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Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



No. 45. Record IV. C. 24c 



Portion of No. 44, sung by the same man Ndtctn 



nuna camna nunajyuk camnaya 

 nuna camncn 



Translation 

 The land down here, the land down here, 

 The land down here. 



No. 46. Record IV. C. 88 

 Dance Song (pisik), sung by Niptanatciaq, a Coppermine river woman 

 Verse 1. pt. 1. 



Refrain. 



Connective. 

 Verse 1. pt. 2. 



Refrain. 



Coimective. 

 Verse 2. pt. 1. 



Connective. 

 Verse 2. pt. 2. 



CoDJiective. 

 Verse 3. pt. 1. 



Connective. 

 Verse 3. pt. 2. 



Connective. 



qaiyuyeqtuya yai yai yi ya 



tajiomiuH mcycan-un ima 



qaiyuyeqtuyai yai yai ye yi yai ya 



qaiyuyeqturjai yai ye yi ya 



yai ye yi ya-a 



yai ye yi ye ya-a i ye yi ye i ya-a 



i yai ya-a 



qefneqtununlu cayaiyaluymun 



papamunlu dnerjnimul-i ima 



qaiyuyeqtuyai yai yai ye yi yai 



qavyeqtuvli cma nulia-yyuaynul-i 



qaiyulejyaluaqtuy [a] qcynaqtuccynayivuya 



qaiyuyeqturjai yai ye yi ya 



ai ye yai ya-a yai ye yi ya 



qaiyuyeqtuyai ya yai ye yi ya 



i yai ya-a 



qaiyuyeqtuyai yai ye yi ya 



aynauyuynun qaiyuyeqtuya 



(Refrain as in Verse 1. pt. 1.) 

 i yai ya-a 



ipiyunamun duceyaynun 

 iptaluvlu uniuvlu nulian-un ima ai ya 

 qaiyuyeqtuyai yai yai ye yi yai ya 

 nuktaqtavlu ima nulcayyuaynul-i 

 qaiyuleyydluaqtuya aqtyaqotcy 



(Spoken: tytyd'oq) 

 yai ya 



qaiyuyeqtuya yai ye yi ya 

 puvyuMul'i mtycan-un cma 



(Refrain as in Verse 1. pt. 1.) 

 i yai ya 



ayocad — ayocadlunlu nukdtukanuhi 

 noyaitul'u nukdtukaqluni 

 qaiyuyeqtuya yai ya 

 ndyyuliyyuaynul-i qaiyuleyydluaqtuya 



aiyjqaqctynayivuya 

 qaiyuyeqtuya yai ye yi ya 

 ai ye yei ya-a yai ye yi ya 



(Refrain as in Verse 1. pt. 1.) 

 i yai ya 



New Song, joined to the preceding 



