104 eskimske besede za sneg

Glede na ogromne količine snega v zadnjih dneh pri nas in po svetu si je pametno prebrati vsaj polovico od 104-ih besed (torej 52 besed) za sneg v “Eskimščini”. Si lahko predstavljate kakšen sneg imajo v mislih Eskimi, ko rečejo "pečen" ali "ocvrt" sneg? Jaz že ne. ;)

·         Lapa           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,

·         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

·         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

·         Tla-na-na       snow mixed with the sound of old rock and roll

·         Depptla         a small snowball, preserved in lucite, that had been handled

·         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

·         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

·         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