496 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



No. 116. Record IV. D. 5a 

 Dance Song, sung by Palaiyaq, a Mackenzie river man 

 (Burden syllables only) 



No. 117. Record IV. D. 6 ,£^, 



Mackenzie River Dance Song, sung by Unalina and Cukaiyoq, two Mackenzie 



river women 



cuna kan-a-a-a takoyiyo 



ku-kamli-4-i eqtrjani 



a-a- aulatdyuaq 



a-a' tikaiyukciuktuaq 



hui hui he-e-e ayiyaho 



hui hui e-e-e ayiyaho 



e e ayiyaho 



e e ayiyaho 



hui hui he-e-e ayiyaho — taima 



Translation 



What down here do I see? 

 Of the river, in the bight, 

 A man jigging for fish, 

 A man engaged in jigging. 



No. 118. Record IV. D. 8a 



Dance Song, sung by Matjilen-a, a Herschel island man 



e yayi yaye e yayi yaye 

 e yayi yaye-e e yayi yaye 

 e yayi yaye e yayi yaye 

 ai yaye i yaya 

 aya-ai e yaye e ai eyaya 

 aynaqpavli auldtciaya qai-i yaye 

 e yayi yaye-e ai yaye 

 kilicavcl-i quniayniaqpuyut 

 aMaq-amaqlukan{1)a ndlik-aha qivia 

 ayatciauqeqtoq i yayi yaye-e 

 ai yaye e yay ai yaye-e 

 ai ye ye yaya ai ye ya 

 (Spoken: nuyutoq) 



Translation 



The big woman she is proceeding to dance it. 



Let her proceed [?] We are going to wa.tch. 



She looks as big as a brown bear. Her trousers, turn and 



look [at them]. j 



She has finished fluttering her arms down to her sid^^t 



the close of the dance]. 

 (Spoken: It is finished) 



