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OK...I don’t speak Inuit, but hear are some examples:
Light Fluffy Snow
Wet heavy Snow
Crunchy Snow that you can walk on
Crunchy snow that you CAN’T walk on
Wind driven Snow
Snow that Sticks to your clothes

and the perennial favorite:

YELLOW Snow, which you are NOT supposed to EAT.

And yes, they are probably CUSS words! LOL


I was going to be real smart and use a free dictionary on your descriptions. But they don’t list a word for “snow”.

I did enjoy this translation

falls while walking (stumbles) - padlakpok

http://www.wordgumbo.com/ea/can/caninu.htm


112 posted on 10/09/2013 7:08:20 AM PDT by KittenClaws ( You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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To: KittenClaws

Oooo...I like that!

here are some words from the far north (lots of different tribes) that we use every day:
Kayak
Parka
Mukluk
Pot Luck (from “Potlach.. a feast where everybody brings something)


113 posted on 10/09/2013 7:41:30 AM PDT by left that other site (You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
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