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Another Inuktitut Word for Snow
Tucked away at the bottom of page 13 in the March 2013 issue of UpHere: Life in Canada’s Far North magazine is a wee entry about Inuktitut words for snow. According to Canadian Mick Mallon, renown Inuktitut linguist, there are a hundred Inuktitut words for snow. And with Inuit Dog owners in mind, here’s one of them:
Qurriniq:
Snow delicately tinted yellow by the urination of dogs. |