Do Inuit languages really have many words for snow? The most interesting finds from our study of 616 languages

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-inuit-languages-words.html

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Zachariah@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

English:
blizzard
lake effect
flurry
snow
pellets
grains
hail
powder
hoar frost
cornice
cocaine
snowdrift
suncup
snowball
yellow
snowflake
artificial
firn
pack
slush

whybird@aus.social · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

@DonaldJMusk Lemmy link is to a different article?

whybird@aus.social · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

@DonaldJMusk Direct link to the intended phys.org story with that title: https://phys.org/news/2025-04-inuit-languages-words.html

DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today · -3 pts · 1y

Updated. Thank you!