Introduction-E

paumitirumaliqpaa. taimailijaujut naatauniraqtauvalaurmata.
constantly over the flame and put soot on his nose. People who were marked thus were
said to be “naat”-ed and could be identified later.
asuilaak qaggilirmingimata tikini pauqtiqsimavagiiq&ugu.
So they started drum dancing again, she had already daubed her finger with soot.
ammailaangaasit isiqtaugami qullia supijaulauq&uni
Once again someone entered her iglu, and her qulliq was first blown out
unataarijaulirami naa&&ugu.
and when she was being assaulted, she marked him with soot.
aningmat maliksakauqturiaq&uniuk.
When he went out, she quickly followed him.
qaggijunuaqtuq. taqqaanngat silataanit siqiniq
He went to where they were drum dancing. From outside, Siqiniq
iglaqpalattijualungnik tusaq&uni; taima naatausimajumik
heard the sound of laughter as they ridiculed the person
ijurijaqalimut. uqaqpalattijumiglu tusaq&uni,
who had been marked. She heard someone say,
“Taqqiq aasit inutuaqsiurasualumut naataaluuvuq.”
“Taqqiq, off as usual to look for someone alone, is a marked man.”
aningaminut unataarijauqattarnikuujariaksaminik sujuk&uni
She was shocked and very angry at having repeatedly been the victim of her own
brother
ninngaktullaalugami qaggijunut isirami iviangirmi iglua
so when she entered the qaggiq she cut off one of her
nakannamiuk aningaminut tunillugu uqautivaa, “aningaak
breasts. Giving it to her brother she said to him, “Brother!
Stories – Brother and sister become the sun and the moon 179