Connection Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) 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 Edited January 12, 2010 by Connection Quote Link to 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detoren Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 No wonder you dont have time to play et ^^. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarop2 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 No wonder you dont have time to play et ^^. lol i hope that was all copied and pasted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knifegod Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) quinaya_____________________ snow mixed with Husky shit quinyaya_____________________ snow mixed with the shit of a lead dog LOL Edited January 23, 2010 by knifegod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aniky Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 quinaya_____________________ snow mixed with Husky shit quinyaya_____________________ snow mixed with the shit of a lead dog LOL xdd, make a snowball and throw it someone in face :DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgeo Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 melted snow is water lol. who would have thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarop2 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 melted snow is water lol. who would have thought? oooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooo i did i did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=FlA=ibabyblink Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 The Eskimos' Hundred (and one) 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 Cocaine_________________very special snow, used for 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PHANTASM Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 lol Eskimos have too much time on their hands coming up with all those names. quinyaya - snow mixed with the shit of a lead dog (lead dog feces is clearly different than ordinary dogshit) hahatla - small packages of snow given as gag gifts (it's what I always wanted! A bag of yellow snow! Eskimo birthday parties suck.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackguard Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 lol Eskimos have too much time on their hands coming up with all those names. quinyaya - snow mixed with the shit of a lead dog (lead dog feces is clearly different than ordinary dogshit) hahatla - small packages of snow given as gag gifts (it's what I always wanted! A bag of yellow snow! Eskimo birthday parties suck.) It's not actually that they sit around coming up with new words for snow. It has to do with their language being polysynthetic in nature. Disparate nouns are incorporated together to form compound words, which in our language ( assuming english is your first language ) would be more equivalent to phrases than single words. Imagine how many short phrases you could fit snow into in english, and if each of these resulted in an individual compound word, it'd probably be more than 100. Not to ruin the magic for you, its still a both funny and cool list. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarop2 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 It's not actually that they sit around coming up with new words for snow. It has to do with their language being polysynthetic in nature. Disparate nouns are incorporated together to form compound words, which in our language ( assuming english is your first language ) would be more equivalent to phrases than single words. Imagine how many short phrases you could fit snow into in english, and if each of these resulted in an individual compound word, it'd probably be more than 100. Not to ruin the magic for you, its still a both funny and cool list. =) looks like we got a smart guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackguard Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 looks like we got a smart guy Well I can recall useless trivia maybe. You wouldn't wanna try following me out of a labyrinth. =P Actually this was covered on QI ( Quite Interesting ), a comedy quiz show on the BBC. Then it came up in an argument several months later so I've managed to retain some of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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