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

New language pages:

• Ngangam (miganganm), a Northern Gur language spoken in northeastern Togo and northwestern Benin.
• Mbukushu (thiMbukushu), a Bantu language spoken in Namibia, Angola, Botswana and Zambia.
• Belanda Viri, a Ubangian language spoken in the west and south of South Sudan.
• Glosa, an International Auxiliary Language based on Interglossa.

New numbers pages:

• Glosa, an International Auxiliary Language based on Interglossa.
• Interglossa, an International Auxiliary Language devised by Lancelot Hogben.
• Uropi, an International Auxiliary Language based on common Indo-European roots.
• Betawi (basè Betawi), a Malay-based creole spoken mainly in the Jakarta region of Indonesia.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Doorgetting about the doorway effect (forgetting why you entered a room as you walk through the door), and related things. There’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this is a Polynesian language.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Bhili (भीली / ભીલી), a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh in central India.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, Sadly Satisfied, we find out whether the words sad and satisfied are related.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Tented Pavilions about words for tents, pavilions and related things in Celtic languages

Improved page: Interglossa language page

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

New writing system: Nag Chiki, which was created by Dinesh Mudi from West Bengal in India to write Koda, a North Munda language spoken in India and Bangladesh.

New language pages:

• Koda (কোড়া), a North Munda language spoken mainly in West Bengal in northwestern India
• Nateni (Naàteǹni), a Northern Gur language spoken in the Atakora Department in the northwest of Benin.
• Mbelime bɛ̄dímɛ), a Northern Gur language spoken in the Atakora Department in the northwest of Benin.
• Hanga (Haŋa), a Northern Gur language spoken in the Savannah Region in northern Ghana.

New numbers pages:

• Hanga (Haŋa), a Northern Gur language spoken in the Savannah Region in northern Ghana.
• Sipakapense (Ri Qyolb’al), a Mayan language spoken in the San Marcos Department in western Guatemala.
• Bajaw, a Sama-Bajaw language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.

New article: Multiple Ways to Say “To Visit” in French

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Stanzas, Cameras and Salons about the Italian word stanza (room), and related words in other languages. There’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in central India.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Maay Maay (Af-Mai-Mai), a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in southern Somlia.

In this week’s Celtic Pathways podcast, Groovy Furrows, we’re looking at Celtic words for furrow, trench, ditch and related things, and words in other languages that come from the same roots.

On the Celtiadur blog there are new posts entitled Yoked Bonds and Furrowed Trenches, and improved the post about Ditches and Trenches.

Improved page: Nüshu script page

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

New fictional script and language: High Valyrian (Valyrio), a fictional language developed for the television series Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, and based on the few words of High Valyrian used in George R. R. Martin’s series of fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire.

New constructed script: Vjøbhaž, which was created by David Kos to write his conlang, Vneghlav, and is based on the Cyrillic script.

New language pages:

• Kulango Nkuraeng), a Gur language spoken mainly in the northwest of Ivory Coast, and also in western Ghana.
• Ibinda (Chibinda), a Bantu language spoken in the Angolan province and exclave of Cabinda.
• Vwanji (Ekivwanji), a Bantu language spoken mainly in the Njombe Region in the southwest of Tanzania.
• Safwa (Kisafwa), a Bantu language spoken in the Mbeya region in the southwest of Tanzania.
• Hehe (Kihehe), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Iringa region in southern Tanzania.

New numbers pages:

• Ibinda (Chibinda), a Bantu language spoken in the Angolan province and exclave of Cabinda.
• High Valyrian (Valyrio), a fictional language developed for the television series Game of Thrones.
• Latino Sine Flexione, an International Auxiliary Language based on Latin without the inflections.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Foolish Consistency about foolishly consistent hobgoblins, insanity and misquotation. There’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

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

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Tundra Yukaghir (Вадул аруу), a Yukaghir language spoken in the Far East region of the Russian Federation, particularly in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, we find out whether the word Grass is connected to words like green, graze, grow and herb.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Grinding Mills, which is about words for grind, mill and related things in Celtic languages.

