Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
- Yambeta (Yambɛta), a West Mbam language spoken in the Centre Region in southwestern Cameroon.
- Bunu (Buod Nuox), a West Hmongic language spoken mainly in Guangxi Province in southern China.
- Kim Mun, a Mienic language spoken in southern China, and northern Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.
- Phuthi (Síphùthì), a Bantu language spoken in southern Lesotho and in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
- Ngwe (Ŋwɛh), a Bamileke language spoken in Labialem Department in the Southwest Region of Cameroon.
New numbers page:
- Ngwe (Ŋwɛh), a Bamileke language spoken in Labialem Department in the Southwest Region of Cameroon.
On the Omniglot blog this week there’s a new post entitled Godfathering about trying to explain the concept of a godfather in Chinese.
There’s a new Adventure in Etymology entitled Absurdity, which investigates the nonsensical origins of the word absurd.
There’s a new post entitled Shields on the Celtiadur blog about words for shield and related things in Celtic languages.
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