"The unfortunate fact is that even lists of
Eskimo words with meanings attached, written out by people with
extensive acquaintance with the people and the language, have to
be interpreted in a sophisticated way against the background of a full
understanding of Eskimo morphology and etymology if we are to
draw conclusions about whether they can be counted as words
for snow.
So how many really? 1 know you still crave an answer. I will say..."

No , I do not crave the answer to how many there are. Sorry, can't do the 8 pages all as I have to really work, but it struck me that in our so many words for rain the word rain returns as a reconizable part . Not in these Eskimo words.
Never mind.