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New languages: Inuktun, Bangi, Nzadi and Tembo
New numbers pages: Inuktun, Aramaic, Makah, Kwak̓wala and Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka)
New Tower of Babel translation: Bangi
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quis and Hanging Nails
New Celtiadur post: With and Without
New Adventure in Etymology: Weird
Improved pages: Cheyenne, Nuu-Chah-Nulth language pages, and Karaim numbers page.
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New languages: Tonkawa, Vamale, Nisu and Sani
New numbers pages: Ditidaht, Tonkawa, Shoshone and Comanche
New weather words page: Finnish
New Omniglot blog post: Language Quiz and Tents and Tenants
New Celtiadur page: Down Under
Improved Celtiadur posts: Trees, Wood(s) & Forests and Low
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Sacred Trees
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Improved page: Liqʼwala language.
New language: Tumulung Sisaala, Paasaal and Sisaali
New numbers pages: Tumulung Sisaala, Bench and Aari
New Tower of Babel translation: Tumulung Sisaala
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Pens and Pencils
New Adventure in Etymology: Up on the Downs
New Celtiadur posts: Take Note!
Improved pages: Japanese Kanji, Bench language
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New languages: Buol, Talaud and Blaan
New constructed script: Wave
New phrases page: Blaan
New numbers pages: Keres and Blaan
New dates page: Vietnamese
New article: Why There's a Surge in People Learning Japanese
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Sailing Away
New Celtiadur post: Ships and Boats
Improved Celtiadur posts: Caves and Wide and Broad
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Hollows
New song: Stuff and Nonsense
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New languages: Chaura, Esimbi and Iceve-Maci
New constructed script: Foamemes
New constructed script: Jackson's Dialect Phonetic Alphabet (JDPA)
New constructed script: Liran
New numbers pages: Kpelle, Chaura and Kanuri
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Gadding About
New Adventure in Etymology: Crotchet (♩)
New Celtiadur post: Fearful Dread
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New languages: Nahavaq, Noakhailla and Mamasa
New constructed script: Terraphon
New numbers pages: Zaghawa, Nahavaq and Istriot
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Hiding in Caves
New and improved Celtiadur posts: Ceilidh Companion, https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2020/03/22/badgers/Badgers, Circles
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Phoney Rings
Improved pages: Zaghawa, Uzbek, Karakalpak, Uyghur, Kazakh and Tatar> language pages
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New languages: Huehuetla Tepehua, Pááfang and Tai Hongjin
New constructed script: Kana Basic
New numbers pages: Huehuetla Tepehua, Karachay-Balkar and Tai Hongjin
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Goose Summer
New Adventure in Etymology: Twilight
New Celtiadur post: Near and Close
Improved Celtiadur posts: Gods and Goddesses, Small and Big, Large & Great
New song: Farewell
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New fictional alphabet: Sheikah
New languages: Thai Song, Oroko and Ninde
New numbers pages: Kupsabiny, Ludic, Qashqai, Western Yugur and Ili Turki
New and improved Celtiadur posts: Blindness, King
New Omniglot blog post: Language Quiz and Smiling Hum
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Cream
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New languages: West Uvean, Krache and Wayampi
New adapted script: Latvilica
Виси цилвеьки пиеѕимст бриьви ун виенлиьѕиьги саваь пашциењаь ун тиесиьбаьс. Вињи ир апвелтиьти ар сапраьту ун сирдсапзињу, ун вињием яьизтурас цитам прет циту браьлиьбас гараь.
New numbers pages: Ndyuka, Saramaccan, West Uvean, Papiamento and Bislama
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz, Singing Cows
New Celtiadur posts: Hard and Wheels, and I made improvements to the posts about Hills and Elbows
New Adventure in Etymology: Busk
Improved Celtiadur post: Hills
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New writing system: Fox alphabet
New languages: Kyode, Emerillon and Sauk
New numbers pages: Kyode, Aiton, Caucasian Albanian and Fox
New phrases pages: Silly Finnish and Sauk
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Asunto
New Celtiadur posts: Beaks and Snouts and Hundred
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Gobs and Beaks
Improved page: Fox language
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New languages: Dharawal, Chungli Ao and Chumburung
New adapted script: Esperanturduo
چیوئ ہؤمؤئ ےستاس دےناسکے لیبےرائ کائ ےگالائ لاع دیگنؤ کائ رائتؤئ. یلی پؤسےداس راٹیؤن کائ کؤنسٹیےنٹؤن، کائ دےڤوس کؤندوتی ونو ال الیا ےن سپیریتؤ دے فراتےٹؤ.
