Ina Cumu Cipes

Ina Cumu Cipes
Ina Life Cycle

Si petkuhe hi ina uyo. Si ikuhe eik tera, si inim op uyo so nasi si kono orat ina. Si sen uyo ina tera, si ku waci ina. Si ku waci ina si amwa si api ka ina peci, uar me. Si api icop tet, certi tet. Si inim op waci so apok si urat ina. Si tois si tokrik mi inote ina. Si tokrik so nasi si kono orat ina tera, si atim kao peci tera, si atim urat uar. Si tois si tunat si tamu ina tera, si iokap ina. Si inim op inote so apok si moye ina. Si tokrik so apok si moye mi inaut ina. Si cipes mi isha si kanap urit he unik orat woyep ina.
Ina are born as eggs. After their mother lays them, an ina remains an egg for six months. Ina hatch from eggs as tadpoles. As a tadpole, an ina lacks arms and legs. They only have a head and a tail. An ina remains a tadpole for two years. After that, the ina becomes a child. This change takes 6 months; the ina grows their legs first, followed by their arms. After that, the ina can walk and speak. An ina remains a child for four years. Over the next four years the ina undergoes puberty and becomes an adult. An ina lives until they are around 47 years old.

Si kuhe ka ina erme so nasinasi si ase uyo. Si tunat si kuhe uyo si kono woyep. Si oko ka ina erme ina tenur tera, si sekyu si kuhe uyo. Si hetcon oko si tunat si kuhe ka ina tenur mae. Si kuhe uyo cipes tera, si opa si sapek mi tecu ku ina erme mae. Si mipna si kuhe uyo si amwa si tokrik mi waci uyo. Si yupik ka ina erme si kuhe waci tera, si cupik si yupik si sapek mae.
A female ina lays eggs every three months. Approximately eight eggs can be laid at a time. In order to lay eggs, a female ina has to have sex with a male ina. When they have sex, the male ina can lay a spermatophore. If the female ina takes the spermatophore in, she'll lay living eggs. Otherwise, she'll lay eggs that won't become tadpoles. Because a female ina can choose to take or not take a spermatophore, she can choose to have tadpoles or not.