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Inupiaq Snow Words

Click on the links below to hear Doris Anderson, an Inupiaq from the Kobuk River village of Shungnak to pronounce some of the words in Inupiaq with the English translation.

Falling Snow
Hoar Frost
Wind Beaten
Snow On Ground
Drifting
Smooth Surface
Sharply Edged Wind Eroded Surface
Drift Blocking A Trail
Deep Enough For Snowshoes
Wind Blown Bare Spots
Hard Crusty Snow
Sugar Snow
Ground Drifting
Space Between Drift and Obstruction
Irregular Surface
Snow Covered