Dialogue » 30 » My son's first polar bear

Saamu:
Ujuruk, irnira nannugiulauqtuq.ᐃᓪᓗᐊᕐᔫᒃ, ᐃᕐᓂᕋ ᓇᓐᓄᒋᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. Niece, my son caught his first polar bear.
Ujuruk:
Hii, asukuluk. Quvianaq!ᕼᐄ, ᐊᓱᑯᓗᒃ. ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅ.Hey, that's awesome!
Saamu:
ii, upigijara nannugiulaurmat. ᐄ, ᐅᐱᒋᔭᕋ ᓇᓐᓄᒋᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ.Yes, I am proud of him because he got his first polar bear.
Ujuruk:
Qanga nannugiuqtuapiulauqqa?ᖃᖓ ᓇᓐᓄᒋᐅᖅᑐᐊᐱᐅᓚᐅᖅᑲ? When did he catch it?
Saamu:
Pinasuarusiup nunnguani. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ.On the weekend.
Ujuruk:
Asummarikuluk.ᐊᓱᒻᒪᕆᑯᓗᒃ. That's wonderful.
Saamu:
Qulaanuuqqat uujuqturniaqtugut uvattinni. Uujuqturiaqtuniaqqutit. ᖁᓛᓅᖅᑲᑦ ᐆᔪᖅᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐆᔪᖅᑐᕆᐊᖅᑐᓂᐊᖅᑯᑎᑦ.At noon, I am going to make uujuq at my place. Do you want to come eat uujuq?
Ujuruk:
 ii, qainiaqqunga.ᐄ, ᖃᐃᓂᐊᖅᑯᖓ. Yes, I will come.
Saamu:
Quinijualuulauqtuq nannuttanga. ᖁᐃᓂᔪᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓐᓄᑦᑕᖓ.The polar bear that he caught was nice and fat.
Ujuruk:
Taima mamaqtualuuvuq!ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᐊᓘᕗᖅ! Oh, it is so tasty that way.