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

New language pages:

• Central ǃKung (ǃXun), a Kxʼa language spoken in northern Namibia.
• Ik (Icétôd), a Kuliak language spoken in Karamoja in the Northern region of Uganda.
• Markwet (Markweta), a Southern Nilotic language spoken in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in western Kenya.
• Sudanese Arabic (لهجة سودانية), a variety of Arabic spoken mainly in Sudan, and also in South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and other countries.

New numbers pages:

• Ik (Icétôd), a Kuliak language spoken in Karamoja in the Northern region of Uganda.
• Dagaare (Dàgáárè), a Gur language spoken in Ghana and Burkina Faso.
• Genoese (zeneise), a Gallo-Romance language spoken mainly in Genoa in Italy.

On the Omniglot blog there are new posts about the words Hire & Rent and Hat Tricks, 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 New Caledonia.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Mayo (Yoreme Nokki), an Uto-Aztecan language spoken in northern Mexico.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, Weaving Text, we unweave the origins of the word text.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Teary Drops about words for tear, drop and related things in Celtic languages.

New song: Terms & Conditions, a song I wrote in October 2024 about all those pesky terms & conditions that we have to agree to, but few of us ever read, and even fewer understand.

Improved page: Turkish language page.

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https://x.com/Omniglossia
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

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