{"id":2640,"date":"2023-03-05T14:40:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T14:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2640"},"modified":"2023-03-05T14:40:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T14:40:29","slug":"omniglot-news-05-03-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2640","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (05\/03\/2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (05\/03\/2023)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-05T14:40:28+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 writing systems pages about:\n\n \tChorasmian, which was used to write Khwarezmian, an extinct East Iranian language that was spoken in what is now northern Uzbekistan, and parts of Kazak...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news050323.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_31\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2640-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news050323.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news050323.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news050323.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\/news050323.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2640-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news050323.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news050323.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.<\/p>\n<p>There are new writing systems pages about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/chorasmian.htm\">Chorasmian<\/a>, which was used to write Khwarezmian, an extinct East Iranian language that was spoken in what is now northern Uzbekistan, and parts of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan until 1200 AD.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/northarabian.htm\">North Arabian<\/a>, the collective name for a group of scripts that were used in north and central Arabia and southern Syria from about the 8th Century BC until the 4th century AD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/smp_northarabian.jpg\" alt=\"Sample text in North Arabian\" width=\"630\" height=\"156\"><\/p>\n<p>There are new language pages about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/mongsenao.htm\">Mongsen Ao<\/a>, a Kuki\u2013Chin\u2013Naga language spoken in Nagaland in the northeast India.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/tewa.htm\">Tewa<\/a>, a Tanoan language spoken mainly in the Rio Grande valley in New Mexico, and also in Arizona, in the USA.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/birifornorthern.htm\">Northern Birifor<\/a> (B\u0269rf\u028b\u0254r), a Gur language spoken mainly in the southwest of Burkina Faso.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/tenrai.htm\">Tenr\u00e1i<\/a>, which was created by Judah Kapulare to write Khasi, a Khasi-Palaungic language spoken mainly in Meghalaya state in the northeast of India.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_tenrai.jpg\" alt=\"Sample text in Tenr\u00e1i\" width=\"583\" height=\"158\"><\/p>\n<p>There are new numbers pages in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/manipuri.htm\">Manipuri<\/a>, (\uabc3\uabe9\uabc7\uabe9\uabc2\uabe3\uabdf \/ Miteilon), a Kukish language spoken in Manipur in the northeast of India.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/mavea.htm\">Mavea<\/a>, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Mavea island in Vanuatu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog we investigating the origins of the phrase \u2018the apple never falls far from the tree\u2019 in a post called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=22750\">Falling Apples<\/a>, and the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=22757\">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\/quiz050323.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><embed src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz050323.mp3\" width=\"100\" height=\"50\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a clue: this language is spoken in southern Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week&#8217;s language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/squamish.htm\">Squamish<\/a> (S\u1e35wx\u0331w\u00fa7mesh sn\u00edchim), a Central Salishan language spoken in the southwest of British Columbia in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Un0BrVDR4ME\" 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 finding out what links the word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2628\">Herb<\/a> with words like gray, graze, green and grow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HuIZLV4rFAc\" 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>By the way, this is the 100th episode of Adventures in Etymology &#8211; if you\u2019d like to see a list of all the words covered so far, head on over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?page_id=2614\">Radio Omniglot<\/a>. If you\u2019d like me to look into any words that I haven\u2019t already covered, in English or other languages, you can leave your suggestions there as well.<\/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\/03\/02\/revenge\/\">Revenge<\/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=2612\">Heights<\/a> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>I also made improvements to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/southarabian.htm\">South Arabian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/siddham.htm\">Siddham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/sogdian.htm\">Sogdian<\/a> script pages, and the Celtiadur post about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/09\/30\/high\/\">High, Elevated, Noble<\/a> and related things<\/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 (05\/03\/2023)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-05T14:40:28+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 writing systems pages about:\n\n \tChorasmian, which was used to write Khwarezmian, an extinct East Iranian language that was spoken in what is now northern Uzbekistan, and parts of Kazak...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news050323.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_32\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2640-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news050323.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news050323.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news050323.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\/news050323.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2640-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news050323.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news050323.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new writing systems pages about: Chorasmian, which was used to write Khwarezmian, an extinct East Iranian language that was spoken in what is now northern Uzbekistan, and parts of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan until 1200 AD. 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