well nouns as verbs, are inflected at the end, by varying the
terminations, without the help of the articles or particles, like the
Greek and Latin. The adjectives always follow their substantives; but
the possessive pronouns are joined to the nouns, as the Hebrew
suffixa[35]: nor have the nouns alone their suffixa, but the verbs also.
To satisfy the reader’s curiosity, I have hereto joined a list of some
of the words and a sketch, showing the construction and inflections of
this language.
VOCABULARY
OF THE
LANGUAGE OF GREENLAND.
_Singular._ _Dual._ _Plural._
Innuk, _Mankind_, Innuk, Innuit.
Angut, _a Man_, Angutik, Angutit.
Arnak, _a Woman_, Arnek, Arnet.
Niakok, _the Head_, Niakuk, Niakut.
Irse, _an Eye_, Irsik, Irsit.
Kingak, _the Nose_, Kingek, Kinget.
Kinak, _the Face_, Kinek, Kinet.
Kannek, _Mouth_, Kannek, Kangit.
Okak, _Tongue_, Okek, Oket.
Kiut, _a Tooth_, Kiutik, Kiutit.
Kartlo, _a Lip_, Kartluk, Kartluit.
Suit, _an Ear_, Siutik, Siutit.
Nyak, _Head of Hair_, Nytkiek, Nytkiet.
Sækik, _the Breast_, Sækkirsek, Sækkirset.
Iviange, _Bubby_, Iviangik, Iviangit.
Tue, _Shoulder_, Tubik, Tubit.
Tellek, _Arm_, Tellik, Tellit.
Ikusik, _Elbow_, Ikivtik, Ikivtit.
Arkseit, _Hand (that is the Fingers), is plural only_.
Tikek, _Finger_, Tikik, Tirkerit.
Kukik, _Nail_, Kukik, Kuket.
Nak, _Belly_, Nersek, Nerset.
Innelo, _Bowel_, Inneluk, Inneluit.
Okpet, _the Thigh_, Okpetik, Okpetit.
Sibbiak, _the Hip_, Sibbirsek, Sibbirset.
Serkok, _Knee_, Serkuk, Serkuit.
Kannak, _Shank_, Kannek, Kannerset.
Isiket, _Foot, is only of the plural number_.
Kimik, _Heel_, Kimik, Kimikt.
The construction with Possessive Pronouns is thus.
Iglo, _a House_, Igluk, Iglut.
_My House_, Igluga, Igluka, Igluka.
_Thy House_, Iglut, Iglukit, Iglutit.
_His House_, Igloa, Igluk, Igloëi.
_His own House_, Iglune, Iglugne, Iglune.
_Our House_, Iglout, Iglogat, Iglovut.
_Your House_, Iglurse, Iglursik, Igluse.
_Their House_, Igloæt, Igloæk, Iglöeit.
_Their own House_, Iglurtik, Iglutik, Iglutik.
This same Noun’s construction with the suffixas at Prepositions, _mik_
and _nik_, _mit_ and _nit_, which signifies from; _mut_ and _nut_, to;
_me_ and _ne_, on or upon, is thus performed.
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