{"id":3713,"date":"2024-12-08T16:42:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T16:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3713"},"modified":"2024-12-21T13:14:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T13:14:49","slug":"omniglot-news-08-12-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3713","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (08\/12\/24)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (08\/12\/24)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-12-08T16:42:24+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Kuku (K\u028a\u0301t\u028a\u0301k n\u00e0 k\u00f9k\u00f9), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan and Uganda.\n Nyepu (K\u00fat\u00fak n\u00e0 \u014by\u025b\u0301p\u028a\u0300), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan.\n Ecuador...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news081224.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1848\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3713-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news081224.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news081224.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news081224.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\/news081224.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3713-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news081224.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news081224.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 language pages: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/kuku.htm\">Kuku<\/a> (K\u028a\u0301t\u028a\u0301k n\u00e0 k\u00f9k\u00f9), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan and Uganda.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/nyepu.htm\">Nyepu<\/a> (K\u00fat\u00fak n\u00e0 \u014by\u025b\u0301p\u028a\u0300), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/ecuadoriansiona.htm\">Ecuadorian Siona<\/a> (Ba\u0320icoca), a Western Tucanoan language spoken mainly in northeastern Ecuador.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/siona.htm\">Siona<\/a> (Gant\u00ebya coca), a Western Tucanoan language spoken in southwestern Colombia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New adapated script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/tengwar_russian.htm\">Tengwar for Russian<\/a>, a way to write Russian with Tolkein\u2019s Tengwar script devised by Murray Callahan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_tengwar_russian.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"169\" alt=\"Sample text\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New numbers pages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/obolo.htm\">Obolo<\/a>, a Lower Cross River language spoken in southern Nigeria.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/nuxalk.htm\">Nuxalk<\/a> (ItNuxalkmc), a Salishan language spoken in Bella Coola in British Columbia in Canada. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog this week, we discover what <strong>guillemets<\/strong> are, and what links <strong>chevrons<\/strong> to <strong>goats<\/strong> in a post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23799\">Guillemets &#038; Goats<\/a> and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23802\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3713-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz081224.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz081224.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz081224.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken in parts of Iran and Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yaaku_language\"> Yaaku<\/a> (Mogogodo), a  Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in western Kenya.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lgVhTfdkWAw?si=HQH-nw1vGuI7d1jS\" 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=2614\">Celtic Pathways<\/a> podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3707\">Country Gardens<\/a>, we uncover links between words for <strong>country<\/strong> and <strong>land<\/strong> in Celtic languages, and words for <strong>garden<\/strong>, <strong>wood<\/strong> and related things in other languages. It\u2019s also available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YkERNFFIWlM\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DDUury6R3xz\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7446081263498284320\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YkERNFFIWlM?si=bJ8XyuQlXLB_-jR4\" 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur blog<\/a> there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/12\/05\/cards\/\">Cards<\/a> in which we look into words for <strong>card<\/strong> 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:\/\/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. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/my.kualo.com\/uk\/go\/00572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.kualo.com\/rewards\/uk-unlimited2-468x60.gif\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" border=\"0\"\nalt=\"Unlimited Web Hosting - Kualo\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (08\/12\/24)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-12-08T16:42:24+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Kuku (K\u028a\u0301t\u028a\u0301k n\u00e0 k\u00f9k\u00f9), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan and Uganda.\n Nyepu (K\u00fat\u00fak n\u00e0 \u014by\u025b\u0301p\u028a\u0300), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan.\n Ecuador...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news081224.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1849\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3713-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news081224.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news081224.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news081224.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\/news081224.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3713-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news081224.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news081224.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Kuku (K\u028a\u0301t\u028a\u0301k n\u00e0 k\u00f9k\u00f9), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan and Uganda. Nyepu (K\u00fat\u00fak n\u00e0 \u014by\u025b\u0301p\u028a\u0300), an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan. Ecuadorian Siona (Ba\u0320icoca), a Western Tucanoan language spoken mainly in northeastern Ecuador. 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