Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Ndemli, a Grassfields language spoken in the Littoral Region in the southwest of Cameroon.
Johor Malay, a Malayic language spoken in the state of Johor in the south of the Malay Peninsula.
New constructed script: Avo, an alternative way to write English invented by Toonmaker.
New constructed script: Faciagram, an alternative script for English invented by Toonmaker and based on facial expressions.
This week is travelled to China to visit friends. I’m staying in Zhaoqing (肇庆) in Guangdong Province in the south of the country, and plan to stay here until January next year. You can find out more about my experiences in China Adventures on the Omniglot blog. This is why there isn’t as much new material as usual due to the Great Firewall of China.
There’s no language quiz this week as it seems difficult to find suitable recordings here due to internet restrictions. The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Tuparí, a Tupian language spoken mainly in the state of Rondônia in the North Region of Brazil.
New constructed script: Enjay, an alternative way to write English invented by Toonmaker.
New adapted script: Thaana-Wayuu (ތާނަ ޥަޔޫ), was devised by Pablo Villa Uhia as a way to write Wayuu, an Arawakan language spoken in Venezuela and Colombia, with the Thaana script, as used for the Maldivian language.
On the Omniglot blog this week there’s a new post entitled A Complete Canard!, which looks at the various meanings of the word canard in French and English, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:
Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in the northwest of Brazil.
The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Goral (Górolski), a West Slavic language (or dialect) spoken in southern Poland, northern Slovakia and northeastern Czechia.
On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Nettles about words for nettle and related things in Celtic languages.
In other news, I’m going to China in a few days after recording this news. I’ll be staying with friends in Zhaoqing / Shiuhing (肇庆), a city in Guangdong Province in the south of China for nearly two months. In preparation for this trip, I’ve been brushing up my Mandarin and Cantonese, and I’m sure I’ll have plenty of opportunities to use both languages while I’m there. I may visit other parts of China, and maybe nearby countries. I haven’t been to Zhaoqing before, but did spend a few months travelling in southern China back in 1991. It’s probably changed a little since then. I’ll try to keep Omniglot ticking over while I’m away, but may not have as much time as usual for that.
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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Kgalagadi (SheKgalagadi), a Southern Bantu language spoken mainly in the Kgalagadi and Gantsi districts in southern Botswana.
Saluan (Bahasa Saluan), a Celebic language spoken in the east of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Humburi Senni (humburi ciini / هُمْبُرِ ٺِينِ), a Southern Songhay language spoken mainly in southern Mali, and also in Burkina Faso.
New constructed script: Azkarthelian (Azkarthe’elith), an abjad created by Murray Callahan for his conlang of the same name.
New numbers pages:
Saluan (Bahasa Saluan), a Celebic language spoken in the east of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Wintu (winthu:h), a Wintuan language that was spoken in northern California in the USA, and which is being revived.
Emilian-Romagnol (emiliân-rumagnol), a Romance language spoken mainly in northern Italy, and also in San Marino.
Föhr (Fering), a variety of North Frisian spoken on the island of Föhr in the German region of North Frisia.
New family words page: Föhr (Fering), a variety of North Frisian spoken on the island of Föhr in the German region of North Frisia.
On the Omniglot blog this week we look into idioms that mean Better Safe Than Sorry and similar things in various languages, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:
Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in Poland, Slovakia and Czechia.
The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Bouyei (Haausqyaix), a northern Tai-Kaidai language spoken mainly in southern China, and also in northern Vietnam.
In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, we investigate the origins of the word Cardinal, and find out what it has to do with hinges and a Roman goddess.
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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Jarawa, a Southern Bantoid language spoken in Bauchi State in northeastern Nigeria.
Cypriot Greek (κυπριακά), a variety of Greek spoken in Cyprus and by the Greek Cypriot diaspora.
Dendi, a Southern Songhay language spoken mainly in northern Benin, and also in Niger and Nigeria.
