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Do Inuit languages really have many words for snow? The most interesting finds from our study of 616 languages (phys.org)
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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

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 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@DonaldJMusk Lemmy link is to a different article?

[–] whybird@aus.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] DonaldJMusk -1 points 1 week ago

Updated. Thank you!