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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

• Jagham (Ejagham), an Ekoid language spoken in southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon.
• Bobongko, a Central Tivoid language spoken in the Menchum Department of the Northwest Region of Cameroon.
• Gaʼdang, a Northern Luzon language spoken in Luzon in the Philippines.
• Kemezung (Kɨmədzuŋ), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.
• Ese Ejja (Eseʼejja), a Tacanan spoken in northern Bolivia and southern Peru.

New adapated script: Coptic for Esperanto, a way to write Esperanto with the Coptic script devised by Ethon Musk.

New numbers pages:

• Jagham (Ejagham), an Ekoid language spoken in southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon.
• Gaʼdang, a Northern Luzon language spoken in Luzon in the Philippines.
• Kemezung (Kɨmədzuŋ), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.

New phrases page: Tombonuwo (Tambonuo), a North Bornean language spoken in Sabah in East Malaysia.

This week on the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Silly Madness, in which we investigate the word mishegoss, and related words in English and other languages, and there’s the usual language quiz.

See if you guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in Alaska in the USA.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Rabha (Rabha khurang), a member of the Sal branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family spoken in Assam, West Bengal & Maghalaya in northeastern India.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, entitled Flowing Rhythms, we find out what the word rhythm has to do with flowing.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

There’s also a new post on the Celtiadur blog this week entitled Childish Infants about words for baby, child and related things in Celtic languages.

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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New alphabet page: Berati, an alternative way to write Albanian used during the 19th century.

New constructed script: Cartierian, which created by Michael Kohlman to write his constructed language of the same name.

New language pages:

• Bumthang ( བུམ་ཐང་ཁ་), an Eastern Bodic language spoken mainly in Bumthang District in northern Bhutan.
• Daka, a Northern Bantoid language spoken in Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria.
• Dza (nnwa’ dzâ), a Bambukic language spoken in Gomba, Taraba and Adamawa states in northeastern Nigeria.

New numbers pages:

• Dza (nnwa’ dzâ), a Bambukic language spoken in Gomba, Taraba and Adamawa states in northeast Nigeria.
• Haryanvi (हरयाणवी), an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in Haryana State in northern India.
• Batak Angkola (ᯅᯖᯄ᯦᯲ ᯀᯰᯄ᯦ᯬᯞ), a Southern Batak language spoken in North Sumatra in Indonesia.

New phrases page: Hmar (Hmar Țawng), a Northern Mizo language spoken mainly in Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram in northeast India.

On the Omniglot blog this week there’s a new post entitled Omphaloskepsis about words for navel gazing in various languages, and there’s the usual language quiz.

See if you guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in northern Australia.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Ndali (Chindali), a Bantu language spoken in Tanzania and Malawi.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, entitled Channelling Reeds, we find out if the words channel, canal and cane connected.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

There’s also a new post on the Celtiadur blog this week entitled Central Navels about words for navel, centre, core and related things in Celtic languages.

Improved pages: Sukhothai script and Tibetan phrases

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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New alphabet; Vellara alphabet, an alternative alphabet for Albanian created during the 19th century.

New alphabet: Veso Bey alphabet, an alphabet that was used to write Albanian in southern Albania in the 19th century.

New language pages:

• Bekwarra (Ebekwara), a Bendi language spoken in Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria.
• Kalamang, a Trans-New Guinea language spoken on Karas Island in West Papua in Indonesia.
• Woisika (Kamang), a West Bomberai language spoken on Alor Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province in southern Indonesia.
• Klon, a West Bomberai language spoken on Alor Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province in southern Indonesia.

New numbers pages:

• Bekwarra (Ebekwara), a Bendi language spoken in Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria.
• Kalamang, a Trans-New Guinea language spoken on Karas Island in West Papua in Indonesia.
• Klon, a West Bomberai language spoken on Alor Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province in southern Indonesia.

