Introduction-E
Introduction-E
Introduction-E
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aningagiik:<br />
Brother and Sister Legends:<br />
kukilingiattiaraaluit<br />
The ones with long nails<br />
Alexina Kublu<br />
ukiarmat igluqarnaqsitillugu aningagiik pisuk&utik aullaqpuuk.<br />
When the fall came and it became the season to build iglus, the brother and sister<br />
departed on foot.<br />
unnuliqtillugu qarmarijaujumut tikiutigamik aninganga<br />
One evening they arrived at an occupied qarmaq and the brother<br />
tangmaaqsaliqpuq.<br />
started making preparations to stay the night.<br />
imiruktualuugami najangani taakkununga imiisuquvaa.<br />
Because the brother was very thirsty, he asked his sister to get some water from those<br />
inside.<br />
najanganga paamuarami ilummut tuq&ulalluni,<br />
When his sister came to the entrance, she shouted,<br />
“qammaat, qammaat aningama imiisuqtimmanga.”<br />
“You in there, you in there, my aninga has sent me to fetch some water.”<br />
taqqamanngat kiujaulluni, “katakput, katakput<br />
kutuktualuungmat<br />
From within she was answered, “Our entrance, our entrance, it is dripping.<br />
kinguppirlutit isirit, akkutit makpirlugit.”<br />
Come in backwards, after putting up the tails of your parka.”<br />
kinguppiaqturluni isiqujaugami kinguppiaqtuq&uni isisivuq<br />
akuni<br />
Because she was requested to enter backwards, she did as she was told, with<br />
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