Dialogue » 41 » Planning a Hunting Trip

Siurjuk:
Qauppat piqatigalu aullalaaqtuguk maligumavit?ᖃᐅᑉᐸᑦ ᐱᖃᑎᒐᓗ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓛᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᒪᓕᒍᒪᕕᑦ? Tomorrow my friend and I are heading out on a trip. Do you want to come along?
Aasivak:
Namut?ᓇᒧᑦ?Where to?
Siurjuk:
Nunaqpalaaqtuguk. ᓄᓇᖅᐸᓛᖅᑐᒍᒃ.We are going out on the land.
Aasivak:
Asukuluk, qanutigi tappaaniilaaqqisik? ᐊᓱᑯᓗᒃ, ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᑕᑉᐹᓃᓛᖅᑭᓯᒃ? I see. How long will the two of you be out there?
Siurjuk:
Ullunuk marruunnuk uvvalu pingasunut. ᐅᓪᓗᓄᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓄᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓗ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ.Two or three days.
Aasivak:
Hii, nuluakkaqai natsarukkit?ᕼᐄ, ᓄᓗᐊᒃᑲᖃᐃ ᓇᑦᓴᕈᒃᑭᑦ? Okay. My fishing net, should I bring it?
Siurjuk:
ii, tuttuliaqsinnaa iqalliarumajuguk. ᐄ, ᑐᑦᑐᓕᐊᖅᓯᓐᓈ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕈᒪᔪᒍᒃ.Yes, we want to go fishing and caribou hunting at the same time.
Aasivak:
Atii, aullaqataulaaliqqunga.ᐊᑏ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑕᐅᓛᓕᖅᑯᖓ. Yes, I would like to join you on your trip.
Siurjuk:
Tuttukutta iqalukkuttalu niqiqattialaaratta. ᑐᑦᑐᑯᑦᑕ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑯᑦᑕᓗ ᓂᕿᖃᑦᑎᐊᓛᕋᑦᑕ.If we get caribou and fish we will have a full freezer (literally, we will have great stores of food).
Aasivak:
ii, nutaaminikulunnik tuttuminirnik iqaluminirnillu niqiqakainnalaaratta.ᐄ, ᓄᑖᒥᓂᑯᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᑦᑐᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒥᓂᕐᓂᓪᓗ ᓂᕿᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᓛᕋᑦᑕ. Yes, we will enjoy some fresh caribou and fish for a bit.