Language and Folklore (Supplement). 505 
Nos. 254—257. Three local and modern songs. 
Lukas. 
No. 254. 
ajartorqLona 1 When I rowed out 
a®r'akasik'ama 2 When I departed, poor fellow that I am, 
sikup qa'nut 3 When on the surface of the ice 
niukasik‘ama 4 I went up (from my kaiak) 
nalsersuarsuaq 5 A huge crested seal 
puik'uloga’°q 6 Appeared, fat and clumsy 
niagorsuane quleralugo 7 Lifting its great head on high 
talerorsuan'e ala” Lugit 8 Pawing the air with its great flappers. 
No. 255. 
najarsiwane gianiariona 1 At Naajarsiwaat I wept too. 
sikup qa'nut pt'’L‘ona 2 As I went up on the ice 
gianiarioya 3 I wept too 
ha: ha: ha Па: 4 (weeping?) 
arnat pi” Lugit 5 For the sake of the women 
qianiariona 6 I wept too 
ha’ ha’ ha ha: 7 (as before). 
NOTE. — 3. ha-ha, here seems to indicate violent sobbing; usually it is 
a sign of laughter as with us. 
No. 256. 
nukap'iåt oqan twastk 1 A young unmarried man 
kanimut qajartorLune 2 Journeying to the interior. 
iseran прак шп ий On the way to Iseraniwakuluk. 
Why was he going to visit that place? 
There lives that great and wicked woman, 
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tikera'simamiame 4 
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we we rtorsuasik 6 Clever she is at waking all from sleep 
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arnarsıwasik-una 
ogarajak'ulur'arame When she gives her tongue free rein. 
a likan a See him over there near the window! 
tikera'q sär'ukujus'uasik A visitor lean and skinny. 
qalanasukujus uasik 10 He always holds his stomach in! 
nerisi”Lugo kana 11 Give him food, that fellow over there, 
ga'rtegisiuk kana 12 Stuff him until he bursts. 
NOTES. — 1-5. Observe the frequent use of -sik in the song, an other- 
wise unusual suffix. It is probably synonymous with -kasik. — 8. The guest 
is perched on the platform under the window. 
