Over 100 words for snow?

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Wed Feb 11 16:01:28 UTC 2009


I know this has been discussed before, but the archives are not
responding at the moment.

What is the current best opinion on whether "the Eskimos ... have
over a hundred words for snow"?  (Please ignore the fact that my
source refers to "Eskimos" rather than a language.)

Joel

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