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Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



qanoqa uva uwmiyuttptk 



ai ye yi yaya 



qanoqa uva inileuyitpik 



ai ye i yaya i yaya ai i yayai 



ye ye yai ye ye yai 



ye ye yai ye ye yai 



ye yaya 



ai ye i yaya 



catutqeaq uwtnilayoqtumi 



tunutqeaq uwtnilayoqtumi 



ai ye i yaya 



quyyuyuaqaya taikaya nujluakai ye ye yai ye ye yai 



Translation 



Why here have I never succeeded in marrying? 

 Why here have I never attained to marriage? 



A slender woman being always able to marry, 

 A stout woman being always able to marry. 



Qiigyuk from far over there she came into sight [?] 



No. 56. Record IV. C. 34 



Dance Song (aton), sung by Kuniluk, a Pucvlcq man. 



given in No. 61 



A different version is 



Refrain. 



Connective. 

 Verse 1. 



Refrain. 



Connective. 

 Verse 2. 



Refrain 



(Spoken: taqi) 



avaiya a i yai yai ya 



avaiya a i ya i ya 



avaiya a i yai yai ya a i ya 



avaiya a i yai yai ya ai yai yai ye 



i ya i ya 



avaiya dqayacaqlayi ai ya 



^ tpkwa kivalcpUynilu takoyaymiyapkin 



avaiya i a yai ya ai ya 

 avaiya i ya yai yai yai yai ye 



i ya hai ya 



alyiaylu tpkwa kaiyuinalu 



umtymaynayyuk puyncynayyuk 



kununaqcayyuk kivaliaylu ka cuyayyu taipayyuylu ai 



alyayyuaylu ka aitauqcilu ititaiyaylu ka 



maliyyuayyu ildtciaq atciaq 



avaiya i ya yai ya 

 avaiya i ya yai ya 

 avaiya i ya yai yai 

 avaiya i ya yai ya [u hu-u] 



1 The word missing here could not bo deciphered on the record. 