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

New language pages:

• Biatah bidayuh), a Land Dayak language spoken in Sarawak in Malaysia and West Kalimantan in Indonesia.
• Kembayan (Matéq), a Southern Land Dayak language spoken in West Kalimantan Province in Indonesia.
• Modang, a Kayanic language spoken in East Kalimantan Province in northern Indonesia.
• Maay Maay (Af-Mai-Mai), a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken mainly in southern Somlia, and also in Ethiophia and Kenya.
• Pendau (Umalasa), a Celebic language spoken in Central Sulawesi Province in Indonesia.

New numbers pages:

• Biatah (bidayuh), a Land Dayak language spoken in Sarawak in Malaysia and West Kalimantan in Indonesia.
• Modang, a Kayanic language spoken in East Kalimantan Province in Indonesia.
• Pendau (Umalasa), a Celebic language spoken in Central Sulawesi Province in Indonesia.
• Maasai (ɔl Maa), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.

New constructed script: Rountounge (Valkh’raash Dub Namtarak), which was invented by Kitsune Sobo as the script and language of various beings in the fictional Rhodinoverse.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Superfluously Redundant, .in which we dive into some redundant and superfluous words. There’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in northern Siberia in the Far East Region of the Russian Federation.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Wichita (Kirikir’iis), a Northern Caddoan language that was spoken in western Oklahoma in the USA and which is being revived.

In this week’s episode of Celtic Pathways podcast, we look into the Celtic roots of words for Tin in some Romance languages.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled A Meeting of Assemblies and I improved the posts about Wolves & Sea Monsters and Roundness

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

New language pages:

• Hill Miri (muri-mugli / मुरि-मुग्लि), Western Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.
• Chiru (ꯆꯤꯔꯨ), a Kuki-Chin-Naga language spoken in Manipur, Assam and Nagaland in the northeast India.
• Bimin, a Mountain Ok language spoken mainly in Sandaun Province in the west Papua New Guinea.

New numbers pages:

• Bimin, a Mountain Ok language spoken mainly in Sandaun Province in the west Papua New Guinea.
• Hill Miri (muri-mugli / मुरि-मुग्लि), Western Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.
• Galo (gallo), a Western Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast of India.

New phrases pages:

• Galo (gallo), a Western Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast of India.
• Hill Miri (muri-mugli / मुरि-मुग्लि), Western Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.

New constructed script: Nomish, which was invented by Kitsune Sobo as the native script of the Nomes in the fictional Rhodinoverse.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Forest Cities, in which we ask what a forest is, and whether cities like London and Berlin could be classified as forests. There’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

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

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Lokoya, an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan.

In this week’s episode of Celtic Pathways podcast, entitled Boring Tools we’re drilling down to find the possibly Celtic roots of words for drill, auger and related tools in some Romance languages.

On the Celtiadur blog there are new posts entitled Augers & Drills and Shells.

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

New language pages:

• Fataluku, a Timor-Alor-Pantar language spoken in eastern East Timor.
• Rongga, an Sumba-Flores language spoken on Flores Island in southeastern Indonesia
• Kakwa (Kãkwã), a Puniave-Maku language spoken mainly in the southeast of Colombia.
• Wejewa, a Sumba-Flores language spoken on Sumba Island in southeastern Indonesia.

New phrases page: Guernésiais, a Gallo-Romance language spoken on the Channel Island of Guernsey.

New numbers pages:

• Dinka (Thuɔŋjäŋ), a Western Nilotic language spoken mainly in Sudan and South Sudan.
• Lugbara, an Eastern Moru-Madi language spoken in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Water Parties about the Spanish word aguafiestas (party pooper, wet blanket), and there’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in South Sudan.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was East Frisian (Oostfräisk), a West Germanic language spoken in the Ostfriesland region of Lower Saxony in the northwest of Germany.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, we look into the origins of the word Folk.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Razors, and I made improvements to the posts about Fathers and Land, Parishes & Enclosures.

