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Omniglot News (26/03/23)

By Simon

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

New writing system: Koch Script, which was developed by Day Chand Rangag in 2021 as a way to write Koch, a Sal language spoken in mainly northeastern India, and also in Bangladesh.

Sample text in the Koch script

New constructed script: Qutdoiya Amexf Hazara, which was created by Emhahayef to write Maxyef Pas, a conlang he is also developing.

Sample text in the Qutdoiya Amexf Hazara

New English spelling system: SoundSpel, which was devised and advocated particularly by Edward “Ed” Rondthaler in the 1980s.

There are new language pages about:

  • North Efate, a Southern Oceanic language spoken in the north of Efate island in central Vanuatu.
  • Nafsan, a Southern Oceanic language spoken in the south of Efate island in central Vanuatu.
  • Koch, a Sal language spoken mainly in northeastern India, and also in Bangladesh.

New phraes page in Mini: The Minimal Language, an attempt to create the simplest naturalistic language for human communication conceived by S.C. Gruget in 2020.

There are new numbers pages in:

  • Jakaltek (Jab’xub’al / Popti’), a Mayan language spoken in western Guatemala and southern Mexico.
  • North Efate, a Southern Oceanic language spoken in the north of Efate island in central Vanuatu.
  • Nafsan, a Southern Oceanic language spoken in the south of Efate island in central Vanuatu.
  • Carrier / Dakelh (Dakeł / ᑕᗸᒡ), an Athabascan language spoken in central British Columbia in Canada.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a post called Rumbling Carts about some interesting Japanese and Chinese characters, and the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

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

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Meänkieli, a Finnic language spoken along the valley of the Torne River in northern Sweden, and also in neighbouring parts of Finland.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we’re unrolling the origins of the word wheel, and finding out how its linked to such words as pole, telephone, cult, collar and cycle.

On the Celtiadur blog we find out how words for Sweet and Gentle and related things in Celtic languages are linked to the name Kevin.

On the Celtic Pathways podcast we discover links between words for Surface and Skin and related things in Celtic languages and words like tonne/ton (weight) and tun (a kind of cask) in English, and words for tonne, barrel and cask in Catalan, Galician, French, Spanish and other languages.

Incidentally, I also created new logos for the different series on Radio Omniglot: Adventures in Etymology, Celtic Pathways and Omniglot News (click on these links to see larger versions of these logos):

Radio Omniglot logos

For more Omniglot News see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://twitter.com/Omniglossia
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

You can also listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podchaser, PlayerFM or podtail.

If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or contribute to Omniglot in other ways.

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Omniglot News (19/03/2023)

By Simon

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

New writing system: Marchen, an abudiga that developed from the Tibetan script in about the 7th century AD and was used until the 10th century to write Zhang-Zhung, an extinct Sino-Tibetan language that was spoken mainly in western Tibet.

Sample text in the Marchen script

New writing system: Hatran, an abudiga that was used in what is now northern Iraq to write Hatran Aramaic, a Middle Aramaic dialect that was spoken in northeastern Mesopotamia from about the 3rd Century BC to the 3rd Century AD.

A sample text in the Hatran script

New constructed script: Badlit Anituun, was created by Ace Paloma as an alternative way to write Filipino.

Sample text in Badlit Anituun

There are new language pages about:

  • Tajio, a Celebic language spoken in Central Sulawesi Province in Indonesia.
  • Jemez (Cáuijògà), a Tanoan language spoken in Jemez Pueblo in Sandoval County in the north of New Mexico in the south of the USA.

There are new numbers pages in:

  • Tajio, a Celebic language spoken in Central Sulawesi Province in Indonesia.
  • Nagaibak, a variety of Tatar spoken in the Chelyabinsk Oblast in the southwest of the Russian Federation.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a post about Script Families, about how writing systems can be grouped into families, and the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in northern Sweden and northern Finland.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was
Futunan (Fakafutuna), a Polynesian language spoken on the islands of Funtuna and Alofi in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna in the South-West Pacific Ocean.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we find out what links the words Kith and Kin with words like cunning, uncouth, gnome, gentle, genius and engine.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post about words for Bright Lights and related things in Celtic languages.

There’s a new Celtic Pathways podcast about words for Shamrock and Clover and related things in Celtic languages.

I also made improvements to the The Bardic Alphabet (Coelbren y Beirdd) page.

I wrote a new song this week called Upside Down which goes something like this:

What do you do when the world’s all askew
and everything’s out of its place?
Nothing is right and try as you might
You just can’t stand the pace.

