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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

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.

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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.

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

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.

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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.

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

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

New constructed script: Verbeħen, which was created by EBT to write a constructed language being developed for fun. It was inspired by the roundness and curviness of Georgian Mkhedruli letters (მხედრული).

New adapted script: Maldivian Arabic, which is a way to write Maldivian (Dhivehi) with the Arabic script devised by Mohamed Naaif.

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.

There are new language pages about:

• Ikwerre (Gu-jingarliya), an Igboid language spoken in Rivers State in southern Nigeria.
• Ogba (Ọgba), an Igboid language spoken in Rivers States in southern Nigeria
• Ayizo (Ayizɔ-ko), a Gbe language spoken in southern Benin.

There are new numbers pages in:

• Ikwerre, an Igboid language spoken in Rivers State in southern Nigeria.
• Jeju (제주말), a Koreanic language spoken in Jeju Province of South Korea.
• Nuer (Thok Naath), a Western Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan and western Ethiopia.

There are new family words pages in:

• Telugu (తెలుగు), a Dravidian language spoken mainly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in southern India.
• Marathi (मराठी), a Southern Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

On the Omniglot blog we’re telling Half a Story about words for excuse me and related things in Gaelic languages, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

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

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was
Xiang / Hunanese (湘语/湖南语), a Sinitic language spoken mainly in Hunan Province in southern China.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we are being indirect and circuitous and looking at some Obtuse Pronking.

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

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

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

There are new language pages about:

• Burarra (Gu-jingarliya), an Arnhem language spoken in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.
• Limbum, an Eastern Grassfields language spoken mainly in Cameroon, and also in Nigeria
• Yankunytjatjara, a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in South Australia.

There are new numbers pages in:

• Maldivian / Dhivehi (ދިވެހި), an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the Maldives.
• Venetian (vèneto), a Romance language spoken mainly in Venice and surrounding areas of Italy.
• Dagbani (Dagbanli), a Gur language spoken mainly in northern Ghana.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Cave Paintings Deciphered?, about recent news of the possible decoding of certain symbols found in cave paintings, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this is language is spoken in China, but isn’t Mandarin

The mystery language in this week’s language quiz was Wendat (Waⁿdat), an Iroquoian language formerly spoken in parts of Oklahoma in the USA and Quebec in Canada which is being revived.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we’re Harbouring Harbingers, and finding out what links the words harbinger and harbour.

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

I forgot to mention on the recording, but there’s also a new Celtic Pathways podcast about the words New & Year in Celtic languages.

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Here’s the latest news for the last two weeks from the world of Omniglot.

There are new language pages about:

• Cheke Holo, an Oceanic language spoken on Santa Isabel Island in Isabel Province of the Solomon Islands
• Isoko, a Southwestern Edoid language spoken in Delta State in southern Nigeria.
• Tigak, a Western Oceanic language spoken in New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea.
• Urhobo, a Southwestern Edoid language spoken in the states of Delta, Bayelsa and Edo in southern Nigeria.

New adapted script: Hokkien Imji / 漳泉音字 (쟝좐ˆ임찌), which is a why to write Hokkien with the Korean Hangeul script created by Lee Chun Hoe.

New adapated script: Ko Āwherika Māori (ꗛ ꕉ:ꗱꔸꕪ ꕮ:ꖺꔸ), a way to write Māori with the Vai script devised by Xavier Merica.

