{"id":3116,"date":"2023-12-17T17:12:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T17:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2023-12-17T17:12:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T17:12:57","slug":"omniglot-news-17-12-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3116","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (17\/12\/23)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (17\/12\/23)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-12-17T17:12:57+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. \n\nThere are new language pages about: \n\n\n  Oku (\u0259blam \u0259bkwo), a Central Ring Grassfields language spoken in the Bui Division of the North West Region of Cameroon.\n  Mmen (M\u0259\u0302n\u0259\u0300), a Central Ring Gr...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news171223.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8500\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3116-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news171223.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news171223.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news171223.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\/news171223.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3116-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news171223.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news171223.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/logos\/logo_omniglotnews-small.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 0 15px;\" alt=\"Omniglot News\" \/><\/p>\n<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\/oku.htm\">Oku<\/a> (\u0259blam \u0259bkwo), a Central Ring Grassfields language spoken in the Bui Division of the North West Region of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/mmen.htm\">Mmen<\/a> (M\u0259\u0302n\u0259\u0300), a Central Ring Grassfields language spoken in the Menchum Division of the Northwest Region of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New adapted script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/elifbaja.htm\">Elifbaja Arabo-Shqip<\/a> (\u0626\u06d5\u0644\u06cc\u0641\u0628\u0627\u06cc\u0627 \u0626\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0628\u0648\u064e-\u0634\u0686\u06cc\u067e), a way to write Albanian with the Arabic script devised by A. Elbrens.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right; float: right;\" dir=\"rtl\">\u06d5\u064e \u062c\u06cc\u062b\u06d5\u064e \u0646\u0652\u06d5\u0631\u06d5\u064e\u0632\u06cc\u062a \u0644\u06cc\u0646\u062f\u06cc\u0646 \u062a\u06d5\u064e \u0644\u06cc\u0631\u06d5\u064e \u0630\u06d5 \u062a\u06d5\u064e \u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0628\u0627\u0631\u062a\u06d5\u064e \u0646\u06d5\u064e \u062f\u06cc\u0646\u0652\u06cc\u062a\u06d5\u064e\u062a \u0630\u06d5 \u0646\u06d5\u064e \u062a\u06d5\u064e \u062f\u0631\u06d5\u06cc\u062a\u0627. \u0626\u0627\u062a\u0627 \u06a9\u0627\u0646\u06d5\u064e \u0626\u0627\u0631\u0633\u0648\u064c\u06d5 \u0630\u06d5 \u0646\u062f\u06d5\u064e\u0631\u062c\u06d5\u062c\u06d5 \u0630\u06d5 \u062f\u0648\u064f\u0647\u06d5\u062a \u062a\u06d5\u064e \u0633\u06cc\u0644\u0644\u06d5\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u06cc \u0646\u0652\u06d5\u064e\u0631\u06cc \u062a\u06cc\u06d5\u062a\u0631\u06cc\u062a \u0645\u06d5 \u0641\u0631\u0648\u064c\u0645\u06d5\u064e \u0648\u06d5\u0644\u0644\u0627\u0632\u06d5\u064e\u0631\u06cc\u0645\u06cc.<\/div>\n<p>New adapted script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/surattana.htm\">Surat Tana<\/a>, a way to write Indonesian and Malay with the Maldivian Thaana script devised by Xavier Merica.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_surattana-in.jpg\" width=\"599\" height=\"201\" alt=\"\u0790\u07ac\u0789\u07aa\u0787\u07a6 \u0787\u07ae\u0783\u07a6\u07b1\u07b0 \u0791\u07a8\u078d\u07a6\u0780\u07a8\u0783\u07b0\u0786\u07a6\u0782\u07b0 \u0789\u07ac\u0783\u07b0\u0791\u07ac\u0786\u07a6 \u0791\u07a6\u0782\u07b0 \u0789\u07ac\u0789\u07b0\u0795\u07aa\u078f\u07a6\u0787\u07a8 \u0789\u07a6\u0783\u07b0\u0793\u07a6\u0784\u07a6\u0793\u07b0 \u0791\u07a6\u0782\u07b0 \u0780\u07a6\u0786\u07b0-\u0780\u07a6\u0786\u07b0 \u0794\u07a6\u07b1\u07b0 \u0790\u07a6\u0789\u07a6. \u0789\u07ac\u0783\u07ac\u0786\u07a6 \u0791\u07a8\u0786\u07a6\u0783\u07aa\u0782\u07a8\u0787\u07a6\u0787\u07a8 \u0787\u07a6\u0786\u07a6\u078d\u07b0 \u0791\u07a6\u0782\u07b0 \u0780\u07a6\u0793\u07a8 \u0782\u07aa\u0783\u07a6\u0782\u07a8 \u0791\u07a6\u0782\u07b0 \u0780\u07ac\u0782\u07b0\u0791\u07a6\u0786\u07b0\u078f\u07a6 \u0784\u07ac\u0783\u07b0\u078e\u07a6\u0787\u07aa\u078d\u07b0 \u0790\u07a6\u0793\u07aa \u0790\u07a6\u0789\u07a6 \u078d\u07a6\u0787\u07a8\u0789\u07b0 \u0791\u07a6\u078d\u07a6\u0789\u07b0 \u0790\u07ac\u0789\u07a6\u07b1\u07a6\u0793\u07b0 \u0795\u07ac\u0783\u07b0\u0790\u07a6\u0787\u07aa\u0791\u07a6\u0783\u07a6\u0787\u07a6\u0782\u07b0.