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22nd Apr 2021
Inuit words for snow - priceless
Date Posted: 19.41hrs on Fri 30 Nov 07
Maybe I've got a warped sense of humour, but these had me in stitches smiling smiley

"list" of Inuit words for snow - priceless eye popping smiley

tlapa - powder snow
tlacringit - snow that is crusted on the surface
kayi - drifting snow
tlapat - still snow
klin - remembered snow
naklin - forgotten snow
tlamo - snow that falls in large wet flakes
tlatim - snow that falls in small flakes
tlaslo - snow that falls slowly
tlapinti - snow that falls quickly
kripya - snow that has melted and refrozen
tliyel - snow that has been marked by wolves
tliyelin - snow that has been marked by Eskimos
blotla - blowing snow
pactla - snow that has been packed down
hiryla - snow in beards
wa-ter - melted snow
tlayinq - snow mixed with mud
quinaya - snow mixed with Husky poo-poo
quinyaya - snow mixed with the poo-poo of a lead dog
slimtla - snow that is crusted on top but soft underneath
kriplyana - snow that looks blue in the early morning
puntla - a mouthful of snow because you fibbed
allatla - baked snow
fritla - fried snow
gristla - deep fried snow
MacTla - snow burgers
jatla - snow between your fingers or toes, or in groin-folds
dinliltla - little balls of snow that cling to Husky fur
sulitlana - green snow
mentlana - pink snow
tidtla - snow used for cleaning
ertla - snow used by Eskimo teenagers for exquisite erotic rituals
kriyantli - snow bricks
hahatla - small packages of snow given as gag gifts
semtla - partially melted snow
ontla - snow on objects
intla - snow that has drifted indoors
shlim - slush
warintla - snow used to make Eskimo daiquiris
mextla - snow used to make Eskimo Margaritas
penstla - the idea of snow
mortla - snow mounded on dead bodies
ylaipi - tomorrow's snow
nylaipin - the snows of yesteryear ("neiges d'antan")
pritla - our children's snow
nootlin - snow that doesn't stick
rotlana - quickly accumulating snow
skriniya - snow that never reaches the ground
bluwid - snow that's shaken down from objects in the wind
tlanid - snow that's shaken down and then mixes with sky-falling snow
ever-tla - a spirit made from mashed fermented snow, popular among Eskimo men
talini - snow angels
priyakli - snow that looks like it's falling upward
chiup - snow that makes halos
blontla - snow that's shaken off in the mudroom
tlalman - snow sold to German tourists
tlalam - snow sold to American tourists
tlanip - snow sold to Japanese tourists
protla - snow packed around caribou meat
attla - snow that as it falls seems to create nice pictures in the air
sotla - snow sparkling with sunlight
tlun - snow sparkling with moonlight
astrila - snow sparkling with starlight
clim - snow sparkling with flashlight or headlight
tlapi - summer snow
krikaya - snow mixed with breath
ashtla - expected snow that's wagered on (depth, size of flakes)
huantla - special snow rolled into "snow reefers" and smoked by wild Eskimo youth
tla-na-na - snow mixed with the sound of old rock and roll from a portable radio
depptla - a small snowball, preserved in Lucite, that had been handled by Johnny Depp
trinkyi - first snow of the year
tronkyin - last snow of the year
shiya - snow at dawn
katiyana - night snow
tlinro - snow vapor
nyik - snow with flakes of widely varying size
ragnitla - two snowfalls at once, creating moire patterns
akitla - snow falling on water
privtla - snow melting in the spring rain
chahatlin - snow that makes a sizzling sound as it falls on water
hootlin - snow that makes a hissing sound as the individual flakes brush
geltla - snow dollars
briktla - good building snow
striktla - snow that's no good for building
erolinyat - snow drifts containing the imprint of crazy lovers
chachat - swirling snow that drives you nuts
krotla - snow that blinds you
tlarin - snow that can be sculpted into the delicate corsages Eskimo girls pin to their whale parkas at prom time
motla - snow in the mouth
sotla - snow in the south
maxtla - snow that hides the whole village
tlayopi - snow drifts you fall into and die
truyi - avalanche of snow
tlapripta - snow that burns your scalp and eyelids
carpitla - snow glazed with ice
tla - ordinary snow



Cheers, Geoff
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