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— 16 (and 19). Instead of ukiät’a-'t martik? — 18-19. qa‘inane is dubious. I have 
taken the liberty of rearranging the words, for in my record qa-inane follows 
directly after kisewna, but seems to have no meaning in that connection. 
On the other hand it is otherwise only known (from WGr.) to be used in 
such connections as ga‘niarit ‘approach! come here!, but here perhaps used 
analogously to akernane in 1. 17. — 22. to:-wieq = to-we'naq (according to 
Kuannia), so‘q akip'in'awit (Sufia). — 24. Cf. WGr. katsorsartog ‘a-healer; 
medicine man.’ Kuannia and Sufia presumed that the opponent was an an- 
gakok. — 26. Or: ‘Are you on the point of coming?’ 
No. 205. Mutual Charges of Molestation. 
Kittaararter. 
It seems to be a drum contest song composed in revenge for an act of 
violence. 
'une"tejnwane'q 1 Gossip spreads my name, it is said, 
ewåt'ejuwane'q 2 I am said to be a manslayer. 
une"tejuwane'q 3 Gossip spreads my name, it is said 
toqutst le‘lüwarne:q 4 I am said to be a murderer. 
‘ta matuwana:sin 5 This they say of me; it is nothing new: 
_ со-шадауЦаца:‘е`п 6 I have no discretion, по circumspection. 
ogartiwaqanin-ama 7 Since I had no big words about it, 
im-aqa''neliwa' neg 8 They say I have said: All right! Try it! 
0 qa tan iwa na neq 9 Make a little trial with me, please! 
pila:'to-rnana‘ne-q 10 If only you do not wound anyone, please, 
pila-‘tornanap'ilara 11 If only I am not so unfortunate as to 
be wounded. 
inerna'te: jtun-erte'qa'’gq 12 Your feather-harpoon is wont to strike 
hard. 
cur ganar patine qa®o 13 Why this pain within me? 
NOTES. — 1. < un-iut-og + -iuwa (WGr. -iuwuna) + -m'eq. — 6. Cf. WGr. 
sujuneq. — 10-11. < pila:ttorpa: ‘inflicts several wounds on him.’ — 12. in-arnaq 
Cf. I, р. 409. шп-ееда а < WGr. tup:og ‘hurts’ and -nertuwog ‘is apt to —.’ — 
13. qan:a'r < the demonstrative gd’n-a ‘this up here’ (pointing at it), i. e. ‘the 
breast (Kuannia). patineqa:q is used of internal pain, for inst. such as is 
felt with extreme hunger. 
No. 206. Complaint over Bad Hunting. 
Kooitse (Phon. and DD). 
This song, though only a fragment, is of interest on account of its form. 
My singer was Kooitse, one of the best singers in Ammassalik; I suppose 
he would have sung the whole song again in the same form. The last two 
Stanzas contain some variations which are best explained as an individual 
composition by Kooitse himself. The first two stanzas probably give the form 
of the song in its more original shape. First three lines of refrain appear 
immediately in the beginning, one after the other, as a sort of prelude. The 
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