ꗛ ꗳ ꕪꗋꕉ ꖺ ꕋ ꕚꕋꕚ ꔤ ꗳ ꕘꕯꖕꕋꕚꕋ ꕮꔤ ꗡ ꕎꗳꕉ ꕉꕯ ꔤ ꕋ ꗤꗸ ꕪꗋꕉ; ꗡ ꕚꖕꔸꗳꔸꗳ ꕉꕯ ꖽꕃ ꕋ ꕮꕯ ꘈ ꕋ ꔳꕪ. ꗡ ꕘꕪꔱꔱꕉ ꕉꕯ ꖽꕃ ꕃ ꕉ ꕟꗋꖕ ꗳ ꕋꕪꖕ ꕘꔤ ꕘꕪꕉꗐ ꘈ ꗳ ꔦꘉꕋꗐ ꗞꔦꖺ ꕃ ꗳ ꔳꕪ ꘈ ꗳ ꗤ, ꕉ ꗡ ꔳꕪ ꕉꕯ ꕃꕉ ꘈꔤꕋ ꗳ ꕮꔦ ꕉ ꗳꕚꔦ ꘈ ꕮ ꗐꗋ ꕉꖤ ꔤ ꗳ ꕎꔤꖩꕉ ꖺ ꗳ ꗟꖽ ꕚꔦ, ꕉꗟ ꗤ ꗳꔤꕯ ꗤ ꖤꕉꕪꕯ ꔤ ꔸꕋ ꔤ ꗳ ꕘꕪꕉꗐ ꗛꕚꔦ.

There are new numbers pages in:

• Kara, an Oceanic language spoken in the Kavieng District of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea.
• Cheke Holo, an Oceanic language spoken on Santa Isabel Island in Isabel Province of the Solomon Islands
• Isoko, a Southwestern Edoid language spoken in Delta State in southern Nigeria.
• Tigak, a Western Oceanic language spoken in New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea.
• Papapana, a Western Oceanic language spoken in Bougainville Province in Papua New Guinea.
• Urhobo, a Southwestern Edoid language spoken in the states of Delta, Bayelsa and Edo in southern Nigeria.

New Tower of Babel translations: Aruamu, Gapapaiwa and Urhobo.

On the Omniglot blog there are posts entitled Seeding Discord, Eve and Werifesteria, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this is language was spoken in parts of the USA and Canada, and is currently being revived.

Here are the answers to last week’s Christmas quiz:

1. Japan – this tradtion started as a result of a festive marketing campaign by KFC in 1974
2. Venezuela, specifically in Caracas, the capital
3. Sweden – the Yule Goat (Julbock) tradition goes back to at least the 11th century.

Source: https://www.holidayextras.com/travel-blog/wanderlust/unusual-christmas-traditions.html

The mystery language in the previous week’s language quiz was Isoko, an Edoid language spoken in Delta State in the south of Nigeria.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we investigate the origins of the words Amok and Havoc.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a post about words for Magic and Spells and related things in Celtic languages. I also made improvements to posts on the Celtiadur about words for Fresh & New and Years.

In other news, I spent Christmas with my family in Lancashire in the northwest of England. It was the first we had all been together in the same place for over 3 years, and was fun. I noticed that my Russian sister-in-law often speaks Russian to her children, but they usually reply in English. My nine-year-old niece understands everything and sometimes speaks Russian, but my six-year-old nephew doesn’t seem to understand as much and rarely if ever speaks Russian.

A Multilingual Happy New Year to you all!

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

There’s a new writing system called the Naasioi Otomaung Alphabet, which was created by Chief Peter Karatapi to write Naasioi, a language spoken on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.

There are new language pages about:

• Ghari, an Oceanic language spoken in Vaturanga in the northwest of Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands.
• Naasioi, a South Bougainville language spoken Kieta District of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
• Selaru (tel Masylarkwe), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Tanimbar Islands in the Maluku Tenggara Barat Regency of Maluku Province in the south of Malaysia.

New adapted script: Malay Shavian (𐑳𐑚𐑡𐑳𐑛 𐑥𐑩𐑤𐑳𐑘𐑫 𐑖𐑳𐑢𐑦), which was devised by Damian Izrullah bin Abdullah as an alternative way to write Malay, Indonesian and other Austronesian languages with the Shavian alphabet.

New adapated script: Magyargari (मजगरि), a way to write Hungarian with the Devanagari script devised by Xavier Merica.