Chorus
Upside-down and downside up
Back to front and front to back
Inside out and outside in
It puts you in a spin.

What do you do when your life’s in a stew
and nothing is going your way?
It’s all too much to handle or touch
And you don’t know what to say.

What do you do when you’re feeling blue
and nothing makes any sense?
Maybe a song or a smile will help
to make you feel less tense.

I’ve written a chorus in Welsh as well, but haven’t recorded it yet:

Dibyn-dobyn, dobyn dibyn
ochr chwith ac ochr faes
miga-moga, igam-ogam
Mae popeth o ei le

For more Omniglot News see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://twitter.com/Omniglossia
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

You can also listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podchaser, PlayerFM or podtail.

If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or contribute to Omniglot in other ways.

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Omniglot News (12/03/23)

By Simon

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

There are new language pages about:

  • Picuris, a Tanoan language spoken in Picuris Pueblo in northern New Mexico in the USA.
  • Kiowa (Cáuijògà), a Tanoan language spoken in the southwest of Oklahoma in the USA.
  • Turka (cuuramã), a Southern Gur language spoken in the Cascades Region in the southwest of Burkina Faso.

There are new numbers pages in:

  • Llanito, a mixed language spoken in Gibraltar made up mainly of Andalusian Spanish and British English.
  • Ch’ol, (Lakty’añ), a Cholan Mayan language spoken in Chiapas in southern Mexico.
  • Karata, (кӏкӏирлӏи), an Avar-Andic language spoken in southern Dagestan in the Russian Federation.
  • Kaitag, (хайдакьан кув), a Northeast Caucasian language spoken in Dagestan in the Russian Federation.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a post about the word kiki and other popular slang words in the USA, and the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken on a couple of islands in the southern Pacific.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was
Yao (chiYao), a Bantu language spoken in Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we find out what links the word Caboodle with words like booth, bothy and bosky.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post about words for Mighty Abilities and related things in Celtic languages.

There’s a new Celtic Pathways podcast about words for Towns and Beehives and related things in Celtic languages.

I also made improvements to the Caucasian Albanian, Toto and Avoiuli script pages, and to the Towns and Tribes, Houses, Towns & Villages and Houses and Dwellings Celtiadur posts.

For more Omniglot News see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://twitter.com/Omniglossia
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

You can also listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podchaser, PlayerFM or podtail.

If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or contribute to Omniglot in other ways.

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Omniglot News (05/03/2023)

By Simon

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

There are new writing systems pages about:

  • Chorasmian, which was used to write Khwarezmian, an extinct East Iranian language that was spoken in what is now northern Uzbekistan, and parts of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan until 1200 AD.
  • North Arabian, the collective name for a group of scripts that were used in north and central Arabia and southern Syria from about the 8th Century BC until the 4th century AD.

Sample text in North Arabian

There are new language pages about:

  • Mongsen Ao, a Kuki–Chin–Naga language spoken in Nagaland in the northeast India.
  • Tewa, a Tanoan language spoken mainly in the Rio Grande valley in New Mexico, and also in Arizona, in the USA.
  • Northern Birifor (Bɩrfʋɔr), a Gur language spoken mainly in the southwest of Burkina Faso.

New constructed script: Tenrái, which was created by Judah Kapulare to write Khasi, a Khasi-Palaungic language spoken mainly in Meghalaya state in the northeast of India.

Sample text in Tenrái

There are new numbers pages in:

  • Manipuri, (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ / Miteilon), a Kukish language spoken in Manipur in the northeast of India.
  • Mavea, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Mavea island in Vanuatu.

On the Omniglot blog we investigating the origins of the phrase ‘the apple never falls far from the tree’ in a post called Falling Apples, and the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

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

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim), a Central Salishan language spoken in the southwest of British Columbia in Canada.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we’re finding out what links the word Herb with words like gray, graze, green and grow.

By the way, this is the 100th episode of Adventures in Etymology – if you’d like to see a list of all the words covered so far, head on over to Radio Omniglot. If you’d like me to look into any words that I haven’t already covered, in English or other languages, you can leave your suggestions there as well.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post about words for Revenge and related things in Celtic languages.

There’s a new Celtic Pathways podcast about words for Heights and related things in Celtic languages.

I also made improvements to the South Arabian, Siddham, Sogdian script pages, and the Celtiadur post about words for High, Elevated, Noble and related things

For more Omniglot News see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://twitter.com/Omniglossia
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

You can also listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podchaser, PlayerFM or podtail.

