{"id":3395,"date":"2024-05-26T14:30:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T14:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3395"},"modified":"2024-05-26T14:30:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T14:30:38","slug":"omniglot-news-26-05-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3395","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (26\/05\/24)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (26\/05\/24)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-05-26T14:30:37+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew writing system: Sheek Bakrii Saphaloo Script, which was created in 1956 by Sheikh Bakri Sapalo from Ethiopia, and is used to write Oromo, a Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260524.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1080\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3395-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260524.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260524.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260524.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\/news260524.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3395-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260524.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news260524.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 10px 15px;\" alt=\"Omniglot News\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.<\/p>\n<p>New writing system: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/sapalo.htm\">Sheek Bakrii Saphaloo Script<\/a>, which was created in 1956 by Sheikh Bakri Sapalo from Ethiopia, and is used to write Oromo, a Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Egypt. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_sapalo.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"138\" alt=\"Sample text in the Sheek Bakrii Saphaloo script\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New fictional script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/exception.htm\">Exception<\/a>, which appears in the Netflix anime series &#8220;Exception&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/smp_exception.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"66\" alt=\"Sample text in Exception\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/formetta.htm\">Formetta<\/a>, an alternative way to write English invented by TCSenpai, and designed to be clear, simple, and easy to learn and reproduce.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_formatta.jpg\" width=\"549\" height=\"148\" alt=\"Sample text in Formetta\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are new language pages about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/maka.htm\">Mak\u00e1<\/a> (mac&#8217;a) &#8211; a Matacoan language spoken in the Chaco region of Paraguay and Argentina.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/wichilhamtesnocten.htm\">Wich\u00ed Lhamt\u00e9s Nocten<\/a> (&#8216;weenhayek) &#8211; a Matacoan language spoken mainly in southeastern Boliva, and also in northwestern Argentina.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/wichilhamtesguisnay.htm\">Wich\u00ed Lhamt\u00e9s G\u00fcisnay<\/a> (Wiznay) &#8211; a Matacoan language spoken in Salta Province in northern Argentina<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/wichilhamtesvejoz.htm\">Wich\u00ed Lhamt\u00e9s Vejoz<\/a> &#8211; a Matacoan language spoken mainly in northern Argentina and also in southern Bolivia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New phrase pages in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/phrases\/taino.htm\">Ta\u00edno-Quisqueyana\u00edqui<\/a>, a reconstructed language based on the Ta\u00edno that was spoken in the Dominican Republic created by Desmond Johnson Montes De Oca.<\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23473\">A Little Alliteration<\/a> about alliteration and other kinds of rhymes, and how they can be difficult to translate into other languages. There\u2019s also the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23480\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3395-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz260524.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz260524.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz260524.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken in Eritrea.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mocov%C3%AD_language\">Mocov\u00ed<\/a>, a Southern Guaicuruan language spoken mainly in Santa Fe, Chaco, and Formosa provinces in Argentina.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tvmj2NKkIuQ?si=aCSYsoFvug71QTcI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?page_id=2644\">Celtic Pathways<\/a> podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3391\">Bills and Gouges<\/a>, we find connections between Celtic beaks and bills, and chisels and gouges in other languages.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pf3ipqzzKAU?si=XtKPOnGxhvVEjTRF\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/05\/24\/the-end\/\">The End<\/a> about words for end, final, after and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/various\/2500days-sm.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 0 15px;\" alt=\"2,500 days of Duolingo\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also made improvements to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/taino.htm\">Ta\u00edno language page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, I reached 2,500 days in my current streak on Duolingo this week. I&#8217;m still concentrating on Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Spanish and Japanese, and occasionally doing a bit of Dutch or Swedish.<\/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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&#038;i=b0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/japanesepod101.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" style=\"float:right; margin: 0 0 0 15px;\" alt=\"JapanesePod101.com\" \/><\/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. 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New writing system: Sheek Bakrii Saphaloo Script, which was created in 1956 by Sheikh Bakri Sapalo from Ethiopia, and is used to write Oromo, a Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Egypt. New fictional script: Exception, which appears in the Netflix anime series &#8220;Exception&#8221;. 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