New Tower of Babel translation: Bekwarra (Ebekwara), a Bendi language spoken in Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria.

On the Omniglot blog this week there’s a new post entitled Little Friends about mistranslation and words for child in Chinese and French, and there’s the usual language quiz.

See if you guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in Tanzania and Malawi.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Negidal (Неғида хэсэнин), a Northern Tungusic language spoken in Khabarovskij Kraj in the Russian Far East.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, entitled Doomed Pride, we find out what links the word doom with words for judgement, courts and pride.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

There’s also a new post on the Celtiadur blog this week entitled Thousands about words for thousand, mile and related things in Celtic languages.

Improved page: Todhri alphabet

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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

• Wooi, an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on Yapen Island in Papua Province in eastern Indonesia.
• Adi, an Eastern Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.
• Bebe (Naami), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.
• Louisiana Creole (kouri-vini), a French-basd creole language spoken mainly in southern Louisiana in the USA.

New numbers pages:

• Nlakaʼpamux (Thompson), an Interior Salishan language spoken in Canada and in the USA.
• Louisiana Creole (kouri-vini), a French-basd creole language spoken mainly in southern Louisiana in the USA.
• Baure, a Southern Arawakan language spoken in northeastern Bolivia.
• Saraiki (سرائيكى), a Lahnda language spoken in Pakistan and northern India.

New phrases pages:

• Nlakaʼpamux, an Interior Salishan language spoken in Canada and in the USA.
• Bonggi, a North Bornean language spoken mainly on Banggi Island in Sabah in East Malaysia.

New family words page: Bonggi.

On the Omniglot blog this week there’s a new post entitled Ideophones about ideophonic words in Bebe (Naami), Japanese, Korea, Tamil and Zulu, and there’s a new language quiz. Can you guess what language this is?

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in the Russian Far East region.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Ajië (Waawilûû), a New Caledonian language spoken on the east coast of New Caledonia.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, Strong Comfort, we get comfortable and investigate the word comfort and related things.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

There’s also a new post on the Celtiadur blog this week entitled Separation about words for to separate, to split and related things in Celtic languages.

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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

• Pamona, a Celebic language spoken in Sulawesi in Indonesia.
• Bawean (bhâsa Phêbiyên), a Madurese language spoken on Bawean Island in the Gresik Regency in East Java Province in southern Indonesia.
• Wakasihu (Sou Rikedu), a Central Maluku language spoken on Ambon Island in Maluku Province in eastern Indonesia.
• Maybrat, a language isolate spoken in Southwest Papua Province in eastern Indonesia.

New numbers pages:

• Maybrat, a language isolate spoken in Southwest Papua Province in eastern Indonesia..
• Ahanta (Ayɩnda), a Kwa language spoken in the Western Region of Ghana.
• Ajië (Waawilûû), a New Caledonian language spoken on the east coast of New Caledonia.

On the Omniglot blog this week there’s a new post entitled Immersion about my adventures in China and my thoughts on language immersion, and there’s a new language quiz. Can you guess what language this is?

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in New Caledonia.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Gumuz (ŋgiša baha), a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in the northwest of Ethiopia andthe southeast of Sudan.

This week’s Adventure in Etymology, Wholesome Health, examines the origins of the word health and related things.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

There’s also a new post on the Celtiadur blog this week entitled Change about words for change and related things in Celtic languages.

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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

• Aghem (Aghɨ̀m), a Grassfields language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.
• Kogi (Kággaba), a Chibchan language spoken in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Colombia..
• Daai, a Southern Kuki-Chin-Naga language spoken in Chin State in western Myanmar.

New numbers pages:

• Zigula (Chizigua), a Bantu language spoken mainly in Tanzania, and also Somalia.
• Zenaga (Tuẓẓungiyya), a Berber language spoken Mauritania and Senegal.
• Zaiwa (Zaiwa mying), a Northern Burmish language spoken in southwestern China and northeastern Myanmar.

