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Air

Aner’neq

Uh-na-gah-nuk

Cloud

Amitetuq

Ah-mugkh-look

Day

Ernaq

Ugha-nook

Daylight

Artuq

Arh-took

Everything is freezing now

Tamaq akumlacarlug’aa

Dum-uk ah-koom-loo-jukh-thlu’ga

Fog

Umek

Um’-iack

Hail

Kauktut

Cowkh-toot

I wish it would stop raining

Ggwa-tuq qiten’irli

Qwha-took get-near-lee

I wish it would stop snowing

Ggwa-tuq qanin’irli

Qwha-took kah-nin-ear-lee

I’m glad it stopped raining

Ipiunga qiten’irngan

Ee-pew-na qee-din-ear-ng-un

Ice

Cikuq

Chekooq

It snowed a little bit

Ellmangua saaqamek qani’umuuq

Ehl-mung-wa saw-qa-mook qhanee’oom-mooq

It snowed a lot

Qani’umuuq amlerqamek

Qhanee’oom-oaq um-lerh-qah-mook

It stopped raining

Qiten’irtuq

Cutten’erh-tooq

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It’s foggy

Umegtuq

Oo-mookh-took

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It’s getting cold now

Awa usu’anai’uq

Ah-wa oozoo-an-eye-ooq

itsgettingcoldnow.mp3

North wind

Kiugaq

Kiew’-huk

Rain

Qiteq

Key-duq

Snow

Naataarriq

Naw-taw-rhiq

The fog is lifting

Umek kwegtuq

Oo-mook kweqh-tooq

The fog is thick

Umek martuuq

Oo-mook mukkh-tok

The snow dusted the mountains

Pirarqamek ing’it qani’umuut

Pek-arh-kah-mook ing’it connie-oohg-mut

The snow is getting deep

Qaniq et’uriuq

Qah-neet it-oohg-wiiq

Wind

Aqllaq

ahg-luq

Wind blows it

Tenglluku

Toong-hloo-goo