http://www.omniglot.com/news/ Details of new and improved material on Omniglot, the most comprehensive guide to writing systems and languages on the web. en-gb Copyright 2013 Simon Ager Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:50:00 GMT Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:50:00 GMT feedback@omniglot.com (Simon Ager) feedback@omniglot.com (Simon Ager) http://www.omniglot.com/babel/palatinegerman.htm http://www.omniglot.com/babel/palatinegerman.htm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:50:00 GMT A version of the Tower of Babel story from Genesis in Palatine German, a West Franconian dialect of German spoken in the Rhine Valley in Germany. http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/howtoimproveyourenglish.htm http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/howtoimproveyourenglish.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:00:00 GMT An article with some advice on how students can improve their English. http://www.omniglot.com/babel/tarafit.htm http://www.omniglot.com/babel/tarafit.htm Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:30:00 GMT A version of the Tower of Babel story from Genesis in Rif Tamazight, a variety pf Berber spoken in Morocco, especially in the Rif provinces. http://www.omniglot.com/babel/kabardian.htm http://www.omniglot.com/babel/kabardian.htm Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:00:00 GMT A version of the Tower of Babel story from Genesis in Kabardian, a North West Caucasian language spoken mainly in the Kabardian-Balkar and Karachay-Circassian Republics of Russia. http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/sindebele.php http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/sindebele.php Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:45:00 GMT A collection of useful phrases in Northern Ndebele, a Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa. http://www.omniglot.com/chinese/classifiers.htm http://www.omniglot.com/chinese/classifiers.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:10:00 GMT A collection of the most commonly-used classifiers or measure words in Chinese with tradtional and simplified characters, Mandarin and Cantonese pronunciation, and notes on meanings and usage. http://www.omniglot.com/babel/swabian.htm http://www.omniglot.com/babel/swabian.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMT A version of the Tower of Babel story from Genesis in Swabian, an Alemanic dialect of High German spoken mainly in Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany. http://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/lirean.htm http://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/lirean.htm Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:15:00 GMT Lirean was invented by Edward dela Peña to write his constructed language by the same name. It was influenced by Hangeul and Indian abugidas. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/cuneiform.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/cuneiform.htm Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:50:00 GMT Details about the origins and development of the Cuneiform script, which was used to write Sumerian, Akkadian and a number of other languages. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/karata.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/karata.htm Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:50:00 GMT Chamalal is a member of the Avar-Andic branch of Northeast Caucasian languages spoken in Akhvakh and Khazavyurt districts of southern Dagestan in Russia. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/chamalal.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/chamalal.htm Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:20:00 GMT Chamalal is a member of the Avar-Andic branch of Northeast Caucasian languages spoken in Tsumadinsky district of southwestern Dagestan in Russia. http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/bilingualeducation.htm http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/bilingualeducation.htm Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:45:00 GMT An article about the benefits of bilingual education for children, parents, schools and society. http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/biculturalidentity.htm http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/biculturalidentity.htm Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:40:00 GMT An article which discusses how being bilingual can also mean that you feel at home in two cultures, i.e. bicultural. http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/benefitsofbeingbilingual.htm http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/benefitsofbeingbilingual.htm Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:20:00 GMT An article about how bilingual people are thought of as geniuses by monoglot Americans. http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/originsofpidgin.htm http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/originsofpidgin.htm Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT An article about how pidgin languages develop, how they're used, and how they can become creoles. http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/bilingualkids7.htm http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/bilingualkids7.htm Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:30:00 GMT Information about two techniques for raising children with two languages: One Parent One Language (OPOL) and Minority Language at Home (MLAH). http://www.omniglot.com/writing/kaddare.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/kaddare.htm Fri, 31 May 2013 10:15:00 GMT Kaddare is an alphabet for Somali invented by Sheikh Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare in 1952. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/sindebele.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/sindebele.htm Fri, 31 May 2013 09:05:00 GMT Northern Ndebele is a Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe and Bostwana by about 2-3 million people. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/ndebele.php http://www.omniglot.com/writing/ndebele.php Fri, 31 May 2013 08:50:00 GMT The Ndebele page now include an improved alphabet chart for Southern Ndebele, and I've made a separate page for Northen Ndebele. http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/beingbilingual.htm http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/beingbilingual.htm Thu, 30 May 2013 15:45:00 GMT An article about some of the benefits of being bilingual, particuarly connect with others and learning about different cultures. http://www.omniglot.com/babel/konkani.htm http://www.omniglot.com/babel/konkani.htm Thu, 30 May 2013 09:25:00 GMT A version of the Tower of Babel story from Genesis in Konkani, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in eastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/maore.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/maore.htm Wed, 29 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT Maore is a Bantu language spoken in the Comorian islands of Mayotte by 80,200 people. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/bushi.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/bushi.htm Wed, 29 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT Bushi is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Madagascar and the Comorian islands of Mayotte by 806,200 people. http://www.omniglot.com/udhr/signlanguages.htm http://www.omniglot.com/udhr/signlanguages.htm Wed, 29 May 2013 10:45:00 GMT A British Sign Language (BSL) version of the entire Universal Declaration of Human Rights. http://www.omniglot.com/babel/tajik.htm http://www.omniglot.com/babel/tajik.htm Tue, 28 May 2013 14:35:00 GMT A version of the Tower of Babel story from Genesis in Tajik, a variety of Persian spoken mainly in Tajikistan. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/botlikh.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/botlikh.htm Mon, 27 May 2013 16:10:00 GMT Botlikh is a member of the Avar-Andic branch of Northeast Caucasian languages spoken in the Buikhe and Ashino villages in southwestern Dagestan in Russia. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/bats.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/bats.htm Mon, 27 May 2013 10:15:00 GMT Bats is a Northeast Caucasian languages spoken in Georgia, mainly in Zemo-Alvani, a village on the Kakhetia Plain in the Akhmeta district. http://www.omniglot.com/writing/bagvalal.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/bagvalal.htm Mon, 27 May 2013 09:30:00 GMT Bagvalal is a Northeast Caucasian languages spoken in Dagestan in Russia along the right bank of the river Andi-Koisu and in the surrounding hills near the border with Georgia. http://www.omniglot.com/babel/avar.htm http://www.omniglot.com/babel/avar.htm Sat, 25 May 2013 10:55:00 GMT A version of the Tower of Babel story from Genesis in Avar, a North East Caucasian language spoken in Dagestan and Azerbaijan. http://www.omniglot.com/babel/tontemboan.htm http://www.omniglot.com/babel/tontemboan.htm Sat, 25 May 2013 10:10:00 GMT A version of the Tower of Babel story from Genesis in Tontemboan, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in northern Sulawesi in Indonesia http://www.omniglot.com/babel/kambera.htm http://www.omniglot.com/babel/kambera.htm Fri, 24 May 2013 15:40:00 GMT A version of the Tower of Babel story from Genesis in Kambera, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. http://www.omniglot.com/babel/wandamen.htm http://www.omniglot.com/babel/wandamen.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 15:25:00 GMT A version of the Tower of Babel story from Genesis in Wandamen, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in northwestern Papua in Indonesia.