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aningagiik:<br />

Brother and Sister Legends:<br />

arnaksangak tuugaalinnguqtuq<br />

Their stepmother becomes<br />

a narwhal<br />

Alexina Kublu<br />

aujauliqtillugu qilalugaaluuqattalirmata aninganga<br />

sigjamii&&uni<br />

When the summertime came, there were a lot of whales about. The brother<br />

nauliksilimmaksaqattasivuq. tikiutijunnaqsiqqujigigami<br />

started to practice spearing them from the shore until he felt that he was able to hit one.<br />

najangani kangiliutilluniuk aliq qitiagut qilak&uniuk<br />

ugiakulungmik<br />

His sister acted as a weight, the harpoon-line tied around her waist. When a calf<br />

saniqquliqtumik nauliksigia&&aqpuq. taanna<br />

niqigisimalauq&unijjuk<br />

was passing he tried to harpoon it. They used this for food for quite some time<br />

qilalugaaluulirmingmata ammailaak suli najangani<br />

kangiliutigilluniuk<br />

until there were a lot of whales about. Once more, again using his sister as a weight,<br />

qilalugarasukkannisigivuq. tamatumani ugiaqanngittumik<br />

he tried to catch a whale. This time he caught a young female<br />

pijarijaqaq&utik. taanna niqigilirillunijjuk. arnaksanga<br />

uqaliq&uni,<br />

which they used as food. Their stepmother said,<br />

“qilalugaaluulirmikpata kangiliutingaalaulaaqparma<br />

“The next time there are a lot of whales, use me as a weight instead,<br />

168 <strong>Introduction</strong> to the Oral Traditions

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