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The Eskimos' Hundred Words for Snow


by Phil James


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 shit

quinyaya        snow mixed with the shit 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                

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