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mknod  ·  4038 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is 'Huh?' a universal word?

This reminds me of something interesting about the Inupiaq people.

Usually I will express a yes by shaking my head up and down or no by shaking my head from side to side.

However the Inupiat here express yes by lifting their eyebrows

and no by "squishing" their faces.

It took me a long time to notice this but after I did it became easier to recognize answers from the kids.