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  1. In Ru̇u̇ťalis, the common way to write text smileys appears reversed from the Western standard; with the colon representing eyes on the right side.

    • (:
    • C:
    • D:

    As Ru̇u̇ťalis' orthography features quite a few uncommon variations on Latin letters (namely: U̇u̇, Ėė, Ťť, Šš, Žž), some unique smiley variants emerged when a language community first emerged on the internet, including:

    • u̇/u̇ (bags under the eyes, tired)
    • Ť.Ť (frustrated, disappointed)
    • Š (a snake; usually meant as a threat or as posturing)

    #ruutalis #smileys #linguistics #emoji #worldbuilding