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eleven words

nutagaq: new fresh powder snow qiqsruqaq: glazed snow in thaw time sitliq: hard crusty snow auksalaq: melting snow aniu: packed snow aniuvak: snow bank natigvik: snow drift qimaugruk: snow drift blocking a trail or a building aqiluqqaq: soft snow milik: … Continue reading

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mitailaq

[mitailaq: Inuit for soft snow on ice floe covering an open spot] heavy nutagaq was blowing in from the east in clouds that filled the air like thick ravaging fog obscuring ruts blown over in the snowmobile track little hints … Continue reading

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milik

[milik: Inuit for very soft snow] perhaps it was the giddy first blush of puppy love but he awoke that morning knowing that she would be at the pond with her girlfriends and there he could skate in the same … Continue reading

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