New numbers pages:
Nez Perce (Nimipuutímt), a Plateau Penutian language spoken in Idaho, Washington and Oregon in the USA.
Yakama (Ichishkíin), a Plateau Penutian language spoken on the Yakima Reservation in southern Washington State in the USA.
Eastern Pomo (Ba·csal), a Pomoan language spoken around Clear Lake in Lake County, California in the USA
New constructed script: iAlphabet, an alternative way to write English, Farsi, Arabic, Russian, Croatian and Greek created by Azam Banoo Torabi.
This week on the Omniglot blog we look into idioms meaning something that happens rarely in various languages in a post called Once in a Blue Moon, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:
Here’s a clue: this language is spoken mainly in southern China.
The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Tuamotuan (Reʻo Paʻumotu), a Polynesian language spoken mainly in Tuamotu in French Polynesia.
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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Ha (Igiha), a Bantu language spoken in the Kigoma Region in the northwest of Tanzania.
Fut (Bɨfɨɨ̀), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.
Maasina Fulfulde (مَاسِنَ ڢُلْڢُلْدٜ), a West Central Fula language spoken in Mali, Ivory Coast and Ghana.
Tadaksahak (Tadáksahak), a Northern Songhay language spoken in southern Mali and western Niger.
New numbers pages:
Fut (Bɨfɨɨ̀), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.
Bambalang (Chrambo), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon.
Tadaksahak (Tadáksahak), a Northern Songhay language spoken in southern Mali and western Niger.
New constructed script: Sleep Token Alphabet, a cypher for English that appears on album artwork and merch for the band Sleep Token.
This week on the Omniglot blog we find out whether the words (ham)burger, burgher and burglar are related in a post called Burgling Burg(h)ers, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:
Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in French Polynesia.
The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Makaa (mǝ́kaá), a Bantu language spoken in the East Region of Cameroon.
On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Sighing Groans about words for sigh, groan and related things in Celtic languages.
In other news, I started using the Ling App [affiliate link] to learn some more Cantonese this week. I’ve studied Cantonese before, and have forgotten a lot, but it’s now coming back to me. Ling is similar to Duolingo in the style of lessons, and offers courses in 60+ languages. You can get a free trial on the 1-year subscription, after which you have to pay. I may review it when I’ve spent more time on it, but so far I’m finding it useful and well-put together.
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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Bangolan (Bǎŋgulaŋ), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in the Northwest Province of Cameroon.
Chopi (Cicopi), a Southern Bantu language spoken mainly in Inhambane Province in southern Mozambique.
Palembang (Baso Pelémbang / باسو ڤليمباڠ), a Malayic language spoken in Palembang in South Sumatra Province in Indonesia.
New constructed script: Neo Alfabet, a phonetic script created by François Toulot to write almost any language.
New numbers pages:
Bangolan (Bǎŋgulaŋ), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in the Northwest Province of Cameroon.
Arta, a Northern Luzon language spoken in northern Luzon in the Philippines.
New family words pages:
Gothic (𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰), an East Germanic language spoken in parts of Crimea until the 17th century.
Alsatian (Ëlsässisch), a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Alsace in northeastern France.
This week on the Omniglot blog we find out when a forest is not a forest in a post called Sylvan Forests, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:
Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in southern Cameroon.
The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Yerakula (ஏறுகள), a Dravidian language spoken in Andhra Pradesh, in the southeast of India.
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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New writing script: New Phonetic Character (上海土音字寫法), a script created by the Rev. Tarleton Perry Crawford in the 1850s to write Shanghainese.
New constructed script: Evolved Alphabet, an experimental alphabet for a future form of English created by TheDankBoi69.
New language pages:
Kumam (Ikokolemu), a Southern Luo language spoken in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
Ki (tukí), a Mbam language spoken in the Central Region of Cameroon.
Gungu (Lugungu), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Western Region of Uganda.
New numbers pages:
Gungu (Lugungu), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Western Region of Uganda.