New constructed script: Velikirillitsa (Великириллица), an alternative way to write English, Russian and Hungarian created by Murray Callahan,

On the Omniglot blog this week there’s a new post entitled One Another about the Chinese word 彼此 (bǐcǐ) and related words in Japanese, and there’s a new language quiz. See if you guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in Mexico and the USA.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Mnong (Bu Nong / ឞូន៝ង), a Southern Bahnaric language spoken in Vietnam & Cambodia.

There’s a new Adventure in Etymology entitled Perilous Experiences, in which we find out what the word experience has to do with fear, peril and pirates.

There’s a new post on the Celtiadur blog this week entitled Glowing Stars about words for star, coal and other glowing things in Celtic languages.

In other news, I’ll be leaving Zhaoqing tomorrow (12th Janaury) and headed to Hong Kong. I’ll spend a week there, then fly back to UK. It’s been nearly 30 years since I was last in Hong Kong, and I’m looking forward to seeing it again.

Here are a few more photos of Zhaoqing showing parts of the city tourists might not necessarily visit.

Bamboo is widely used as scaffolding, and this is one of the guys who delivers it on his high-tech cart

A building site next to the housing complex where I’m staying. Someone has made part of it into a little garden to grow vegetables – there’s no point in letting a bit of land sit idle after all.

A fairly typical backstreet in Zhaoqing.

A backstreet, still under construction, like many places here

Zhaoqing city wall (肇庆古城墙), which was constructed in 1053 AD/CE during the Northern Song Dynasty. It was originally built of rammed earth, and looks like it’s changed a bit since then.

Me in front of Zhaoqing city wall

Piyun Tower on Zhaoqing city wall / 披云楼肇庆古城墙

A view from the city wall

By the way, this happens to be the 5,000th post I’ve published on my blogs, and the 223rd episode of the Omniglot News. The majority of posts (3,942) are on the Omniglot blog (started in March 2006), and there are 546 on this blog (started in June 2018), and another 512 on the Celtiadur blog (started in September 2018). I think I’m starting to get the hang of this blogging lark.

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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

• Minica Huitoto (Mɨnɨka), a Bora-Witoto language spoken mainly in southern Colombia, and also in northern Peru (the 2,300^th language page!)
• Mfumte, an Eastern Grassfields language spoken mainly in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.
• Abon (Abɔn), a Southern Bantoid language spoken in Taraba State in Nigeria.
• Vaiphei, a Northern Zo-Mizo language spoken mainly in Manipur in the northeast of India.
• Mara (Mara Reih), a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in the northwest of Guizhou Province in southern China
• Caijia (Menni), a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in the northwest of Guizhou Province in southern China.

New numbers pages:

• Minica Huitoto (Mɨnɨka), a Bora-Witoto language spoken mainly in southern Colombia
• Avestan (𐬛𐬍𐬥 𐬛𐬀𐬠𐬌𐬫𐬭𐬵), an extinct Eastern Iranian language and the sacred language of Zoroastrianism.
• Sidama (Sidaamu Afoo), a Cushitic language spoken in the Sidama Region in southern Ethiopia.

On the Omniglot blog this week there’s a new post entitled Quick Brown Foxes about pangrams, sentences that contain all the letters of a particular language, and there’s a new language quiz. See if you guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Usually I find recordings for language quizzes on YouTube, but since coming to China at the end of November last year, I haven’t been able to access YouTube due to the Great Firewall of China, and haven’t found any good alternative sources of recordings. So, I haven’t been posting any quizzes. However, during the past week or so, YouTube has been accessible some of the time, and I managed to find a suitable recording for this week’s quiz.

There’s a new Adventure in Etymology entitled Code Trees, in which we find out what the word code has to do with books and trees.

There’s a new post on the Celtiadur blog this week entitled Pressing Squeezes about words for press, squeeze and related things in Celtic languages.

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