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		hk__2 on Sept 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is My Blue Your Blue? 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.

karaterobot on Sept 3, 2024 [–]

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.

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