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Inupiaq Snow Terminology

1. Apun: snow.

2. Aniu: packed snow.

3. Aniuvak: snow bank.

4. Apuyaq: snow patch.

5. Aqilluqqaq: soft snow.

6. Auksalaq: melting snow.

7. Agniq: snow blizzard.

8. Illuksinaq: bright snow condition causing snow blindness.

9. Kanigruaq: frost on face, tree, etc.

10. Kaiyuglaq: rippled surface of snow.

11. Mavsa: snowdrift overhang.

12. Mauya: break through snow condition.

13. Misulik: sleet snow.

14. Mitailaq: soft snow on ice.

15. Milik: very soft snow.

16. Masak: water logged snow.

17. Masayyak: lightly damp snow.

18. Natilvik: low ground drifting snow.

19. Nutalaq: fresh snow, powder snow.

20. Qannik: snowflake.

21. Qanniksuq: is snowing.

22. Qatiqsuniq: light snow, deep for walking.

23. Qiqsruqaq: glazed snow in thaw time.

24. Qarraqtualik: area with resonating snow.

25. Quvyugaq: whiteout.

26. Qimuagruk: snow drift blocking trail or in lee of a building.

27. Qiqsruqaq: thaw qlazed snow.

38. Nutaagun: when snow covers water with no ice.