510 . М. THALBITZER. 
No. 259. 
A young man has run away in anger because of his older sister’s con- 
stant corrections; she has, moreover, charged him with being the cause of 
more than one woman’s death. 
a”r:argarama Tasermiunut 1 As soon as I had fled, I merely stole 
pula‘'n-arpona into the Tasermiut Fjord. 
ата puvana‘t aleqakasin-uk 2 For no other reason than that I heard 
lusakulun'erm- — so much wickedness (so many hard 
words) from my eldest sister. 
aL'a puvanat alegakasinuk 3 For no other reason than that I was 
suwas:ernerm- always being scolded by my eldest 
sister. 
ima'k'amage:q iniwia‘ta:‘n-a- 4 Because, as she said, it was so that 
kase:gamage'q I was responsible for the decrease 
of the population. 
ima”k:amage'q arna:jataina- 5 Because, as she said, I was respons- 
kase-gamage:q ible for the decrease of the women. 
sulige'q alegakasiga ogalorujo- 6 Does my older sister still constantly 
qine'rp- use abusive language ? 
sulige‘a kar'ikase't erLinag- 7 Shall that poor coffee still constantly 
ine'rp- be saved ? 
imaqgata°q kalir'ine tunum:- 8 Yes, if one could only again row to- 
ukarmiga''n- wards land, towing the booty after 
the kaiak! 
invagata°q aperniortunik 9 Yes, if one could only again hear 
tusa''L:armiga''n- (from the shore) the shout of joy! 
imagat aq tunum'ukarzine 10 Yes, if one could only again feel a 
ga °rtitäLara"'n- breaker wash over one on the way 
home! 
im’agata'°q Киз tunuagit 11 Yes, if one could only (again) behind 
si’ imasdaL’ara''n- the Kitsisut islands be prepared 
for it! [?] 
NOTES. — 7. “the coffee.” The older sister seems often to have irritated 
her brother by her stinginess. — 10. ga’r- cf. qa:rtip'oq ‘receives a breaker 
over himself.” — 11. siz‘imasa- cf. siz-imawog ‘is ready or in condition to be 
used when necessary’ (< siliwa:). 