If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or contribute to Omniglot in other ways.

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Omniglot News (26/02/2023)

By Simon

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

New writing system: Basahan, a version of Baybayin script that was used to write Bikol languages until the mid-19th century.

There are new language pages about:

  • Mavea, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on the island of Mavea in northern Vanuatu.
  • Ske, a Southern Oceanic language spoken in the southwest of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu.
  • Lo-Toga, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on the islands of Lo and Toga, which are part of the Torres group of islands in northern Vanuatu.

New page about: Medefaidrin, a language and script that was created in the 1930s by two church leaders in a congregation of Ibibio speakers in southern Nigeria.

Sample text in the Medefaidrin alphabetAksara Naon, which was created by Ahmad Syibli as an alternative way to write Sundanese and Indonesian.

Sample text in Aksara Naon

New constructed script: Semanggi, which was created by Pardomuan Harahap as an alternative way to write Indonesian.

Sample text in Semanggi

There are new numbers pages in:

  • Lo-Toga, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on the islands of Lo and Toga in northern Vanuatu.
  • Lakon, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Gaua island in Vanuatu.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a post about the Dutch word Ietsiepietsie, which means a little, a little bit, or a teeny tiny bit, and the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

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

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was
She (Ho Ne), a Hmong-Mien language spoken in Guangdong Province in southern China.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we’re unraveling the origins of the word Wicker.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post about words for Baskets and related things in Celtic languages.

There’s a new Celtic Pathways podcast about words for Hurdles and related things in Celtic languages.

I also made improvements to the Dives Akuru page.

For more Omniglot News see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://twitter.com/Omniglossia
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

You can also listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podchaser, PlayerFM or podtail.

If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or contribute to Omniglot in other ways.

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Omniglot News (19/02/2023)

By Simon

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

There are new language pages about:

  • Dorig (Dōrig), a Southern Oceanic language spoken on the island of Gaua in Vanuatu.
  • Siwu, a Kwa language spoken in the Volta Region in the southeast of Ghana.
  • Logba (Ikpana), a Kwa language spoken in the Volta Region in the southeast of Ghana.

New constructed script: Trunic, which was created by Andrew Shouldice as an alternative way to write English in the game Tunic.

Sample text in Trunic

There are new numbers pages in:

  • Dorig (Dōrig), a Southern Oceanic language spoken on the island of Gaua in Vanuatu.
  • Logba (Ikpana), a Kwa language spoken in the Volta Region in the southeast of Ghana.
  • Hiw, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Hiw island in Vanuatu.

New family words page in Persian (Farsi)

On the Omniglot blog there’s a post about Valentine’s Day called Kissing Day, which is what it’s called in Scottish Gaelic (Là nam Pòg), and the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in southern China but isn’t Sinitic.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Tlapanec (Me̱ꞌpha̱a̱), an Oto-Manguean language spoken in the State of Guerrero in southern Mexico.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we’re giving Peace a chance, and finding out how it’s linked to words like pay, pact and fair.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post about words for Early and Soon and related things in Celtic languages.

There’s a new Celtic Pathways podcast about words for Land and related things in Celtic languages.

I also made improvements to the page of Numerals in various writing systems, and the Celtiadur posts about Days, Cattle and Land, Parishes & Enclosures.

For more Omniglot News see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://twitter.com/Omniglossia
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

You can also listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podchaser, PlayerFM or podtail.

If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or contribute to Omniglot in other ways.

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Omniglot News (12/02/2023)

By Simon

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

There are new language pages about:

  • Chayuco Mixtec (tyehen ñi), a Mixtecan language spoken in Oaxaca in southern Mexico.
  • Anii, a Kwa language spoken mainly in Benin, and also in Togo and Ghana.
  • Hindko (ہندکو), a Northwestern Lahnda language spoken in the northwest of Pakistan.

New constructed script: Sulat Hiligaynon, which was invented by Julius Alfred Cordova as alternative to write Hiligaynon, which is spoken in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

Sample text in Sulat Hiligaynon

New adapted script: Bhalabali (ᬪᬮᬩᬮᬶ), which is a way to write Zulu with the Balinese script devised by Allion Powell.

