Introduction-E

Elisapee said they used to sing this song when they were juggling. It is difficult to
translate as there are many nonsense syllables that are included to keep the beat of the
song.
quluppaajuusi qulupappaajuusi aijajurjunni ajiijaajurujunni kammaukua
kammiuna kammiuta aungmit kaungmik taqtalittivuq anjajumauna sivualiuna
anarnittuakugjuaq atavva talaittuq kikkulli angagigaluaqpikkit takkikkua
angagigaluaqpakka suqqutikkut miqqutikkut qa&&aviulinikkut
tiigarutikkut nuvukkut ajiijaa.
Translation: Quluppaajuusi, quluppappaajuusi, little children, little children, blood swells well
in the veins. My older sister her bangs don’t smell good but who do you have as maternal uncles.
The ones I have as maternal uncles are Ajijaaluut, Suqquti, Miqquti, Qa&&aviuliniq, Tiigaruti,
Nuvuk, ajiijaa.
Elisapee said they used to sing this song to a child. It is called an aqausiq.
panigauna panigauna (my daughter, my daughter)
pinniqturnguna pinniqtuqu (is so pretty, is so pretty
angutinunguna pijuminalaaqtunguna (men will want her)
angutininguna takusaruminalaaqturnguna (men will like to look at her)
gummiutaa nallimiuta (will want her, will love her)
alivaminut ungavaminut (missing somebody)
sikusikaminuna tigumiaqtussaq (should hold in the hand)
imannaittumik takulauqsimajjanngittunga (I have never seen the likes)
niqunaqtumi pinniqtumi (so cute, so pretty)
They used to sing this song when they were playing hide and seek. It is also difficult to
translate because of the nonsense syllables included as it is children’s language.
Quutaa aijaa uqqurmiut annurait qaqulluit tivi tivi uuttuq kanna qilujarialik
illuanik kanna
aggaligarjuk illuanik kanna umiligaarjuk qimmimauna alurutaa tulimaaq atausiq
kujapigaq atausiq immujaajajijaaja immuq.
136 Introduction to the Oral Traditions