| tla | ordinary snow
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| tlapa | powder snow
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| tlacringit | snow that is crusted on the surface
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| kayi | drifting snow
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| tlapat | still snow
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| klin | remembered snow
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| naklin | forgotten snow
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| tlamo | snow that falls in large wet flakes
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| tlatim | snow that falls in small flakes
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| tlaslo | snow that falls slowly
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| tlapinti | snow that falls quickly
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| kripya | snow that has melted and refrozen
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| tliyel | snow that has been marked by wolves
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| tliyelin | snow that has been marked by Eskimos
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| blotla | blowing snow
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| pactla | snow that has been packed down
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| hiryla | snow in beards
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| wa-ter | melted snow
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| tlayinq | snow mixed with mud
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| quinaya | snow mixed with Husky poo-poo
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| quinyaya | snow mixed with the poo-poo of a lead dog
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| slimtla | snow that is crusted on top but soft underneath
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| kriplyana | snow that looks blue in the early morning
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| puntla | a mouthful of snow because you fibbed
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| allatla | baked snow
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| fritla | fried snow
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| gristla | deep fried snow
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| MacTla | snow burgers
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| jatla | snow between your fingers or toes, or in groin-folds
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| dinliltla | little balls of snow that cling to Husky fur
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| sulitlana | green snow
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| mentlana | pink snow
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| tidtla | snow used for cleaning
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| ertla | snow used by Eskimo teenagers for exquisite erotic rituals
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| kriyantli | snow bricks
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| hahatla | small packages of snow given as gag gifts
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| semtla | partially melted snow
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| ontla | snow on objects
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| intla | snow that has drifted indoors
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| shlim | slush
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| warintla | snow used to make Eskimo daiquiris
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| mextla | snow used to make Eskimo Margaritas
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| penstla | the idea of snow
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| mortla | snow mounded on dead bodies
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| ylaipi | tomorrow's snow
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| nylaipin | the snows of yesteryear ("neiges d'antan")
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| pritla | our children's snow
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| nootlin | snow that doesn't stick
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| rotlana | quickly accumulating snow
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| skriniya | snow that never reaches the ground
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| bluwid | snow that's shaken down from objects in the wind
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| tlanid | snow that's shaken down and then mixes with sky-falling snow
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| ever-tla | a spirit made from mashed fermented snow, popular among Eskimo men
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| talini | snow angels
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| priyakli | snow that looks like it's falling upward
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| chiup | snow that makes halos
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| blontla | snow that's shaken off in the mudroom
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| tlalman | snow sold to German tourists
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| tlalam | snow sold to American tourists
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| tlanip | snow sold to Japanese tourists
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| protla | snow packed around caribou meat
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| attla | snow that as it falls seems to create nice pictures in the air
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| sotla | snow sparkling with sunlight
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| tlun | snow sparkling with moonlight
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| astrila | snow sparkling with starlight
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| clim | snow sparkling with flashlight or headlight
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| tlapi | summer snow
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| krikaya | snow mixed with breath
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| ashtla | expected snow that's wagered on (depth, size of flakes)
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| huantla | special snow rolled into "snow reefers" and smoked by wild Eskimo youth
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| tla-na-na | snow mixed with the sound of old rock and roll from a portable radio
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| depptla | a small snowball, preserved in Lucite, that had been handled by Johnny Depp
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| trinkyi | first snow of the year
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| tronkyin | last snow of the year
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| shiya | snow at dawn
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| katiyana | night snow
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| tlinro | snow vapor
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| nyik | snow with flakes of widely varying size
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| ragnitla | two snowfalls at once, creating moire patterns
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| akitla | snow falling on water
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| privtla | snow melting in the spring rain
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| chahatlin | snow that makes a sizzling sound as it falls on water
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| hootlin | snow that makes a hissing sound as the individual flakes brush
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| geltla | snow dollars
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| briktla | good building snow
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| striktla | snow that's no good for building
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| erolinyat | snow drifts containing the imprint of crazy lovers
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| chachat | swirling snow that drives you nuts
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| krotla | snow that blinds you
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| tlarin | snow that can be sculpted into the delicate corsages Eskimo girls pin to their whale parkas at prom time
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| motla | snow in the mouth
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| sotla | snow in the south
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| maxtla | snow that hides the whole village
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| tlayopi | snow drifts you fall into and die
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| truyi | avalanche of snow
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| tlapripta | snow that burns your scalp and eyelids
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| carpitla | snow glazed with ice
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