Snow

Some have claimed that the Inuit language has at least 40 words for snow. Here are just a few: aniugaviniq (hard, frozen snow), apigiannagaut (the first snowfall of the fall), katakartanaq (snow with a crust that gives way under the feet), kinirtaq (compact, damp snow), mannguq (melting snow), masak (wet, falling snow) and matsaaq (half-melted snow).