मिन्देन् एम्बेरि लैण् सबदोन् सिुलेतिक् ऐश् एजेन्लिै मैल्तशाग ऐश् योग वन्। अस़् एम्बेरेक्, ऐश्सेल् ऐश् लेल्किइश्मेरेत्तेल् बिर्वान्, एज्माश्शल् सेम्बेन् तेश्त्वैरि सेल्लेम्बेन् केल्ल् होज् विशेल्तेश्शेनेक्।

There are new numbers pages in:

• Ghari, an Oceanic language spoken in Vaturanga in the northwest of Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands.
• Selaru (tel Masylarkwe), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Tanimbar Islands in the Maluku Tenggara Barat Regency of Maluku Province in the south of Malaysia.
• Ida’an, a North Bornean language spoken in Sabah, Malaysia.

There are new translations of the Tower of Babel story in Roviana, Ghari, Cheke Holo, Central Sinama, Nigerian Pidgin, Western Bolivian Guaraní and Selaru.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post about the Japanese expression 歩行者天国 (hokōsha tengoku), which means a pedestrianised area, or literally “Pedestrian Paradise”, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

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

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Bakhtiari Luri (بختیاری), a Western Iranian language spoken mainly in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province in southwestern Iran.

On the Celtiadur blog we’re looking at words for Speckled and Spotted and related things in Celtic languages.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we snuffle around the origins of the word Snort.

On the Celtic Pathways podcast we find out what links the word Javelin with words for fork and related things.

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

There are new language pages about:

• Bola (Bola-Bakovi), a Western Oceanic language spoken in West New Britain province of Papua New Guinea.

New constructed script: Geolmgeul (걺글), which is an alternative way to write Korean created by Heesu Kim, and was inspired by Korean handwriting and Japanese hiragana.

New adapated script: Latvian Runes (ᛚᚨᛏᚡᛁᛃᚨᛊ ᚱᚤᚾᚨᛊ / Latvijas Rūnas) (걺글), a way to write Latvian with Runes devised by Xavier Merica.

There are new numbers pages in:

• Wiradjuri, a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in New South Wales in Australia.
• Bola (Bola-Bakovi), a Western Oceanic language spoken in West New Britain province of Papua New Guinea.
• Kwara’ae, an Oceanic language spoken mainly on Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands.

There are new translations of the Tower of Babel story in Gonja and Kwara’ae

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post about the latest UK Census, which shows a fall in the number of Welsh speakers, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this is language is spoken in parts of Iran.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Tombulu (a.k.a. Minahasan), a Philippine language spoken in the Minahasa Regency of North Sulawesi Province in Indonesia.

On the Celtiadur blog we unlock words for Prison, Coracles in Celtic languages.

Continuing the prison theme, this week’s Adventure in Etymology looks into the origins of the word Jail/Gaol.

On the Celtic Pathways podcast about the word Coracle.

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

There are new language pages about:

• Akkala Sámi (Аһккэла саамь киилл), an Eastern Sámi language that was spoken on the Kola Peninsula in the Murmansk Oblast in the northwest of Russia.
• East (James Bay) Cree (ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ / Îyiyû Ayimûn), a Cree language spoken around James Bay in northern Quebec in Canada.
• Vitu, a Western Oceanic language spoken on the islands of Big Vitu (Garove) and Mudua in West New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea.

New constructed script: Ladowshand, which was created by Arcee Gonepike as an alternative way to write English

There are new numbers pages in:

• Vitu, a Western Oceanic language spoken in West New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea.
• Yelmek, a Bulaka River language spoken in West Papua in Indonesia.
• Biak (wós Vyak), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Biak Islands in Papua Province in eastern Indonesia.
• Kelabit (karuh Kelabit), a North Bornean language spoken in Sarawak in Malaysia.

There a new translation of the Tower of Babel story in Eastern Arrernte, a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Central Australia.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post about idiomatic ways to say you’re happy in English and Scottish Gaelic called As Happy As A Shoe, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this is a Phippine language, but isn’t spoken in the Philippines

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Susu (Sosoxui), a Western Mande language spoken in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Sierra Leone in West Africa.

There’s a Celtiadur post about words for Boots and Shoes and one about Foreheads and related things in Celtic languages.

This week we have a joint Adventures in Etymology and Celtic Pathways podcast about the word brogue.

I also made improvements to the Klallam and Koasati language pages.

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