482 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



WEATHER INCANTATIONS 



No. 85. Recoed IV. C. 85c 



An Old Chant, sung by Kaneyoq, a Pucvlcq girl 



al-hjttqat qovedcitqat 

 al-hjctqat qoveacttqat 

 xttqoaq pamna 

 xttqoaq pamna 

 ktpcan-eyd-jq kipcan-eyctoq 

 [Repeat chant four times] 



Translation 



? falling tears, 



? falling tears, 



The old knee down there. 



The old knee down there, 



It splashes on it, it splashes on it. 



No. 86. Record IV. C. 89c 



Weather Incantation, sung by Naneyoaq, a Coppermine river man 



(Spoken: naluleq-uya) 

 Refrain. e i yai ye yai ye i yai ye yarja 



e i ye ye ye ye ye ye yaya 



e i ye ye yaya 



e i ye ye qe-e ya qay 



e ye ya qay e ye ye yaya 

 (Repeat Refrain) 

 Connective. e yaya 



Yerse. ciuUk-a pamna tucayuyo 



mauyanun namna neyleynan-un namnaya 



e ye ye yaya 



inukcayaihqpay 



ai ye ya qay ai ye ye ya 



e yaya 



(Refrain) 



Translation 

 (Spoken: I do not know it fully) 

 Verse. My ears now hear something. 



To sea-gulls now, to brant alone now. 

 The people have much property [?] 



No. 87. Record IV. C. 89d 



Weather Incantation (incomplete), sung by Naneyoaq, a Coppermine river man 



Verse 1. pt. 1. cuvliqal-iyuya aipatayaniyi 



aipanaiyaqtuya kia aiceq'ay ad uvaya 

 Refrain. ay ai yaya e yay ai yaya 



