Introduction-E

siqummaatuinnaqtuni saatturuluummalli siku saannialuugami
imaaguuq.
The ice would break while he was trying to get up on the ice, because it was thin.
akkitaullarittuni akkitaujuviniq unanngat ataanit,
Then he was lifted up from the bottom. When he tried to see what it was,
tungujurujuttuq aqqasaariaqtuq nujainnangilluguuq takullunigit.
it was something bluish that was going down deeper, and he also saw its hair.
taimaittut ikajurunnaviutimmata mitautaugiaqanngillarittut
takuttarniruvit qangatuinnaq.
They can really help. They are not supposed to be made fun of at all, if we see one at any
time.
makualu surusivut, ukuali qiturngakka uqautisimajakka
qiturnganginni uqaujjuqsimaqullugit,
I have even told our children so they can tell their children too,
taimaittumik uumajukulummik ammaluunniit tinujjautuarutik
pijunnanngimmata.
that if they see a living being or if they see an adult that is stuck in the low tide, they are
helpless.
iqalukuluugamik ilaak talilikuluugaluarli imaani kisiani
pigunnarngat.
Because they are fish, although they have arms too, they can only do their duties in
water.
qangatuinnakkut takukaallattarnirutta
imaanuuqsigiaqaqattaqtugut allaat qiturngavut irnguttavut.
Whenever we see one, even our children and grandchildren, we always have to put
them into the sea.
mitautaugiaqanngimmata ikajurunnarmata inunnik
ikajuqtiummata.
We should inform them (our children) not to make fun of them because they can help
Inuit. They are the helpers.
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