Introduction-E

taqqutini kamingmiuttiutilluniuk, maniusivvinilu
ujammiuttiutulluniuk, kakpinilu
She put her wick-trimmer in her boot, draped her moss bag around her neck,
kamingmi igluanuaq&uniuk irngutarjuapini qiniriasivaa
put her needle case in her other boot, and she set off to find her grandchild.
pisuujaq&uni qupanuarjukulungmut qanivvisiuqtaulluni
tiulaaqtukulungmit
As she was walking a little bird going ‘tweet tweet’ stayed close by
qiavuq “irngutarjuapiga nauk? hang, hang, hang, iirngutarjuapiga
nauk, hang, hang, hang.”
and she cried, “Where is my dear grandchild? sob - sob - sob.”
qiagami ijiingni allaqtipikkaluamut siningit aupaqsillutik.
Because she had been crying, her eyes were all red from constantly wiping at them.
“irngutarjuapiga nauk? hang, hang, hang, iirngutarjuapiga nauk?
hang, hang, hang.”
“Where is my dear grandchild? sob - sob - sob.”
pisussuujaramilu ukungalluni pisuliqtuq suli qianginnaq&uni,
Because she had been walking a long time, she became bent over, all the while crying,
“irnutarjuapiga nauk? hang, hang, hang. iirngutarjuapiga nauk?
hang, hang, hang.”
“Where is my dear grandchild? sob - sob - sob.”
irngutarjuapini qiniinnaqsimalluniuk, akunialuglu qiagami
nipilliq&luni.
Because she had been crying so long while searching for her grandchild, her voice
became hoarse.
“irngutarjuapiga nauk? hang, hang, hang, iirngutarjuapiga nauk?
hang, hang, hang.”
“Where is my dear grandchild? sob - sob - sob.”
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