Comment by lm28469
2 years ago
Yep, like some cultures have 10+ words for different types snow while people in warmer climate will bundle them all under "snow"
2 years ago
Yep, like some cultures have 10+ words for different types snow while people in warmer climate will bundle them all under "snow"
Isn’t it largely a myth? I’ve heard this story for Inuit people but if you dig a bit you realize they just have a couple words for it.
English itself has dozens of words for snow, so I wouldn't be surprised if Inuit languages did too. In fact I'd be shocked if they didn't have complex ways of describing something so important.