406 М. THALBITZER. 
of the sea, and the verb ergagorpoq, ‘walks over the bottom’ (Rink 1887 
Esk. Tr. I, p.96). This meaning of erga and its derivation is unknown else- 
where in Greenland. Here sila is probably used of the air, and the last part 
of the word might be a verb resembling that in the Labr. dialect. — ** (23) oe:r- 
[a] No. 217. Ee toqoqarter. 
Aleqaajik. 
This story and song evidently belong to the two songs, nos. 112—113, to 
which the informant, (Mitsuarnianna) coupled some introductory commen- 
taries of similar content as the story here. These commentaries seem to be 
remnants or fragments of old myths, but more they resemble loosely circulating 
remarks accompanying the song. Even the song itself seems to have no staple 
character, but merely expresses variants (in three texts here) of the same tradi- 
tion, in other words derived from an unknown original text here broken up 
into three. 
In no. 112 toqucarpun was translated ‘(the people) had ceased to die,’ 
.... gitorna amertaga:t™ isimaqalerpon ke-‘te ewin amertarteqa:in 
qanerme ilana:ldlatse wa” 
utakin itimut iserpon iserame ser‘alerpa:n (pinerlik” at") qapun- 
orniarin® sin-itinut qaputilerpa‘n qapunip'at® Иа-Ё toqum'ata tana: 
toquga'rter toquqa:riame e-simaia:me® qilam-un majuarpon .... 
tum-ara" kitermun sa mim'ata® ..... ater’ qa‘rak:un ет 
perserneqa'n® a’quta: narte nina: (perserneqa:) ” 
qilam:un tikik-ane апта`К a«p'a anigak no‘rqulerser® gilam:ut 
tikipon .... tawa qanin-ertog ta‘ wa toqoqa'rter anersa:'siwon anersa:- 
tan eq (pise nik-a:) 
anerca'ta' 
Refrain: qawoa' ja Ja je’ Ja’ ва: 
1 ewin kit-urnulerpu”* © 
2 ewin toquca'rpu" 
3 tum-ara’ sit-armaye * (9) 
4 ewin toquearpun 
5 nartenortiwokaje'ni aterame:k * 41) 
Notes. — * (7) WGr. pers:up'a ‘treats him with violence, scolds or beats 
him.’ — *®) WGr. kiL‘ornuwogq ‘does not as he used to 40.’ — * (0) WGr. siz'arqa: 
‘chops it пр.’ — * 4!) These words are possibly explained in the prose part of 
