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NB - On Melville Bay Kolootengaq told
me that sah(g) was the
word for current and that the name of
this place was Sah(g)wahdi = "place
of a current". This corresponds with
the Mak name of "Sarfalik", with
same meaning; for the South Greenland
word for current is Sarfak.
Other derivation from silkuak, or sea
pigeon, therefore, is a misconception due
to faulty pronunciation