500 W. THALBITZER. 
No. 242. 
The child’s name contained a reference to her father’s brother or she 
may even have been named after him. 
nukartersa’ arqa'ta' Petting song to his youngest sister. 
pis: arta' 1 This shall be her new pet name, 
даппоагпазе wale 2 May she be his dear adopted niece! 
NOTE. — 2. < qaniag ‘his brother’s child (son or daughter). 
No. 243. 
Majiariag (at Pamiälhluk). 
The three following petting songs were sung to me by an old blind woman 
from the now relinquished settlement Oommannaq on the east coast from 
where she long ago had moved to Tinutegisaaq near Cape Farewell. She was 
baptized Nikkoleen (Nicolina), but her real heathen name was Majiwariaq or 
Majiariaq. — The first is a petting song made for a half sister’s son of the 
singer with the christian name Eesäiarse (the biblical name Esaias). 
oloat:twane a-katalerto:t 1 He with the chubby cheeks sticking out 
from his face, 
fa‘torsuarne ke'paritito® 2 He with the straightly cut profile, 
o‘pât arsiwarne e'tonalertel 3 He with the huge, bow-legged thighs, 
stkidtiwajiwdn sa’ne”na 4 His great hips are merely bones. 
«пра {а am:arame'” 5 Because the aperient|?| has opened him, 
6 Because his fæces are constantly thinner, 
7 His limbs are merely skin and bones. 
ne-nantiage’ 8 Bend them, very much! 
ma: kaseqa‘ke' 9 I give you a regular fillip. 
anartartane såt: oro:rame 
sa'ne'nanerput 
NOTES. — 1. aka- < ar'aq(?) ‘a longitudinal incision.’ The word is said 
to mean that the cheek bones protrude in such a way that furrows appear 
along the cheeks. — 2. kip:arip:oq ‘cut off straight.’ — 4. sikia < siriag “hip. 
— 5. Ата is doubtful. I consider it to be derived from the verb ki”L'ipa: 
‘(the weapon) bites as it should; (the instrument) is effective; (the medicine) 
takes effect. — niuyawog ‘is curved, bent’; probably applied to his legs: ‘is 
bow-legged.’ — 9. ma:kase-? < maïp'oq ‘is thin-skinned’ and -kasi(p:oq) < -ka- 
sik ‘badly.’ 
No. 244. 
Majiariaq. 
Petting song for the newborn Ukkarmiog who was expected to be a 
little girl, but happily after all was a boy. The elder brother died while the 
mother was pregnant with the child appearing in the song. 
up: ate: na 1 You must believe me! [?] 
ana liwarpona 2 I am my eldest brother. 
ana‘ja ho: па]а 
р и (Refrain without meaning) 
ana‘ja ho: Ro'je: 
suna‘ka sat-itu”’akasé* 3 What an idea! what a little imposter! 
ana‘ja go:ho:he: (Refrain without meaning) 
NOTES. — 1. Instead of up-ertigin:a. — 3. Var. sätiliwakasé". 
