Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
Page 83
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that he liked to joke with me but '69 that he hoped to ask me for any tobacco. Just then, without knowing what he had said, I gave him what I had left in a package and a great laugh went up, which I did not under- stand till K. R. explained. Then Egingrah said that I was an angiskot, and had read his thoughts. My name here is Doctor Savitsuah - or big iron material from which knives are made. They don't make the "h" sound so Storey becomes Savi = Savik and its"sual" is a token of respect. Eg. Eksuah, Doc- torsuah (for Dr. Hunt), Cornisuah for Captain Corner - but "corni" is "couse", hence he is the big couse. Bergs were frequently cracking with great noise. On our way back