Verse 17. 



Verse 18. 



Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



pccuyuleqtuyay e ye ye yaya 

 'ptcwyulegturiay e ye ye ya 



(Refrain I and Connective) 

 -picuyuleqtuijai} e ye ye yaya 

 aqoviyamubi ptcuaqtoyivck 



(Refrain I and Connective) 

 qaiyuaqcioqtut qadvekcivaktumyi 

 qaiyuaqtDjali aipayuitptn 

 e ye ye yaye ye ya 



(Connective) 

 picwyuleqtuijay e ye ye yaya 

 tunumul-i cma ptcuaqtoyivck 



(Refrain I and Connective) 

 iveqpaktiyaltn apiau'emaya 

 upaktoqcuyali ptcuaqtoyivck 



(Refrain I and Connective) 

 cunauva cmnay iveqpaktucayltyi 

 al-iamtntk ntyaqtaxyaneqtoq 



(Refrain I and Connective) 

 uvayalu tmay tythyottn-ilaya 

 ntyaiyain-ama ioqxoaq-aya 



(Refrain I) 



Translation 



Wisliing to begin to walk 



Wishing to begin to walk 



Wishing to begin to walk 



To Kuluksuk I proceeded to walk. 



My stomach [?] when it was empty within me 



To Kuluksuk I proceeded to walk. 



[Lake] Uluksaq when I reached at last 



The lake trout I pulled out one after another. 



Wishing to begin to walk 



Wishing to begin to walk. 



Wishing to begin to walk 



To the Kugaryuaq [river] I proceeded to walk. 



[Mt.] Aptaloq on the road that seemed to lead to it 



To the Kugaryuaq [river] I proceeded to walk. 



To the Kugaryuaq [river] when I reached at last 



To Utkusiktaq too I reached at last. 



To Utkusiktaq when I reached at last 



Thoughtlessly I did not go and finish them [the stone 



pots]. 

 Wishing to begin to walk 

 To Asiak I proceeded to walk. 

 Bull caribou, though thinking I should see many, 

 Because I had no bow I was unable to do anything. 

 Wishing to begin to walk 

 Wishing to begin to walk. 

 Wishing to begin to walk 

 To Aqoviyaq I proceeded to walk. 



