{"id":3723,"date":"2024-12-22T12:36:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T12:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3723"},"modified":"2024-12-22T12:36:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T12:36:17","slug":"omniglot-news-22-12-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3723","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (22\/12\/24)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (22\/12\/24)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-12-22T12:36:17+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M40S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Yaaku, a  Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in western Kenya.\n Afitti (Dinik), an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in North Kordofan province in central Sudan.\n Daju Mon...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news221224.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"5.2\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8252\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3723-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news221224.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news221224.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news221224.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\/news221224.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3723-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news221224.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news221224.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\/yaaku.htm\">Yaaku<\/a>, a  Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in western Kenya.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/afitti.htm\">Afitti<\/a> (Dinik), an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in North Kordofan province in central Sudan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/dajumongo.htm\">Daju Mongo<\/a> (D\u0251ji\u014b\u0261e), an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in the G\u00faera region in central Chad.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/dilling.htm\">Dilling<\/a> (Warki), an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in the Nuba Mountains in Kordofan province in southern Sudan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/bube.htm\">Bube<\/a> (B\u00f6b\u00eb), a Bantu language spoken mainly on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea, and also in Gabon and Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/kogo.htm\">Kogo<\/a> (\u0181ak\u00f3go), a Bantu language spoken in the Littoral and Southern Regions in southern Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/gaam.htm\">Gaam<\/a> (Gaahmg), an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in Blue Nile Province in the southeast of Sudan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/hosalipi.htm\">Hosalipi<\/a>, an alternative abugida for Kannada devised by Atharva Sreekar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_hosalipi.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"108\" alt=\"Sample text in the Hosalipi alphabet in English\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/tehreek-istani.htm\">Tehreek-istani<\/a>, an alternative script for Urdu devised by Willem and based mainly on the Korean script.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_tehreek-istani.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"139\" alt=\"Sample text in the Tehreek-istani alphabet (horizontal)\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>New numbers pages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/dilling.htm\">Dilling<\/a> (Warki), an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in Kordofan State in southern Sudan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/batakmandailing.htm\">Mandailing Batak<\/a> (Saro Mandailing), a Northern Batak language spoken mainly in North Sumatra Province in Indonesia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/bataksimalungun.htm\">Batak Simalungun<\/a> (Sahap Simalungun), a Southern Batak language spoken in the province of North Sumatra in Indonesia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/kogo.htm\">Kogo<\/a> (\u0181ak\u00f3go), a Bantu language spoken in the Littoral and Southern Regions in southern Cameroon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog, 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>, we find out what links the word <strong>epee\/\u00e9p\u00e9e<\/strong> with the word <strong>spade<\/strong> in a post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23813\">Swords &#038; Spades<\/a>, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23817\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what languages there are:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3723-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz221224.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz221224.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz221224.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: these languages are spoken in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur blog<\/a> there are new posts entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/12\/18\/gorse-furze\/\">Gorse &#038; Furze<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2024\/12\/20\/swords-spikes\/\">Swords &#038; Spikes<\/a>.<\/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 (22\/12\/24)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-12-22T12:36:17+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M40S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Yaaku, a  Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in western Kenya.\n Afitti (Dinik), an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in North Kordofan province in central Sudan.\n Daju Mon...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news221224.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"5.2\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8253\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3723-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news221224.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news221224.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news221224.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\/news221224.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3723-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news221224.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news221224.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Yaaku, a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in western Kenya. Afitti (Dinik), an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in North Kordofan province in central Sudan. Daju Mongo (D\u0251ji\u014b\u0261e), an Eastern Sudanic language spoken in the G\u00faera region in central Chad. 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