New Zealand's Maori 'emotiki' join emoji crowd
Maori / 'mauri / n. 毛利人
release / rɪ'lis / vt. 释放;发射;让与;允许发表 CET4
ritual / 'rɪtʃuəl / n. 仪式;惯例;礼制 CET4
warrior / 'wɔrɪɚ / n. 战士,勇士;鼓吹战争的人 CET6
flax / flæks / n. 亚麻;亚麻纤维;亚麻布;亚麻织品 TEM8
animate / 'ænɪmet / vt. 使有生气;使活泼;鼓舞;推动 CET6
People wanting to text in a Maori "accent" will soon be able to do so with the release of a special set of emoji in New Zealand.
Called "emotiki", the distinctive green symbols will be officially available for iPhone and Android users in July, but are already doing the rounds on social media, Radio New Zealand reports. Along with more usual ideas and emotions, the 150-character keyboard will also reflect Maori-specific concepts such as moves of the ritual haka warrior dance, as well as flax skirt, outrigger canoe and whanau - the term for the extended family typical of traditional Maori social organisation. There'll also be a small number of animated gifs, including one for pukana - a fierce expression with stuck-out-tongue used during the haha.
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