Introduction-E
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Introduction-E
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taakkua sakikkurasangit kamajualuuliq&utik.<br />
inngiqsijuqaqq&uni,<br />
Her various in-laws were in awe. Someone started a chant,<br />
“ukuaqput ukuaqput, irnivuq irnivuq, angmanilingmik<br />
itilingmik usulingmik.”<br />
“Our female in-law has given birth to one with an orifice, one with an anus, one with a<br />
penis.”<br />
sakialua angutauniqsaq tuq&ulalluni, “ittiqsu&&aliritti<br />
usuliqsurlusilu<br />
Her father-in-law yelled out, “Start giving yourselves anuses, give yourselves penises,<br />
uttuliqsurlusilu.”<br />
give yourselves vaginas.”<br />
itiqalaunngittukkut angmaniqtaaqtuqtiqattautisillutik<br />
Those that had been without anuses started giving each other orifices.<br />
naliqquutijaraangamik uumavak&utik. saniqquutijaraangamik<br />
If they stabbed the proper spot they lived, and if they missed (on either side)<br />
tuquvak&utik. angutauningit taqqutivinirulungnik<br />
they would die. The men were trying to get penises using the qulliq<br />
usuktaaqturasuliq&utik. taannattauq siqiniup sakia uingata<br />
wick trimmers. The husband of Siqiniq’s mother-in-law<br />
kapilluniuk saniqquitijarlaalugingmagu tuquvallialiq&uni<br />
uqaqpuq,<br />
stabbed his wife, but he missed. As she was dying, she said,<br />
“uima tuu&&aqpaanga, savuujaminut tuu&&aqpaanga<br />
“My husband stabbed me, with his iglu building knife he stabbed me.<br />
qakugu maminniq qularnaqpa?” tuqullunilu.<br />
Is healing hopeless?” and she died.<br />
176 <strong>Introduction</strong> to the Oral Traditions