Introduction-E

tuqusalauq&ugu taassuminga niqiqaqtippaa.
she killed their dog and fed it to him.
siqiniup aningani nagliligillugu nanurmik uujuqtulirangamik
Siqiniq felt compassion for her brother. Whenever they cooked bear meat,
niriniaqtanganik airmiuttiqpak&uni. arnaksangata ujjiriliramiuk
she hid some in her sleeve for him to eat. When their stepmother noticed this,
uqaq&uni, “qanuinnavit nunguuttiala&&aqpakpit?”
she said, “Why do you finish your food so quickly?”
siqiniup kiulluniuk, ”kaaktuqpa&&arama
nunguttiala&&aqpakpunga”
Siqiniq replied, ”I finish my food so quickly because I am very hungry.”
silattiavauqattaqpalliangmat taqqiup najangani apirivakpaa,
When the weather became nice, Taqqiq would ask his sister,
“tasiqalinngilaq suuli?” angiraangat
qanuilikkannirunniiqpak&uniuk.
“Are there any lakes yet?” When she told him there were not, he didn’t say anything
more.
tasiqalirnirarmaguli apirivaliq&uniuk, “qaqsauqalinngilat sulii?”
But when she stated that there were lakes, he started asking, “Are there any loons yet?”
qaqsauqaqpalirnirarmagit tasiliarujjaujumaliq&uni.
When she said that there were loons, he asked to be taken to the lake.
tasirmuaramik najangaminut qimaktaujumaliqpuq
When they arrived at the lake, he asked his sister to leave him,
angirramut malingniaqtaminik inuksukkiuqullugu.
telling her to make inuksut for him to find his way home.
164 Introduction to the Oral Traditions