...In reality, the number of words depends on the definitions of Eskimo (there are a number of Eskimo-Aleut languages) and snow, and on the method of counting numbers of words in languages that have quite different grammatical structures from English. The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax, Geoffrey Pullum, Chapter 19, p. 159-171 of The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language, Geoffrey K. Pullum, With a Foreword by James D. McCawley. 246 p., 1 figure, 2 tables, Spring 1991, LC: 90011286, ISBN 978-0-226-68534-2 Read full entry
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- 1.Eskimo words for snow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- ... legend that the Inuit or Eskimo have an unusually large number of words for snow. ... first reference to Eskimo having multiple words for snow is in the ...
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skimo_words_for_snow
- 2.Eskimo Words for 'Snow'
- ... quite a number of inquiries from journalists about "words for 'snow' in Eskimo. ... Counting Eskimo words for snow: A citizen's guide ...
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What are the Eskimo words for |
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kaniktshaq, snow; qanik, falling snow; anijo, snow on the ground; hiko (tsiko in some dialects), ice; tsikut, large broken up masses of ice; hikuliaq, thin ice; quahak, new ice without snow; kanut, new ice with snow; pugtaq, drift ice; peqalujaq, old ice; manelaq, pack ice; ivuneq, high pack ice; maneraq, smooth ice; akuvijarjuak, thin ice on the sea; kuhugaq, icicle; nilak, fresh water ice; and tugartaq, firm winter ice. If we wish to include peripheral items we may speak of iglo, snow house (igloo); haviujaq, snow knife; puatlrit, snow shovel; uvkuag, block of snow for closing the door of a snow hut. I imagine after-dinner chats in Eskimoland must get a bit monotonous after a while, considering the restricted range of subject matter. Fortunately, they have about 20 words for trout to liven things up with. |
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In which movie is it that the I believe he is speaking to
his love interest.
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I recall reading something like that in a Farley Mowat book, so that's where I started. You don't say how old the film is or the circumstances, so this is a shot in the dark, as they say. The Snow Walker (2003) IMDb synopsis: In 1953, Arctic pilot Charlie Halliday (Barry Pepper) is very well-paid to change his flight plan and to deliver a local native with tuberculosis, Kanaalaq (Annabella Piugattuk), to a hospital for treatment. However, he crashes the plane, and they have to struggle for survival. Charlie learns with Kanaalaq how to survive in the cold region, forming a bond of respect and friendship with her. |
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How many words are there for Do you know any of them? What
do they mean?
If you can name all of them I
will give you ten points.
How many are there? Come on
Paul.
and Bounty watch your back!
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In North America there are 7 distinct tribes of "Eskimo". They are in no special order; Copper, Central, Labrador, Western, Caribou, Hare and MacKenzie. Given that you only want the word "snow", and that each has its own dialect or in cases language, there are 7 words for snow in the North American Eskimo language(s). Now, I know Greenland has a tribe, Finland-Sweden, and Siberia has many so good luck with this. |
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