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* ''pērāyava'' — skiing. Skiing is, predictably, a Western importation (the name of skis, ''pērāt'' (dual/plural only), comes from Nordûlaki ''piêr'' through Cerian ''piéro''), due to most of the Inquisition being tropical. However, cross-country skiing is fairly popular in winter in most areas of the North, which have boreal climates and cold winters with sometimes heavy snowfall, as is in mountains of the same area "Alpine" skiing. | * ''pērāyava'' — skiing. Skiing is, predictably, a Western importation (the name of skis, ''pērāt'' (dual/plural only), comes from Nordûlaki ''piêr'' through Cerian ''piéro''), due to most of the Inquisition being tropical. However, cross-country skiing is fairly popular in winter in most areas of the North, which have boreal climates and cold winters with sometimes heavy snowfall, as is in mountains of the same area "Alpine" skiing. | ||
** ''pērāt'' — skis (pair of) | ** ''pērāt'' — skis (pair of) | ||
*** There is no single verb for "to ski": to do Alpine skiing is translated as ''pērābhan pṝke/pārlake'' ("to roll on skis"), while to do cross-country skiing is translated as ''pērābhan mṛcce/mālchake'' ("to run on skis"). Many speakers from non-skiing areas, however, may use them interchangeably. | |||
** ''dhoyipērāyava'' — cross-country skiing | ** ''dhoyipērāyava'' — cross-country skiing | ||
** ''ñaryāpērāyava'' — Alpine skiing | ** ''ñaryāpērāyava'' — Alpine skiing | ||