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Different words for snow could exist

By Hicbd
Mon Dec 7 2020 10:31 am

"Studies of the Sami languages of Norway, Sweden and Finland, conclude that the languages have anywhere from 180 snow- and ice-related words and as many as 300 different words for types of snow, tracks in snow, and conditions of the use of snow."

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo_words_for_snow
https://readable.com/blog/do-inuits-really-have-50-words-for-snow/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/there-really-are-50-eskimo-words-for-snow/2013/01/14/e0e3f4e0-59a0-11e2-beee-6e38f5215402_story.html

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Languages Winter / Cold

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