New numbers pages: Chippewa, Kickapoo, Shuswap, Kiliwa and Chumburung
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Attics
New Celtiadur posts: Thirty and Twenty
New Adventure in Etymology: Fire
New song: Time
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New languages: Kafa, she shashishalhem and Nooksack
New numbers pages: Sinte Romani, Welsh Romani, Finnish Kalo and Caló
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Moon's Ear
New Celtiadur posts: Spears and Javelins and Decades
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Spears and Sceptres
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New writing system page: Armeno-Turkish
Պիւթիւն ինսանլար հիւր, հաեսիեէթ վէ հաքլար պաքըմընտան էշիթ տoղարլար. Աքըլ վէ վիճտանա սահիփթիրլէր վէ պիրպիրլէրինէ քարշը քարտէշլիք զիհնիեէթի իլէ հարէքէթ էթմէլիտիրլէր.
New languages: Kar, Cebaara and Dan
New phrases page: I'm learning [your language]
New numbers pages: Waama and Kabiye
New Tower of Babel translation: Cebaara
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Oof! What a Hash!
New Celtiadur post: Nine
New Adventure in Etymology: Chair
In other news: I was interviewed by Carlos Yerba López for his Hyperpolyglot Activist channel on YouTube:
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New writing system: Komering Script
New languages: Yamdena and Kei
New fictional script: Nunkish
New constructed script: Urin Qichwa Simipaq Musuq Qillqa
New numbers pages: Yamdena, Lampung and Komering
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Croissants and Cereal
New and improved Celtiadur posts: Eightsome and Pigs
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Hogging Sockets
New song: Patience
Improved page: Somali and there are now separate pages for the Osmanya, Borama / Gadabuursi and Kaddare alphabets.
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New languages: Fordata, Lamaholot and Alorese
New constructed script: Lofrati
New constructed script: Our Secret Garden
New constructed script: Plutonian
New numbers pages: Fordata, Lamaholot, Alorese, Bunun, Tsou and Kerinci
New Omniglot blog posts: Language quiz and Roses (薔薇)
New Celtiadur posts: Booths and Sevenfold
New Adventure in Etymology: Bureau
Improved pages: Lota Ende and Incung script pages, and the Lio, Ende and Kerinci language pages.
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New languages: Ngadha, Kéo and Palu’e
New numbers pages: Lushootseed, Klallam, Halkomelem, Comox and Okanagan
New Omniglot blog post: Language Quiz and Tarn
New Celtiadur posts: Merciful and Parts & Pieces.
Improved Celtiadur post: Sorrow & sadness
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Wretched Truants
Improved pages: Nuosu language and Yi script
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New languages: Western Sisaala, Safaliba and Numèè
New adapted script: N'Ko Français
New numbers pages: Frafra, Western Sisaala and Numèè
New time page: Tamil
New Tower of Babel version: Durustal
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Semesters
New Celtiadur posts: Hexagonal
New Adventure in Etymology: Friend
New song: Ho Ha Hey
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New languages: ꞌAreꞌare, Bena and Kunda
New adapated script: Skript Amażigħ
New phrases page: Oʼodham
New numbers page: Old Breton, Middle Breton, Bena, Kunda and Middle Irish
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Joyful Delight
New Celtiadur posts: Short Cuts and Quintuple
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Berets
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New languages: Chuwabu, Cèmuhî and Caac
New constructed script: Mawar Liarguwi
New adapated script: Musraiu
New numbers page: Middle Cornish, Kabyle, Sardinian (Limba Sarda Comuna), Sardinian (Campidanese), Sardinian (Gallurese), Sardinian (Logudorese), Sardinian (Nuorese) and Sardinian (Sassarese)
New dates page: Korean
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Desks, Discs and Discos
New Celtiadur posts: Fourfold, Threesome
New Adventure in Etymology: Butler
Improved pages: Livvi-Karelian phrases, Logudorese Sardinian phrases, and there is now a separate page for Campidanese Sardinian phrases
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New languages: Balantak, Tuamotuan and Lenakel
New numbers pages: Balantak, Tuamotuan, Warlpiri and Zaza(ki)
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz, Teaching School and Chez Nous
New Celtiadur post: A Pair of Twos
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Top Tips
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New adapated script: Alphabetum Gothorum
New languages: Avava and Tokunoshima
New phrases page: Romanian Tatar
New numbers page: Avava
New dates pages: Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Irish
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Beautifully Red
New Adventure in Etymology: Story
New Celtiadur post: One Alone
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New languages: Romanian Tatar, Namakura and Tirax
New numbers pages: Romanian Tatar, Namakura and Tirax
New dates page: How to write dates in Japanese
New Celtiadur post: Scratching Scrapes
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Cupboards, Cabinets and Closets
New Celtic pathways podcast: Donkeys
New song (in Scottish Gaelic): Thoir An Aire! (Watch Out!)
