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what is the Inuit transalation for the word windy?
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What is the Inuit transalation for the word WINDY
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The construction of the language doesn't provide an equivalent to the English windy, which is a state of being. Rather, the various words are descriptive of where wind is coming from or what the wind is doing. Depending on the area (Inuktitut is spoken in various dialects over a vast geographical area) the various words that come fairly close are anuri (the wind), anurraujaq (squall or sudden wind), ittulijaappuq (the wind moans), nakkialivuq (come from afar or strong wind), and my favorite, nakituinnaraaqpuq (wind from every direction)...
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