Eskimo kissing Eskimo kissing An Eskimo kiss, also called nose kiss or nose rub, is the act of pressing the tip of one's nose against another's nose usually interpreted as a friendly greeting gesture in various cultures. When early explorers of the Arctic first witnessed Inuit nose rubbing as a greeting behavior, they dubbed it "Eskimo kissing". The Eskimo kiss was used as an intimate greeting by the Inuit who, when they meet outside, often have little except their nose and eyes exposed. The Eskimo kiss is employed by the Inuit as a traditional greeting called a "kunik". A "kunik" is a
Sirenik Eskimo language languages). Some notes (very far from being a complete description): Like all other Eskimo languages, the morphology is rather complex. A description grouped by lexical categories follows. Although morphology will be treated grouped into a nominal and a verbal part, many Eskimo languages show features which “crosscut” any such groupings in several aspects: Some grammatical categories (e.g. person and number) are applicable to both verbal and nominal lexical categories. Although person and number are expressed in a single suffix, sometimes it can be traced back to consist of a distinct person and a distinct number suffix. Paradigms can make a