{"id":2609,"date":"2023-02-26T13:10:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T13:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2023-02-26T13:10:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T13:10:31","slug":"omniglot-news-26-02-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2609","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (26\/02\/2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (26\/02\/2023)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-26T13:10:31+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew writing system: Basahan, a version of Baybayin script that was used to write Bikol languages until the mid-19th century.\n\nThere are new language pages about:\n\n \tMavea, a  Southern Oceanic langua...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260223.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6506\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2609-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260223.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260223.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260223.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\/news260223.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2609-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260223.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news260223.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.<\/p>\n<p>New writing system: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/basahan.htm\">Basahan<\/a>, a version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/baybayin.htm\">Baybayin script<\/a> that was used to write Bikol languages until the mid-19th century.<\/p>\n<p>There are new language pages about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/mavea.htm\">Mavea<\/a>, a  Southern Oceanic language spoken on the island of Mavea in northern Vanuatu.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/ske.htm\">Ske<\/a>, a Southern Oceanic language spoken in the southwest of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/lotoga.htm\">Lo-Toga<\/a>, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on the islands of Lo and Toga, which are part of the Torres group of islands in northern Vanuatu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New page about: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/medefaidrin.htm\">Medefaidrin<\/a>, a language and script that was created in the 1930s by two church leaders in a congregation of Ibibio speakers in southern Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/smp_medefaidrin.jpg\" alt=\"Sample text in the Medefaidrin alphabet\" new=\"\" constructed=\"\" script:=\"\" <a=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/aksaranaon.htm\" width=\"582\" height=\"331\">Aksara Naon, which was created by Ahmad Syibli as an alternative way to write Sundanese and Indonesian.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_aksaranaon.jpg\" alt=\"Sample text in Aksara Naon\" width=\"571\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/semanggi.htm\">Semanggi<\/a>, which was created by Pardomuan Harahap as an alternative way to write Indonesian.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_semanggi.jpg\" alt=\"Sample text in Semanggi\" width=\"575\" height=\"136\"><\/p>\n<p>There are new numbers pages in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/lotoga.htm\">Lo-Toga<\/a>, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on the islands of Lo and Toga in northern Vanuatu.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/lakon.htm\">Lakon<\/a>, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Gaua island in Vanuatu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog there\u2019s a post about the Dutch word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=22740\">Ietsiepietsie<\/a>, which means a little, a little bit, or a teeny tiny bit, and the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=22747\">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\/quiz260223.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><embed src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz260223.mp3\" width=\"100\" height=\"50\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a clue: this language is spoken in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week&#8217;s language quiz was<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/she.htm\">She<\/a> (Ho Ne), a Hmong-Mien language spoken in Guangdong Province in southern China.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s6DCoN5ApAg\" 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 unraveling the origins of the word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2599\">Wicker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ufXywvrYzb8\" 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 words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2023\/02\/24\/baskets\/\">Baskets<\/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=2596\">Hurdles<\/a> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>I also made improvements to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/dhivesakuru.htm\">Dives Akuru<\/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 (26\/02\/2023)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-26T13:10:31+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew writing system: Basahan, a version of Baybayin script that was used to write Bikol languages until the mid-19th century.\n\nThere are new language pages about:\n\n \tMavea, a  Southern Oceanic langua...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260223.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6507\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2609-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260223.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260223.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260223.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\/news260223.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2609-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260223.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news260223.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New writing system: Basahan, a version of Baybayin script that was used to write Bikol languages until the mid-19th century. There are new language pages about: Mavea, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on the island of Mavea in northern Vanuatu. 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