No no no! Inuit languages have several root words for snow, just as English does. English has snow, slush, flurry, blizzard, powder . . . and various forms for each (e.g., snow, snows, snowing, snowflake). Inuit languages have more forms for each — and nothing like hundreds.
No no no! Inuit languages have several root words for snow, just as English does. English has snow, slush, flurry, blizzard, powder . . . and various forms for each (e.g., snow, snows, snowing, snowflake). Inuit languages have more forms for each — and nothing like hundreds.