Eskimo Texts 17 a 



maktakmk aan" neyipqaja ncyi-pqaqKuyo m^wk oqalaktuk 



whale-skin | and | she gave him to eat | after his eating | two men ] said to him 1 



in^vqaqnailam iXigpaluyaq tautwyuha ayiya acm" ayohk 



Inuqaqnailaq 1 the poor orphan | wishes to see him | he assented ] and | the two 



tapkwak qonuyak aulayaluaqtM-ayo tatqayma oqalakiuk 

 men \ those two 1 pitied him | yet before his going | outside | they two said | 



fczH i\idpaluyam tavruma ayiya ikidpaluyam tautuktuayiak 



beware | the poor orphan | he | assented | the poor orphan | simply watched 



qoicueqcaqiik-uyo tapkwak iaqtuk iaqami 



them two | while he went to one side I they two | entered | when he entered | 



pa-m caneyani makdaroq ndttqmi m^uqaqnailaq 



the door | at the side of it | he stood erect | on the floor ] Inuqaqnailaq | was 



nalamqcoq cdvikpaklu dmi.qcyamid\uni in'^uqaqnailaq oqalaktoq 



lying on his back | and Savikpak | being on skins | Inuqaqnailaq | said | what 



ociuma una iyXaq ndlain" cuna icumayivkuyo 



a mistake we made 1 this | traveller | a rascal 1 what | having come to think of it | 



qaivin'" iKidpaluyam kioya umidlyum iyn''iya cumun 



do you come 1 the orphan ] answered him 1 the chief | his son | through what | 



pidXaya qayeqdcukXuyo m'^uqaqnailam kioya 



his not returning | he seeking to know it 1 Inuqaqnailaq | answered him | 



qi'md" neyianiakat umidlyum iyn^iya neyiyicimiyatin 



the dogs I they have already eaten him | the chief 1 his son | they are going to 



qi'md" diptik iynHnWlu neyiniayatik lyXaq imani 



eat you | the dogs | you two | your son also 1 they will eat you | the traveller | 



ayiyoayaqciydluaqni.qcoq iXigpaJud' 



in this way I would however become a rather fine person | orphans | they 



iXitqociyat qain^ qarnqprn" ikayuriciyatin iXidpaluyam 



tell them to learn it 1 come | your mouth | will need to help you I the orphan [ 



cupiya iyn^iya in^uqaqnailam tuyanun iXoqdtik cdvium 



breathed on him | his son | Inuqaqnailaq ] towards him | they both | the knife f, 



tuyanun aulaqiruk lyn^iya avalaqami iXidpaluyam 



towards it I began to go I his son | when he screamed | the orphan | he however 



kinatak-dluayik iXoqaktun kic-ema nucaiyotivuk 



kept them back I ? | finally | they two became deprived of their 



oqautiydluaya m'^uqaqnailaq kic-ema qoyviXLqpoq 



hair | he spoke to him however | Inuqaqnailaq | finally | he began to weep | 



iXidpaluyam cuakdluaya iyWiya toqoniaqnwXuyo 



the orphan I scolded him however | his son | saying that he would kill him 1 



qaX-iman apayan tiyuya acm" avyoqXuyo 



when he approached I his father | caught hold of him | but | cutting him to 



iXidpaluyam piyuvXuyo cavikmun nigqoira 



pieces | the orphan | pushing him | towards the knife | cut off his head | hewing 



avyoqXuyolu in^ud qovedculiqcut iXiapaluyaq aicaqtoq 



him to pieces too | the people I rejoiced again | the orphan | went home early | 



neyiydluaqamwXuni piXiyomqcoq iXiapaluyaq m^ud 



eating shortly before however | he had become very strong | the orphan | people j 



qamnyalait'kdtXuni taimani picayoaqmqcjq 



not being able to approach him | in this case | he used only a little of his strengthl 