\" title=\"Sample text in the Surat Tana script in Indonesian\" \/><\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\nNew phrases page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/phrases\/wayuu.htm\">Wayuu<\/a> (Wayuunaiki), an Arawakan language spoken in northwestern Venezuela and northeastern Colombia. <\/p>\n<p>New numbers page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/mmen.htm\">Mmen<\/a> (M\u0259\u0302n\u0259\u0300), a Central Ring Grassfields language spoken in the Menchum Division of the Northwest Region of Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a new Omniglot blog post about the word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23203\">Goosnargh<\/a>, which is a village in Lancashire in the northwest of England, and has other meanings,  and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23201\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3116-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz171223.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz171223.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz171223.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here\u2019s a clue: this language is spoken in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/naskapi.php\">Naskapi<\/a> (\u14c7\u1505\u1472\u1431\u200e), a Cree-Montagnais language spoken in northern Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U8lJx1VsT8A?si=_9FMo0uzlG9YD4Ch\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?page_id=2614\">Adventure in Etymology<\/a> we\u2019re examining the origins of the word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3102\">Virus<\/a>, because I seem to have picked up a bit of coronavirus \ud83d\ude37 this week, or possibly last week. I\u2019m feeling better now, at the time of writing this, but not completely yet.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iebyN6kncz0?si=1zmCEBfRLSZVM3rw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog there\u2019s a new post about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2023\/12\/11\/pickaxe\/\">Pickaxe<\/a> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/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&#038;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&#038;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>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/japanesepod101.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"rightfloat\" alt=\"JapanesePod101.com\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (17\/12\/23)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-12-17T17:12:57+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. \n\nThere are new language pages about: \n\n\n  Oku (\u0259blam \u0259bkwo), a Central Ring Grassfields language spoken in the Bui Division of the North West Region of Cameroon.\n  Mmen (M\u0259\u0302n\u0259\u0300), a Central Ring Gr...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news171223.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8501\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3116-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news171223.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news171223.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news171223.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\/news171223.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3116-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news171223.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news171223.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Oku (\u0259blam \u0259bkwo), a Central Ring Grassfields language spoken in the Bui Division of the North West Region of Cameroon. Mmen (M\u0259\u0302n\u0259\u0300), a Central Ring Grassfields language spoken in the Menchum Division of the Northwest Region of Cameroon. 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