ᬩᭀᬗ᭄ᬓᬾ ᬅᬩᬦ᭄ᬢᬸ ᬩᭊᬮ᭄ᬯ ᬩᬾᬔᬸᬮᬸᬮᬾᬓᬶᬮᬾ ᬩᬾᬮᬶᬗᬦ ᬦ᭄ᬕᬾᬲᬶᬣᬸᬦ᭄ᭊᬶ ᬦᬗᬫᬮᬸᬗᬾᬮᭀ᭟ ᬩᬳ᭄ᬮᬗᬦᬶᬲ᭄ᬯ ᬯᬸᬫ᭄ᬝᬩᬗᭀ ᬦᬗᬸᬦᬾᬫ᭄ᬩᬾᭊ ᭈ᬴ᬸᬣᬶ ᬓᬸᭈ᬴ᬦᬾᬮᬾ ᬩᬨᬣᬦᬾ ᬦ᭄ᬕᭀᬫᭀᬬ ᬯᭀᬩᬸᬜᬾ᭟

New constructed script: Machaq Aymar, which was created by TheDankBoi69 as an alternative way to write Aymara, a language spoken mainly in Bolivia and Peru.

Sample text in Aymara in the Machaq Aymar Script

New constructed language: Anglish, a version of English with words borrowed from other languages replaced by words from native roots.

All werely beings are born free and alike in worthiness and rights. They are gifted with reðe and inwit and should behave towards one another in a mindset of brotherhood.

There are new numbers pages in:

  • Anii, a Kwa language spoken mainly in Benin, and also in Togo and Ghana.
  • Chayuco Mixtec (tyehen ñi), a Mixtecan language spoken in Oaxaca in southern Mexico.
  • Chamorro (Finu’ Chamoru), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Guam and in the Northern Mariana Islands.

On the Omniglot blog this week we’re having some Musical Fun with the Japanese word 曲 (kyoku), which means a tune or melody, and also enjoyment, fun, interest or pleasure, 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 Mexico.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was
Puyuma (Pinuyumayan), a Formosan language spoken in Taitung County in the southeast of Taiwan.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we’re unwrapping the origins of the word Bandana, snd discovering links to words like band, bend, bind, bond and tulip.

On the Celtiadur blog there are new post about words for Grave Ditches and related things in Celtic languages.

There’s a new Celtic Pathways podcast about words for Bulls and related beasts in Celtic languages.

For more Omniglot News see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://twitter.com/Omniglossia
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

You can also listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podchaser, PlayerFM or podtail.

If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or contribute to Omniglot in other ways.

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Omniglot News (05/02/23)

By Simon

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

There are new language pages about:

  • Tchaman, a Kwa language spoken in southern Ivory Coast / Côte d’Ivoire
  • Mbato (Nghlwa), a Kwa language spoken in the southeast of Ivory Coast.
  • Adele (Gɩdɩrɛ), a Kwa language spoken in central Togo and southeastern Ghana.

New constructed script: Tamiki, which was created by Damian Izrullah Bin Abdullah to write Tamiki, Adaki and Yusrian-Animan, which are constructed languages he is also creating

Sample text

There are new numbers pages in:

  • Eastern Pwo Karen (ဖၠုံ‎), a Karenic language spoken in Myanmar and Thailand.
  • Kanakanavu, a Southern Tsouic language spoken in Namasia District of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.
  • Eyak (dAXunhyuuga’), a Na-Déné language that was once spoken in south eastern Alaska and which is being revived.

New Tower of Babel translations

  • Wamey, a Senegambian language spoken in Guinea and Senegal.
  • Baka, a Central Sudanic language spoken in South Sudan.
  • Bahnar, a North Bahnaric language spoken in Vietnam.
  • Gagauz, Turkic language spoken mainly in southern Moldova, southwestern Ukraine and northeastern Bulgaria.

On the Omniglot blog this week we have a post about Gossipy Cancans, and the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

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

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was
Puyuma (Pinuyumayan), a Formosan language spoken in Taitung County in the southeast of Taiwan.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we’re getting all trivial and petty and looking into the origins of the word Quibble.

On the Celtiadur blog there are new post about Burdensome Loads and Fees and Charges.

There’s a new Celtic Pathways podcast about words for Baskets and related things in Celtic languages.

I also made improvements to the Western Apache language page.

For more Omniglot News see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://twitter.com/Omniglossia
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

You can also listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podchaser, PlayerFM or podtail.

If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or contribute to Omniglot in other ways.

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Omniglot News (29/01/23)

By Simon

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

There are new language pages about:

  • Dangme, a Kwa language spoken in southeastern Ghana.
  • Foodo (Fóodo), a Kwa language spoken mainly in northern Benin.
  • Nkonya (Nkunyá), a Kwa language spoken in southeastern Ghana.