Improved Celtiadur posts: To Write, Book and Donkeys. I also made improvements to the Celtic cognates index page.
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New languages: Lewo and Tarama
New numbers pages: Kaska and Lewo
New Celtic cognates page: Prepositions
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and The Language Event
New Celtiadur post: Top Peaks
Improved page: Celtic cognates index page
New writing system: Palmyrene
New constructed script: Astanari
New constructed script: Inhglærantow
New languages: Ahamb and Neve‘ei
New numbers pages: Ahamb, Neve‘ei and Daakaka
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Holidays
New Adventure in Etymology: Ship
New Celtiadur post: Roots
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New Celtiadur post: Leaves
New Omniglot blog post: Language Quiz
You can see some photos and videos from my adventures on the Isle of Skye this week on Instagram and TikTok.
New writing system: Elymaic
New constructed script: Arkaedian
New languages: Batuley, Bunak and Ambai
New numbers pages: Batuley, Fiji Hindi and Bunak
New Omniglot posts: Language Quiz, Skye
New Celtiadur post: Fatty Lard
There will be no Adventure in Etymology, Celtic Pathways podcast or Omniglot News podcast this week or next week as I am on holiday in Scotland learning Scottish Gaelic songs (see the Omniglot blog post about Skye for details). Normal service will resume after I get back.
New writing system: Koch Script
New languages: North Efate, Nafsan and Koch
New constructed script: Qutdoiya Amexf Hazara
New English spelling system: SoundSpel
New phrases page: Mini
New numbers pages: Jakaltek, North Efate, Nafsan and Carrier (Dakelh)
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Rumbling Carts
New Celtiadur post: Sweet and Gentle
New Adventure in Etymology: Wheel
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Surface and Skin
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New writing system: Marchen
New writing system: Hatran
New constructed script: Badlit Anituun
New languages: Tajio and Jemez
New numbers pages: Tajio and Nagaibak
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Script Families
New Celtiadur post: Bright Lights
New Adventure in Etymology: Kith and Kin
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Shamrocks and Clover
Improved pages: The Bardic Alphabet (Coelbren y Beirdd)
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New languages: Picuris, Kiowa and Turka
New index of Writing Systems by Continent
New numbers pages: Llanito, Ch’ol, Karata and Kaitag
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Kiki
New Celtiadur post: Mighty Abilities
New Adventure in Etymology: Caboodle
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Towns and Beehives
Improved pages: Caucasian Albanian, Toto and Avoiuli script pages. Houses, Towns & Villages and Celtiadur posts.
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New writing systems: North Arabian and Chorasmian
New language: Mongsen Ao, Tewa and Northern Birifor
New constructed script: Tenrái
New numbers page: Manipuri and Mavea
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Falling Apples
New Adventure in Etymology: Herbs
New Celtiadur post: Revenge
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Heights
Improved pages: South Arabian, Siddham, Sogdian script pages, and the Celtiadur post about words for High, Elevated, Noble and related things
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New writing system: Basahan
New writing system and language: Medefaidrin
New languages: Mavea, Ske and Lo-Toga
New constructed script: Aksara Naon
New constructed script: Semanggi
New numbers pages: Lo-Toga and Lakon
New Tower of Babel translation: Tiv
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Ietsiepietsie
New Adventure in Etymology: Wicker
New Celtiadur post: Baskets
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Hurdles
Improved page: Dives Akuru
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New languages: Dorig, Siwu and Logba
New constructed script: Trunic
New numbers pages: Dorig, Hiw and Logba
New family words page: Persian (Farsi)
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz andKissing Day
New Adventure in Etymology: Peace
New Celtiadur post: Early and Soon
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Land
Improved pages: Numerals in various writing systems, and Days, Cattle and Land, Parishes & Enclosures posts on Celtiadur.
