I've heard it said that Eskimos have many words for snow and that the English have many words for hill. If so what are they?
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I've heard it said that Eskimos have many words for snow and that the English have many words for hill. If so what are they?
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An excerpt from Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics by R.L. Trask:
After a quick search, I hit the following words related snow in Alaskan/Eskimo/Inuit languages:
Regarding the English words for hill, the following are its synonyms:
Also see this page for a list of "hill" synonyms and "hill" related words.