The Central Eskimo

Chapter 35

#Tupu"tang#, plugs for closing wounds.

#Tuta"reang#, a certain buckle.

#Tu"ving#, strip in the boat nearest the gunwale; from _tuk-_, to stop a motion; _tupa"_, he makes it fast.

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#Ua"dling#, first vault of snow house.

 

#Uang"nang#, west-northwest, c.u.mberland Sound; west-southwest in Akudnirn.

#Udleq"djung#, Sword of Orion: following one another.

#Ui"nirn#, head of sledge runner.

#U"kusik#, soapstone kettle.

#U"lo#, woman"s knife.

#Uluq"saq#, green slate, material for women"s knives; from _ulo_ and _-saq_, material for.

#U"miaq#, large skin boat.

#Uming#, beard.

#U"mingmang#, musk ox.

#Umi"ujang#, needle case.

#U"nang#, sealing harpoon.

#Unaqiu"ta#, ring on shaft of sealing harpoon; from _unang_; _-iarpa"_, he fastens it; _-ta_, past participle.

#Unarteng"a#, iron rod of sealing harpoon; from _unang_; _-tang_, belonging to; _-a_, possessive.

#Uqsirn#, implement for fastening traces to sledge.

#Usujang#, stern projection of kayak; from _usung_, p.e.n.i.s; _-ujang_, similar to.

ESKIMO GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES USED, WITH ENGLISH SIGNIFICATIONS.

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#Agdlinartung.#

#Aggirtijung#, abounding with ducks.

#Aggo#, the weather side.

#Aggomiut#, the inhabitants of Aggo.

#Agpan#, loons.

#Agut.i.t.#

#Aivillik#, with walrus.

#Aivillirmiut#, the inhabitants of Aivillik (the walrus country).

#Akudnirmiut#, the inhabitants of Akudnirn.

#Akudnirn#, the intervening country.

#Akugdlirn#, the central one.

#Akugdlit#, the central ones.

#Akulia?ating.#

#Akuliaq.#

#Akuliarmiut#, the inhabitants of Akuliaq.

#Amaqdjuaq#, the large place where children are carried in the hood.

#Amartung#, a woman carrying a child in the hood.

#Amitoq#, the narrow one.

#Anarnitung#, smelling of excrements.

#Anartuajuin#, the excrements.

#Anauleree"ling.#

#Angiuqaq#; from _angivoq_, it is large.

#Angmalortuq#, the round one.

#Angmang#, jasper.

#Angmartung#, the open one (not frozen over).

#Aqbeniling#, six; so called because reached after six days" travel.

#Aqbirsiarbing#, a lookout for whales.

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