Contents; Prologue xv; 1. Seanas, Sami ..................... 1; 2. Yuki-onna, Japanese .................. 5; 3. Immiaq, Greenlandic ................ 11; 4. Smoor, Scots .................... 15; 5. H ima, Thai ..................... 21; 6. Kunstschnee, German ................ 23; 7. Onaabani Giizis / Popogami Giizis, Ojibwemowin .. 27; 8. Sheleg, Hebrew ................... 31; 9. Sastrugi, Russian .................. 35; 10. Hundslappadrifa, Icelandic ............. 39; 11. Sheen, Kashmiri ................... 43; 12. Cheotnun, Korean .................. 47; 13. Penitentes, Spanish ................. 49; 14. Cirulputenis, Latvian ................ 53; 15. Unatsi, Cherokee .................. 55; 16. Theluji, Swahili ................... 59; 17. Avalanche, French .................. 63; 18. Tykky, Finnish ................... 67; 19. Barfani chita, Urdu ................. 71; 20. Snemand, Danish .................. 75; 21. Mavro chioni, Greek ................. 81; 22. Neviera, Italian ................... 85; 23. Xue qiu, Chinese .................. 89; 24. Snoeangel, Swedish .................. 93; 25. Gangs, Tibetan ................... 97; 26. Calog shneachta, Irish ................101; 27. Huka-rere, Maori ..................105; 28. Snowboarding, American Sign Language .......111; 29. Kava, Faroese ....................115; 30. Kardelen, Turkish ..................119; 31. Omuzira, Luganda ..................123; 32. Fokksno, Norwegian .................131; 33. Sniegas, Lithuanian .................135; 34. Sira, Tundra Nenets .................139; 35. Taccuqt, Tamazight .................143; 36. Hima, Sanskrit ...................147; 37. Qasa, Quechua ...................151; 38. Barado, Amharic ..................155; 39. Ttutqiksribvik, Inupiaq ...............159; 40. Ais i pundaun olsem kapok, Tok Pisin ........165; 41. Hagelslag, Dutch ..................169; 42. Eira, Welsh .....................173; 43. Itztlacoliuhqui, Nahuatl ...............177; 44. Pana, Inuktitut ...................181; 45. Jaatee, Estonian ...................187; 46. Sparrow batch, Newfoundland English ........191; 47. Hau kea, Hawaiian .................195; 48. Virgen de las Nieves, Spanish ............199; 49. Zud, Mongolian ...................203; 50. Suncups, English ..................207; Acknowledgements 209 References 211
