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those of the Aiviliks may be instanced: nā — no; eēe — yes; sia — what? saviaū — knife; qukiautit — gun; saviaūpik — snow-knife; qāleāiuk — trousers; unaoktā — little; tūksiailā — do not know; unateq — I want it; mangatipanga — tell lies; imnipaleligit — sing! qujā thank you.

The following names of persons could be remembered: Qamaqaujoq with two wives, Avialartutsiaq and Saudloq, and one child; Avalaq, with wife and two children; Niaquatluk, Eqalugartjuk, Aviolartoq and Qavitsiaq (men), Sugaq and Inukasuk (women); the parents of Qingaq were called Autleq and Qaviarbik. Other names: Nuluvineq, Niviarsaq. Aviliajuk, Akumaliapik, Sorqaq, Nuqordleq, Nararuartjuapik, Kapervitjiaq, Itlartjuaq and Niaqsiat.

As to the intellectual culture of the Sadlermiut, only little and disconnected information could be procured; in the first place my informants did not seem to have got to know much, and secondly, they did not seem to be very inclined to impart their knowledge to others. Now and then I did learn something, however, especially from Angutimarik through Jacob Olsen.

Births took place in the house without any special measures being taken; the woman, however, must not eat out of the same pot as the others nor go out of the house until she was clean. The navel string was cut with flint and the after-birth was buried; similar measures were taken in case of abortion, and during menstruation the blood-soaked pieces of skin were buried. During the period of menstruation the woman was not to go out through the same door as the others but had her own opening in the tent; when she went out she had to nod her head and must not look at the sea. If living in a house at the time she had not to go out at all, but had to have a "maid" who could bring her what she needed and remove her urine and excrement; neither she nor the maid were allowed to eat anything but boiled meat during the period.

The girls were, as is customary, affianced from birth and then the parents of the man had to pay the parents of the girl. Exchanging of wives for short or long periods was fairly common. Widows wore their hair down and must not wash themselves for a whole year; they had to go their nearest male relation for support. Marriage between cousins was general.

At death the deceased was dressed in his clothing and dragged out on a skin by the other inhabitants of the house; the corpse was laid in the grave, which was often near the settlement, with the head to the north and the nearest relatives laid stones over it; no grave goods were buried with it (in the only grave I examined at Kuk there were no grave goods either); the nearest relative assumed ownership of the belongings of the deceased; the house in which the