Introduction-E

anaanattianga qipiktik makpiqtaq&ugit qiniliqpuq.
The grandmother looked under the blankets.
“irngutarjuapiga nauk? irngutarjuapiga nauk?”
“Where is my grandchild? Where is my grandchild?”
anaanattianga kilumiittulimaat makpiqtaq&unigit qiniqpuq.
The grandmother looked among all the things at the back of the iglu.
“irngutarjuapiga nauk? irngutarjuapiga nauk?”
“Where is my grandchild? Where is my grandchild?”
igluminilimaattiaq irngutarjuapini qiniliqpaa.
The grandmother searched her whole iglu for her grandchild.
naninnginnamiuk qialiq&uni,
Not finding her grandchild, she started to cry,
“irngutarjuapiga nauk? hang, hang, hang,”
“Where is my dear grandchild? sob - sob - sob.”
“irngutarjuapiga nauk? hang, hang, hang,”
“Where is my dear grandchild? sob - sob - sob.”
irngutarjuapini iglumi nanijunnannginamiuk
Not finding her grandchild in her iglu,
kamiktuq&uni silamut irngutarjuapini qinirniaramiuk,
she put on her kamiik to search outside for her grandchild,
“irngutarjuapiga nauk? hang, hang, hang,
“Where is my dear grandchild? sob - sob - sob.”
silami tiutiuqtukulungmik qupanuarjuktaqaraluaq&uni
irngutarjuapini naninnginnamiuk qiniriarluniuk aullarasusivuq.
When she went outside the iglu all she saw was a little bird going ‘tweet tweet’ so she
got ready to leave in search of her grandchild.
Stories – Where is my dear grandchild? 189