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New languages: Chayuco Mixtec, Anii and Hindko
New constructed script: Machaq Aymar
New constructed script: Sulat Hiligaynon
New adapted script: Bhalabali
New constructed language: Anglish
New numbers pages: Anii, Chayuco Mixtec, Chamorro
New Omniglot blog post: Language Quiz and Musical Fun
New Adventure in Etymology: Bandanas
New Celtiadur post: Grave Ditches
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Bulls
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New languages: Adele, Mbato and Tchaman
New constructed script: Tamiki
New numbers pages: Eyak, Kanakanavu, Eastern Pwo Karen
New Tower of Babel translations: Wamey, Baka, Bahnar and Gagauz
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz, Gossipy Cancans
New Adventure in Etymology: Quibble
New Celtiadur posts: Burdensome Loads and Fees and Charges
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Baskets
Improved page: Western Apache
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New languages: Nkonya, Foodo and Dangme
New constructed script: Harahap - Toge Na Rata
New adapted script: Beomeouija
New phrases page: Dangme
New numbers pages: Chinook Jargon, Dangme, Ottawa
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz, Dampener
New Celtiadur post: Region and Country
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Rivers
New Adventure in Etymology: Haven
Improved page: Limburgish numbers
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New languages: Abidji, Nyabwa and Wobé
New constructed script: Ukaliq
New adapted script: Nasema (ߣߊߛߍߡߊ)
New numbers page: Gamilaraay, Sgaw Karen and Waray-Waray
New family words page: Tamil
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz, Hooks, Kenchiku
New Celtiadur post: Scotland and an improved post: Shirts
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Fields and Quays
New Adventure in Etymology: Chemise
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New languages: Ayizo, Ogba and Ikwerre
New constructed script: Verbeħen
New adapted script: Maldivian Arabic
آ قَانُونُ ٱلْأَسَاسِيُّڮٔ حِمَايَة لِبِڮٔنْ سِيَاسِي حِزْبُتَاّْ هِنْڮٞنٔ طَرِيقَاة تَه هَمَجٔهِفَي نُڣَانَمَ أ قَانـُونُڮٔه مِثَالَكِي اَلِفَانْ رُاڣَجَّنَمَ سَلاَمَة ڣَانٔ سِڋِاَكُ نٔيْه أتَكٔه بُرِيڮٔ عِمَارَاتُڮٔه مِثَالٔكٔڣٔ.
New numbers page: Jeju, Ikwerre and Nuer
New family words pages: Telugu and Marathi
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Half a Story
New Celtiadur post: Taking Hold
New Celtic Pathways podcast: Swans
New Adventure in Etymology: Obtuse Pronking
Improved pages: Digaro Mishmi language, Digaro Mishmi numbers, Muscogee (Creek-Seminole) phrases
In other news, my learning streak on Duolingo reached 2,000 days this week (2,003 today)! I'm currently studying languages for around 10 hours a week, and am focusing on Japanese, Scottish Gaelic and Spanish.
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New languages: Burarra, Yankunytjatjara and Limbum
New numbers pages: Maldivian, Venetian and Dagbani
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz, Cave Paintings Deciphered?
New Celtiadur post: Halves and Sides
New Celtic Pathways podcast: New & Year
New Adventure in Etymology: Harbouring Harbingers
Improved pages: Yindjibarndi language and Bassa phrases
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New language: Cheke Holo
New adapated script: Hokkien Imji
New numbers pages: Kara and Cheke Holo
New Omniglot blog posts: Language Quiz and Seeding Discord
New Adventure in Etymology: Amok and Havoc
Improved Celtiadur pages: Fresh & New and Years
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