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

New language pages:

• Kuku (Kʊ́tʊ́k nà kùkù), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan and Uganda.
• Nyepu (Kútúk nà ŋyɛ́pʊ̀), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan.
• Ecuadorian Siona (Ba̠icoca), a Western Tucanoan language spoken mainly in northeastern Ecuador.
• Siona (Gantëya coca), a Western Tucanoan language spoken in southwestern Colombia.

New adapated script: Tengwar for Russian, a way to write Russian with Tolkein’s Tengwar script devised by Murray Callahan.

New numbers pages:

• Obolo, a Lower Cross River language spoken in southern Nigeria.
• Nuxalk (ItNuxalkmc), a Salishan language spoken in Bella Coola in British Columbia in Canada.

On the Omniglot blog this week, we discover what guillemets are, and what links chevrons to goats in a post entitled Guillemets & Goats 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 parts of Iran and Azerbaijan.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Yaaku (Mogogodo), a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in western Kenya.

In this week’s Celtic Pathways podcast, Country Gardens, we uncover links between words for country and land in Celtic languages, and words for garden, wood and related things in other languages. It’s also available on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Cards in which we look into words for card and related things in Celtic languages.

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

New language pages:

• Yamba, a West Bamileke language spoken in southern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria.
• Tugen, a Kalenjin language spoken mainly in Baringo County in western Kenya.
• Rendille (Afi Renꞌdille), a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in the north of the Eastern Province of Kenya.

New numbers pages:

• Wolaytta (Wolayttatto Doonaa), a North Omotic language spoken in southern Ethiopia.
• Äiwoo, an Oceanic language spoken in Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.

New phrases page: Tugen, a Kalenjin language spoken in western Kenya.

On the Omniglot blog, there’s a new post entitled Paper Cards about the word carta which means paper in Italian and card in Spanish, and has various other meanings, another post entitled Mermaid Sirens, about differences between mermaids and sirens, 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 western Kenya.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Shawiya (Tacawit / ⵜⴰⵛⴰⵡⵉⵜ), a Northern Berber language spoken in Algeria and Tunisia, specifically the variety of Shawiya spoken in western Tunisia.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, entitled Office Opus, we find connections between the word office and words like copy, manure, opera, opulence and opus. It’s also available on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Disease about words for sickness, disease, grief and related things in Celtic languages, and I made improvements to the post about words for Death.

I also made improvements to the Wolaytta language page.

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

New language pages:

• Rongmei (Ruanglat / ꯔꯣꯡꯃꯩ), a Kuki-Chin-Naga language spoken in northeastern India.
• Kupsabiny (Kupsapiiny), a Kalenjin language spoken in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
• Lango (Laŋgo), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in the Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan.
• Nyangatom (Inyangatom), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken along the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia.

New numbers pages:

• Yemba (Yɛmba), a West Bamileke language spoken in the Southwest and West regions of Cameroon.
• Xârâcùù, a Southern New Caledonian language spoken in the North Province of New Caledonia.

On the Omniglot blog, there’s a new post entitled Paved Floors, in which we investigate the Italian word pavimento (floor) and related words in other languages, 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 Tunisia.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Ladin, a Gallo-Romance language spoken in northern Italy. The recording is specifically in Col Ladin (Ladin da Col), a variety of Ladin spoken in Livinallongo del Col di Lana in the Province of Belluno in the region of Veneto in Italy.

In this week’s episode of the Celtic Pathways podcast, entitled Tan Oaks, we look into the possible Celtic roots of words such as tan, tannery and Tannenbaum. It’s also available on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Original Pedigree about words for origin, basisnobility, lineage and related things in Celtic languages, and I made improvements to the post about Oak (trees).

I also made improvements to the Yemba language page.

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

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

New language pages:

• Kwasengen (Hanga Hundi), a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province in the northwest of Papua New Guinea.
• Dirasha (D’iraassh), a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in southwestern Ethiopia.
• Saho (Saahot Af), a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken mainly in Eritrea and Ethiopia.

New constructed script: Bocsys, an alphabet I created for no particular reason that can be used to write most western European languages.

New numbers pages:

• Kryts (Khaput dialect), a Northeast Caucasian spoken in northeastern Azerbaijan.
• Sakizaya, an East Formosan language spoken mainly in Hualien County on the east coast of Taiwan.
• Rukai, a Formosan language spoken in Pingtung, Kaohsiung and Taitung counties in the south of Taiwan.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Pans of Cream about words for cream in Italian, 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 northern Mexico.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Tswa (xiTswa), a Southern Bantu language spoken in southern Mozambique.

In this week’s Celtic Pathways podcast, Oaken Larches, we discover the possible Celtic roots of words for larch (tree) in various non-Celtic languages.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post called Sufficiently Enough about words for enough, sufficient and related things.

I also made improvements to the Oak (trees) Celtiadur post.

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

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

New language pages:

• Kamasau, a Torricelli language spoken in East Sepik Province in the northwest of Papua New Guinea.
• Bukiyip (Bukiyúp), a Torricelli language spoken in East Sepik Province in the northwest of Papua New Guinea.
• Mufian, a Torricelli language spoken in East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea.
• Wiyot (Soulatluk), an Algic language that was spoken in Humboldt Bay in northwestern California, and which is being revived.

New numbers pages:

• Wiyot (Soulatluk), an Algic language that was spoken in Humboldt Bay in northwestern California.
• Yurok (Puliklah), an Algic language that was spoken in northern California, and which is being reivived.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Trigraphs about the rather unusual orthography used by the Yurok language. 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 Mozambique.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Lahu (Ladhof) , a Lolo-Burmese language spoken in China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, Terminal Boundaries, we determine the limits of the word term, and find out how it’s connected to the Daleks in Dr Who.

On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post about some Deeply Profound words, and I made improvements to the post about words for Fish.

I also made improvements to the Yurok and Betawi language pages, and the Unifon con-script 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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