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bone in the foreleg that was used by the caribou that their 

 Torngak made thoughtful, when they tell the story. It is a 

 bone in the ankle that seems to be loose under the skin. 



ESKIMO INCANTATION FOR GAME. 



ulu*'me po'i-'yisioxauvu'ija Kaiya'kat 

 To-day seals-for-I-am-hunting kayak-in. 



mau'qa Kai'liye'tse 

 Over here, come all of you. 



qi'oyavu'ria a-'ijiyo'mik 

 Cold am I very much. 



toyomi'gila'se toyo'mia"nik takoyouma'qipo^yut 



Unwelcome you are not strangers to see we are glad. 



na^mu't ai-ve'se 

 Where going are you ? 



me"r)atuma'Yepo"'i)a qa'nirjito'mit pi-suYa"ma" 

 Tired I am very far from walked have I. 



sunau'na su"'hu* tu-'ktu* qa'nirjito'me 

 What is like deer far away? 



udu"me ei*'s'et si'lilu'kpok 

 To-day again rains it. 



Free translation: 



To-day I am hunting for seals in the kayak. 



Come over here, all of you. 



(I am very cold.) 



You are not unwelcome, we are glad to see strangers. 



Where are you going ? 



(I am very tired ; I have walked from far.) 



What is that like deer far away ? 



To-day it rains again. 



