Aqilluqaq
- Soft powdery snow, new snow
- Good for patching the cracks between the blocks of an igloo
Sitilluqaq
- Hard compacted snow, old snow
- Good for solid, but cold, igloo construction
Pukajaq
- Type of snow formed of small-sized crystals
- Ideal to build warmer igloos for cold weather, but fragile in the blizzard
Pukak
- Type of snow formed of medium-sized crystals
- Known to be appropriate to melt to water
Pukarlaq
- Type of snow formed of large-sized crystals
- Known to produce the most drinking water when melted
Irralijuq
- Freezing rain
Bilik
- Snowflake
Qingainnguit
- Miniature snowflakes, visible through the sunlight
Qanittaq
- Freshly fallen snow
- Known to produce the least drinking water when melted
Aniuvak
- Accumulated snow
Kanngutiit
- Snow that accumulates on wires and branches
- Happens under very cold conditions
Kaniq
- Frost that forms inside a window or even inside clothing
- Happens under very cold conditions
Aputitsaq
- Word used to describe good snow to build igloos
