{"id":2537,"date":"2023-01-29T17:49:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T17:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2023-01-29T17:49:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T17:49:33","slug":"omniglot-news-29-01-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2537","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (29\/01\/23)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (29\/01\/23)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-29T17:49:32+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nThere are new language pages about:\n\n \tDangme, a Kwa language spoken in southeastern Ghana.\n \tFoodo (F\u00f3odo), a Kwa language spoken mainly in northern Benin.\n \tNkonya (Nkuny\u00e1), a Kwa language spoken ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5704\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2537-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2537-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news290123.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.<\/p>\n<p>There are new language pages about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/dangme.htm\">Dangme<\/a>, a Kwa language spoken in southeastern Ghana.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/foodo.htm\">Foodo<\/a> (F\u00f3odo), a Kwa language spoken mainly in northern Benin.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/nkonya.htm\">Nkonya<\/a> (Nkuny\u00e1), a Kwa language spoken in southeastern Ghana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/harahap.htm\">Harahap &#8211; Toge Na Rata<\/a>, which was created by Pardomuan Harahap is an alternative way to write Batak languages, and also Indonesian and English.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/smp_harahap.gif\" alt=\"Sample text in Batak Angkola\" width=\"490\" height=\"237\"><\/p>\n<p>New adapted script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/beomeouija.htm\">Beomeouija<\/a> (\ubc94\uc5b4\uc758\uc790), a way to write Sanskrit using the Korean Hangeul script devised by Adnaan Mahmood.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_beomeouija.jpg\" title=\"Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in English written with Beomeouija (an adapatation of the Korean Hangeul script for Sanskrit)\" alt=\"\u1109\u1161\u11af\u112b\u1166 \u1106\u117c\u1102\u1161\u112b\u117c\u11f9 \u1109\u1196\u112b\u1161\u1103\u1161\u11ab\u1103\u1196\u1105\u11a3\u11f9 \u1109\u1161\u1106\u116e\u11ae\u1107\u1161\u11ab\u1102\u117c\u11f9 \u112b\u1161\u11af\u1103\u1161\u11ab\u1103\u1166 \u110b\u1161\u1107\u1175 \u110e\u1161 \u1101\u1177\u1105\u1161\u112b\u1161\u1104\u1196\u110b\u1196\u11f6\u110a\u1161 \u110b\u1161\u1142\u1175\u1100\u11a3\u1104\u1196\u110b\u1196\u11f6\u110a\u1161 \u110d\u1161 \u1109\u1161\u1106\u117c\u1102\u117c\u11f9 \u110b\u1166\u112b\u1161 \u112b\u1161\u11af\u1103\u1161\u11ab\u1103\u1166. \u110b\u1166\u1103\u1166 \u1109\u1161\u11af\u112b\u1166 \u110d\u1166\u1103\u1161\u1102\u117c-\u1103\u1161\u11af\u1100\u1161-\u110a\u1161\u11a8\u1103\u1175\u110b\u1196\u11f8\u114c\u1161\u11bc \u1109\u116e\u1109\u1161\u11b7\u1107\u1161\u11ab\u1102\u117c\u11f9 \u1109\u1161\u11ab\u1103\u1175. \u110b\u1161\u1107\u1175 \u110c\u1161 \u1109\u1161\u11af\u112b\u1166\u1107\u1175 \u1108\u1161\u11ab\u1142\u116e\u1103\u1196\u112b\u1161 \u1108\u11a3\u112b\u1161\u1102\u1161\u114c\u117c \u1107\u1161\u1105\u1161\u11ba\u1107\u1161\u1105\u1161\u11bc \u112b\u1196\u114c\u1161\u112b\u1161\u1112\u1161\u1105\u1161\u11ab\u1103\u116e.\" width=\"610\" height=\"189\"><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a new phrases page in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/phrases\/dangme.htm\">Dangme<\/a>, a Kwa language spoken in the southeast of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>There are new numbers pages in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/dangme.htm\">Dangme<\/a>, a Kwa language spoken in the southeast of Ghana.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/ottawa.htm\">Ottawa<\/a> (Nishnaabemwin), a dialect of Ojibwe spoken in southern Ontario in Canada and northern Michigan in the USA.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/chinookjargon.htm\">Chinook Jargon<\/a> (chinuk wawa), a pidgin\/creole trade language that was used in the Pacific Northwest of the USA and Canada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog this week we\u2019re putting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=22678\">Dampener<\/a> things, and looking into the origins of the English word <strong>dampener<\/strong> and the French word <strong>g\u00e2cher<\/strong> (to spoil, ruin, waste), and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=22696\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<p><audio controls=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz290123.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><embed src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz290123.mp3\" width=\"100\" height=\"50\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a clue: this language is spoken in Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week&#8217;s language quiz was<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/sranan.htm\">Sranan<\/a> (Sranan Tongo), an English-based Creole spoken in Suriname.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Ib6lvQJSMQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?cat=98\">Adventure in Etymology<\/a> we&#8217;re seeking a safe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2523\">haven<\/a> and other peaceful places.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jM6KhvYoBuQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a> blog there\u2019s a new post about the words <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2023\/01\/25\/region-and-country\/\">Region and Country<\/a> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a new Celtic Pathways podcast about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2513\">Rivers<\/a> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>I also made improvements to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/limburgish.htm\">Limburgish numbers<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>For more Omniglot News see:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/\">https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Omniglossia\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Omniglossia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/omniglot\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/omniglot\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Omniglot-100430558332117\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Omniglot-100430558332117<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreanclass101.com\/member\/go.php?r=614&amp;i=b0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.koreanclass101.com\/images\/aff_banner\/468_60.gif\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Korean with KoreanClass101\" width=\"630\" height=\"81\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (29\/01\/23)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-29T17:49:32+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nThere are new language pages about:\n\n \tDangme, a Kwa language spoken in southeastern Ghana.\n \tFoodo (F\u00f3odo), a Kwa language spoken mainly in northern Benin.\n \tNkonya (Nkuny\u00e1), a Kwa language spoken ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5705\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2537-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2537-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news290123.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news290123.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Dangme, a Kwa language spoken in southeastern Ghana. Foodo (F\u00f3odo), a Kwa language spoken mainly in northern Benin. Nkonya (Nkuny\u00e1), a Kwa language spoken in southeastern Ghana. New constructed script: Harahap &#8211; Toge Na Rata, which was created by Pardomuan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4,108,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-language","category-news","category-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2537"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2542,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537\/revisions\/2542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}