New constructed script: Harahap – Toge Na Rata, which was created by Pardomuan Harahap is an alternative way to write Batak languages, and also Indonesian and English.

Sample text in Batak Angkola

New adapted script: Beomeouija (범어의자), a way to write Sanskrit using the Korean Hangeul script devised by Adnaan Mahmood.

살ᄫᅦ ᄆᅼ나ᄫᅼᇹ ᄉᆖᄫᅡ단ᄃᆖᄅᆣᇹ 사묻반ᄂᅼᇹ ᄫᅡᆯ단데 아비 차 ᄁᅷ라ᄫᅡᄄᆖᄋᆖᇶ싸 아ᅂᅵᄀᆣᄄᆖᄋᆖᇶ싸 짜 사ᄆᅼᄂᅼᇹ 에ᄫᅡ ᄫᅡᆯ단데. 에데 살ᄫᅦ 쩨다ᄂᅼ-달가-싹디ᄋᆖᇸᅌᅡᆼ 수삼반ᄂᅼᇹ 산디. 아비 자 살ᄫᅦ비 빤ᅂᅮᄃᆖᄫᅡ ᄈᆣᄫᅡ나ᅌᅼ 바랏바랑 ᄫᆖᅌᅡᄫᅡ하란두.

There’s a new phrases page in: Dangme, a Kwa language spoken in the southeast of Ghana.

There are new numbers pages in:

  • Dangme, a Kwa language spoken in the southeast of Ghana.
  • Ottawa (Nishnaabemwin), a dialect of Ojibwe spoken in southern Ontario in Canada and northern Michigan in the USA.
  • Chinook Jargon (chinuk wawa), a pidgin/creole trade language that was used in the Pacific Northwest of the USA and Canada.

On the Omniglot blog this week we’re putting a Dampener things, and looking into the origins of the English word dampener and the French word gâcher (to spoil, ruin, waste), 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 Taiwan.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was
Sranan (Sranan Tongo), an English-based Creole spoken in Suriname.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we’re seeking a safe haven and other peaceful places.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post about the words Region and Country and related things in Celtic languages.

There’s a new Celtic Pathways podcast about words for Rivers and related things in Celtic languages.

I also made improvements to the Limburgish numbers page.

For more Omniglot News see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://twitter.com/Omniglossia
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

You can also listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podchaser, PlayerFM or podtail.

If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or contribute to Omniglot in other ways.

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Omniglot News (22/01/23)

By Simon

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

New constructed script: Ukaliq, a universal alphabet created by Henrik Theling that could be used to write any language.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Inuktitut in the Utaliq alphabet

New adapted script: Nasema (ߣߊߛߍߡߊ), a method of writing Swahili with the N’Ko alphabet devised by Allison Powell.

ߥߊߕߎ ߥߐߕߍ ߥߊߡߍߛ߳ߟߌߥߊ ߤߎߙߎ߸ ߤߊߘ߳ߌ ߣߊ ߤߊߞߌ ߛ߳ߊߐ ߣߌ ߛߊߥߊ߷ ߥߐߕߍ ߥߊߡߍߖߊߟߌߥߊ ߊߞߌߟߌ ߣߊ ߘ߳ߊߡߌߙߌ߸ ߤߌߥ߳ߦߐ ߦߊߔߊߛߊ ߥߊߕߍߣߘߍߊߣߍ ߞߌߣߘߎߜߎ߷ 

There are new language pages about:

  • Abidji, a Kwa language spoken in the south of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
  • Nyabwa (Nyabobɔgʋ), a Western Kru language spoken in the south of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
  • Wobé (Wɛɛ), a Western Kru language spoken in the west of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

There are new numbers pages in:

  • Gamilaraay, a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in New South Wales in Australia.
  • Sgaw Karen (ကညီကျိာ်), a Karenic language spoken in southern Myannmar and northwestern Thailand.
  • Waray Warary, a Bisayan language spoken mainly in the Eastern Visayas Region of the Philippines.

There’s a new family words page in: Tamil (தமிழ்), a Dravidian language spoken in southern India, Sri Lanka and Singapore.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a post about words for Hooks, and one about the Japanese word 建築 (kenchiku), which means architecture or construction and just appeals to my ears, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

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

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was
Surigaonon, a Bisayan language spoken in the Caraga region in the north of Mindanao island in the southern Philippines.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we are uncovering the origins of word Chemise and related items of clothing.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post about words for Scotland, and I made improvements to the post about Shirts.

There’s a new Celtic Pathways podcast about words for Fields and Quays and related things in Celtic languages.

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