 
atin'ilersen 
etorga'siy iwarkajin 
culo: kajin 
etorqa'sigiworkajin 
lut-orso*kaJjin 
1 
112) 
15 
I have a theme which shall be sung of, 
this here, 
It will be without like. 
The wonderfull thing 
presented 
Will never find its equal. 
Without delay it shall now be sung, 
My dear little umiak. 
now here to be 
Without delay it shall now be presented, 
My darling little umiak, 
Now always on land, how deplorable ! 
About to fall in pieces. 
Now always on land, how sad! 
About to split in pieces. 
His land-mate there, they related, 
When he landed (?) 
His land-mate there, they related, 
When he struck land (?), 
His land-mate there, they related, 
He did not come out (from the house or 
tent). 
His land-mate there, they related, 
He did not proceed down (to the beach), 
He, that dear miserable old fellow, 
What is the matter with him, the poor 
one! (2) 
He, that dear miserable old fellow 
Is an envious being. 
