Sunday 26 February 2017

SNOW ESKIMO

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

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