Fifty Words for Snow
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Fifty Words for Snow

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Fifty Words for Snow

About this book

"A delightful compendium that brings together language, culture and adventure through frozen landscapes as it shares the meanings behind 50 words for snow, gathered from around the globe." — The Herald
Snow. Every language has its own words for the magical, mesmerizing flakes that fall from the sky. In this exquisite exploration, writer and Arctic traveller Nancy Campbell digs deep into the meanings of fifty words for snow.
In Japanese we encounter yuki-onna – a 'snow woman' who drifts through the frosted land. In Icelandic it is hundslappadrífa – 'snowflakes as big as a dog's paw' – that softly blanket the streets. And in Maori we meet Huka-rere – 'one of the children of rain and wind'.
From mountain tops and frozen seas to city parks and desert hills, each of these linguistic snow crystals offers a whole world of myth and story – the perfect winter gift.

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Information

Publisher
Elliott & Thompson
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781783964994
Subtopic
Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Prologue
  5. 1. SeaƋáơ, Sámi
  6. 2. Yuki-onna, Japanese
  7. 3. Immiaq, Greenlandic
  8. 4. Smoor, Scots
  9. 5. HÄ«ma, Thai
  10. 6. Kunstschnee, German
  11. 7. Onaabani Giizis / Popogami Giizis, Ojibwemowin
  12. 8. Sheleg, Hebrew
  13. 9. Sastrugi, Russian
  14. 10. HundslappadrĂ­fa, Icelandic
  15. 11. Sheen, Kashmiri
  16. 12. Cheotnun, Korean
  17. 13. Penitentes, Spanish
  18. 14. CÄ«ruÄŒputenis, Latvian
  19. 15. Unatsi, Cherokee
  20. 16. Theluji, Swahili
  21. 17. Avalanche, French
  22. 18. Tykky, Finnish
  23. 19. Barfānī chītā, Urdu
  24. 20. Snemand, Danish
  25. 21. MĂĄvro chiĂłni, Greek
  26. 22. Neviera, Italian
  27. 23. Xuě qiĂș, Chinese
  28. 24. SnöÀngel, Swedish
  29. 25. Gangs, Tibetan
  30. 26. CalĂłg shneachta, Irish
  31. 27. Huka-rere, Māori
  32. 28. Snowboarding, American Sign Language
  33. 29. Kava, Faroese
  34. 30. Kardelen, Turkish
  35. 31. Omuzira, Luganda
  36. 32. FokksnĂž, Norwegian
  37. 33. Sniegas, Lithuanian
  38. 34. Sira, Tundra Nenets
  39. 35. Taccuqt, Tamazight
  40. 36. HimĂĄ, Sanskrit
  41. 37. Qasa, Quechua
  42. 38. Barado, Amharic
  43. 39. Ttutqiksribvik, Inupiaq
  44. 40. Ais i pundaun olsem kapok, Tok Pisin
  45. 41. Hagelslag, Dutch
  46. 42. Eira, Welsh
  47. 43. Itztlacoliuhqui, Nahuatl
  48. 44. Pana, Inuktitut
  49. 45. JÀÀtee, Estonian
  50. 46. Sparrow batch, Newfoundland English
  51. 47. Hau kea, Hawaiian
  52. 48. Virgen de las Nieves, Spanish
  53. 49. Zud, Mongolian
  54. 50. Suncups, English
  55. Acknowledgements
  56. References
  57. Copyright

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