458 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



No. 50. Record IV. C. 25c 



Dance Song (pisik), sung by Cmiciaq, a Puwliq man 



ildtka cpkwa nundtka ipkwa 

 ndlipcaqtuyeydka cavayaluka kiluyaqluka 

 kdpitaqcaitoqlu ulimaudlu 

 qoitqeylu kdcqceyyuaylu 

 aivilirjnun pcydkaUynun 



ajveqto-nun qoaqyumiunun ekdyayiaymiunun 

 kamttkumiayyu toqonaiyuayyuk 

 navhyneylu tucaqayneymi 

 kivina kaiyuina ayon tuvaqayami 

 qanoihqpa puvektoqayyu utjuayyu tuktuciuyud'oq 

 (Spoken: nurjutpDcD 



Translation 



My companions they, my countries they, 



I would go to visit them, Savagaluk and Kilugaq, 



Kapitaqsaitoq and Ulimaun, 



Qoitqeq and Qitiqseryuaq, 



To the Aivilik, to the Pingitkalik, 



To the Whale-hunters, to the Frozen-meat Eaters, to the 



Sabine Gull people, 

 Kamitkumiaryuk and Toqonaiyuaryuk 

 And Navlorneq — after hearing [about them] 

 Kivina, Kaiyuina, Angon — when there are old ice-cakes — 

 How does it go? Puvektoqaq, Unguaryuk — he never goes 



to hunt caribou. 

 (Spoken: It is finished) 



No. 50b. Record IV. C. 25b 



Dance Song (pisik), unfinished, sung by Ciniciaq, a Pucvliq man 



^wald-i kivald'i 



pdcioyacuktut qauqtoylu cyaluiuyoylu 



qauqtjylu cpkwa utkuciylu 



qauyalwlu oyviayyuwlu 



iyaqcait'oqlu nakan-alu kivaliaylu 



auyeqdta opcnyeqdta 



auyaqtoyniaqtuya makumrja toyqxuyyuayntylu 



Translation 



What, the eastern people 



They are accustomed to expect [people], both Qauqtoq 



and Ingaluiuyoq, 

 Both Qauqtoq they and Utkusik 

 And Qaugalik and Orviaryuik 

 And Igaqsaitoq and Nakanna and Kivaliaq 

 His comrade in summer, his comrade in spring. 

 I am going to spend the summer with them, and with 



Torqsugyuaq also. 



