31 Words for Snow

You hear about them often, but do you know what any of the 31 words for snow are? Here's a list taken from Inuit, Aivilik and Igloolik languages!

• Aluiqqaniq: Snowdrift on a steep hill, overhanging on top.
   
• Aniuk: Snow for drinking water.
   
• Aniuvak: Snow remaining in holes.
   
• Aput: Snow on the ground (close to the generic Snow)
   
• Aqilluqqaaq: Fresh and soggy snow
   
• Auviq: snow brick, to build igloo
   
• Ijaruvak: Melted snow, turned in ice crystals.
   
• Isiriartaq: Falling snow, yellow or red.
   
• Kanangniut: Snowdrift made by North-East wind.
   
• Katakartanaq: Crusty snow, broken by steps.
   
• Kavisilaq: snow hardened by rain or frost
   
• Kinirtaq: wet and compact snow.
   
• Masak: wet snow, saturated.
   
• Matsaaq: snow in water
   
• Maujaq: deep and soft snow, where it's difficult to walk.
   
• Mingullaut: thin powder snow, enters by cracks and covers objects.
   
• Mituk: small snow layer on the water of a fishing hole.
   
• Munnguqtuq: compressed snow which began to soften in spring.
   
• Natiruviaqtuq: now blasts on the ground.
   
• Niggiut: snowdrift with South-east wind
   
• Niummak: hard waving snow staying on ice fields
   
• Pingangnuit: snowdrift made by south-west wind
   
• Piqsiq: snow lift by wind. Blizzard.
   
• Pukak: snow crystals, like sugar powder
   
• Qannialaaq: light falling snow
   
• Qanniq: falling snow
   
• Quiasuqaq: re-frozen snow surface, making crust.
   
• Qiqiqralijarnatuq: snow when walked on.
   
• Uangniut: snowdrift made by north-west wind.
   
• Uluarnaq: round snowdrift
   
• Uqaluraq: taper snowdrift