Improved page: Lugbara language page.

Incidentally, this is the 150th episode of the Omniglot News.

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

New language pages:

• Meyah, a West Papuan language spoken in eastern Indonesia.
• Izon, an Ijaw language spoken in soutern Nigeria.
• Kakwa (Kãkwã), a Puniave-Maku language spoken mainly in southeastern Colombia.
• Bori, an Eastern Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.

New numbers page:

• Bori, an Eastern Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast of India.
• Izon, an Ijaw language spoken in soutern Nigeria.
• Ladino (djudeo-espanyol / ג’ודיאו-איספאנייול), a Jewish language based on Medieval Spanish and spoken mainly in Israel, Turkey and Greece.

New constructed script: Dust Witch Runes, which were invented by Kitsune Sobo as the native script of the Dust Witches in the fictional Rhodinoverse.

New constructed script: Zuravot, which was created by Eliya Gobani to write a constructed language by the same name based on Arabic.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post about the word Taradiddle (a trivial lie or fib) and other diddlesome words, and there’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in northern Germany, but isn’t a variety of German.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Batsbi (ბაცბურ მოტტ), a Northeast Caucasian language spoken in the Akhmeta distict in eastern Georgia.

In this week’s Celtic Pathways podcast, Bits & Pieces, we piece together the Celtic roots of the word piece, and related words.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Monday Moons, and I made improvements to the post about Parts and Portions.

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

New language pages:

• Nafanan, a Southern Senufo spoken mainly in Ghana, and also Ivory Coast.
• Papapana, a Northwest Solomonic language spoken on the east coast of Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea.
• Yelmek, a Trans-Fly-Bulaka River language spoken in the Merauke Regency in South Papua Province in eastern Indonesiaa.

New constructed script: Arleng Mekʼlek. which was invented by Ripu Rahang as an alternative way to write Karbi, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern India.

New numbers page:

• Zarma (Zarmaciine), a member of the Songhay branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken mainly in Niger.
• Sun(u)war (सुनुवार), a Kiranti language spoken mainly in eastern Nepal, and also in Sikkim in norteastern India..
• Slovio, an International Auxiliary Language based on Slavic languages invented by Mark Hucko.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post about the Spanish word Muchedumbre (crowd, throng, multitude, mob), and related words in other languages, and there’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is related to Chechen and Ingush.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Saraiki (ਸਰਾਇਕੀ / सराइकी / سرائيكى), a Western Punjabi language spoken in parts of Pakistan and northern India.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, we look into the origins of the word door, and find links to words like forum, forensic and thyroid.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Similar Likeness and I made improvements to the posts about Doors and Sticks and Rods.

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

New language pages:

• Helong, a West Timor language spoken in mainly in West Timor in the Kupang Regency of East Nusa Tenggara province in southern Indonesia.
• Phom, a Brahmaputran language spoken in Nagaland in the northeast of India.
• Sursurunga, a Western Oceanic language spoken in New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea.

New numbers page:

• Jingpho (Jìngphòʔ gà / ဈိာင်ေဖါစ်), a Tibeto-Burman language spoken mainly in Kachin and Shan States in northern Myanmar.
• Guernésiais, a Romance language spoken on the Channel Island of Guernsey.
• Lavukaleve, a Central Solomons language spoken in the Russell Islands in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Jentacularity in which we discuss things jentacular (related to breakfast) and prandial (related to dinner), and there’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in Pakistan and northern India.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Rangi (Kilaangi), a Southern Bantoid language spoken in central Tanzania.

In this week’s Celtic Pathways podcast, we look into the Celtic roots of words for heather and related things in some Romance languages.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post about words for Seeds and related things, and I made improvements to the Ceilidh Companions post.

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