Saanich (SENĆOŦEN), a Salishan language spoken on Vancouver Island in Canada.
On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled String Phones in which we find links between the Swahili word simu (phone) with words for string, semaphore and related things, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:
Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in Andhra Pradesh in India.
The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Babine-Witsuwitʼen, a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in parts of British Columbia in Canada.
On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Hairy Manes about words for mane, hair and related things in Celtic languages.
I forgot to mention in the recording, but I wrote a new song this week called When The Cat’s Away based on the saying ‘when the cat’s away, the mice will play’, and similar sayings in other languages.
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New constructed script: Atʼákaz bee yádeiiltiʼí, an alternative script for Navajo invented by Nicholas Fox.
On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Gluten Glue in which we find links between the words glue, gluten and clay, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:
Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in British Colombia in Canada.
The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Dhao, a Sumba-Flores language spoken on Ndao, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands in East Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find any words of Celtic origin in non-Celtic languages for this week’s Celtic Pathways podcast, so after 94 episodes, I’ve decided to take a break. I’ll be back with more Adventures in Etymology next week.
On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post about words for Awls & Bodkins in Celtic languages.
In other news, my Duolingo streak reached 3,000 days this week (3,004 at the time of writing). Or in other words, for the past 8 years or so, I’ve studied languages every single day. At the moment I’m learning Swahili, and maintaining my other languages, particularly Japanese, Spanish and Italian.
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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Ushoji (اُݜوجو), an Eastern Dardic language spoken mainly in the Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan.
Aer (آیر), a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in Sindh in Pakistan and Gujarat in India.
Dameli (دمیلی), a Dardic language spoken in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan.
Wandala, a Chadic language spoken in northern Cameroon and northwestern Nigeria.
New numbers pages:
Ushoji (اُݜوجو), an Eastern Dardic language spoken in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan.
Dameli (دمیلی), a Dardic language spoken in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan.
Secoya (Paikoka), a Tucanoan language spoken in northern Ecuador and northern Peru.
New adapted script: Cyrilice (Цырилице), a way to write Czech with the Cyrillic script devised by Marc Mundet.
On the Omniglot blog there a new post entitled Shearing Scissors in which we find out why word scissors have a silent c in it, and whether it’s related to the word shears, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:
Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia.
The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Gottscheerish (Göttscheabarisch), a West Germanic language spoken mainly in southern Slovenia, and in New York in the USA.
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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Turu (Kιnyatυrυ, Kιrιmi), a Bantu language spoken in the Singida Region in central Tanzania.
Pnar (Ka Ktien Pnar), a Khasi-Palaungic language spoken in northeastern India and northeastern Bangladesh.
Wenzi (LiWenzi), a Bantu language spoken in the Kigoma Region in northwestern Tanzania.
Dimasa (Grao-Dima), a Brahmaputran language spoken in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur in the northeast of India.
New numbers pages:
Tz’utujil (Tz’utujiil), a Mayan language spoken in the Western Highlands of Guatemala.
Dimasa (Grao-Dima), a Brahmaputran language spoken in Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram in the northeast of India.
Tuyuca (Docapúaraye), an Eastern Tucanoan language spoken mainly in southeastern Colombia, and also in northwestern Brazil.
New constructed script: Latillawa, an alternative way to write Hindi inspired by the Pallawa script devised by Ezekiel-James.
New adapted script: Cirth for Hungarian, a way to write Hungarian using Tolkien’s Cirth alphabet devised by Murray Callahan.
On the Omniglot blog there a new post entitled Select Choices in which we look at some Swahili words for selection, choice, listening and related things, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:
Here’s a clue: this language is spoken mainly in New York in the USA.
The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Awa Pit (Cuaiquer), a Barbacoan language spoken in southern Colombia and northern Ecuador.
In this week’s Celtic Pathways podcast, Rich Kingdoms, we discover the Celtic roots of words for kingdom, rich and related things in Germanic, Romance and other languages.
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