{"id":3764,"date":"2025-01-26T14:03:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T14:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3764"},"modified":"2025-01-26T14:03:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T14:03:42","slug":"omniglot-news-26-01-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3764","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (26\/01\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (26\/01\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-01-26T14:03:42+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M42S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Waiwai, a Cariban language spoken mainly in northern Brazil, and also in Guyana and Suirname.\n Enawene Nawe (Enawen\u00ea-Naw\u00ea), a Southern Arawakan language spoken in State of ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260125.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"3.0\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_306\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3764-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260125.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260125.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260125.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\/news260125.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3764-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260125.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news260125.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\/waiwai.htm\">Waiwai<\/a>, a Cariban language spoken mainly in northern Brazil, and also in Guyana and Suirname.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/enawenenawe.htm\">Enawene Nawe<\/a> (Enawen\u00ea-Naw\u00ea), a Southern Arawakan language spoken in State of Mato Grosso in western Brazil.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/jahhut.htm\">Jah Hut<\/a>, an Aslian language spoken mainly in Pahang state in the south of peninsula Malaysia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/brao.htm\">Brao<\/a>, a Bahnaric language spoken in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers page: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/mazandarani.htm\">Mazandarani<\/a>, a northwestern Iranian language spoken in the northwest of Iran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New adapated script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/saurashtraforgujarati.htm\">Saurashtra for Gujarati<\/a> (\ua8b1\ua8c3\ua8ac\ua8b5\ua8b0\ua8c4\ua89c\ua8c4\ua8ac \ua8ad\ua8b6\ua8a6\ua8b6), a way to write Gujarati with the Saurashtra alphabet devised by Aahan Kotian.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_saurashtralipi.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"141\" title=\"Sample text in Saurashtra for Gujarati\" alt=\"\ua8a6\ua8c4\ua8ac\ua8a1\ua8b6\ua8b0\ua8c4\ua89d\ua8b5 \ua882\ua8a5\ua8bf \ua882\ua8a3\ua8b6\ua893\ua8b5\ua8ac\ua8c2\ua8a5\ua8b7 \ua8a3\ua8ba\ua8b0\ua8c4\ua89c\ua8b6\ua8a5\ua8bf \ua8b1\ua8ac\ua8c4\ua8ae\ua8bf \ua8aa\ua8b5\ua8a5\ua8ae\ua8c2 \ua899\ua8a5\ua8c4\ua8aa\ua8a2\ua8b7 \ua8b1\ua8c4\ua8ae\ua8a1\ua8a5\ua8c4\ua8a1\ua8c4\ua8ac \ua882\ua8a5\ua8bf \ua8b1\ua8aa\ua8b5\ua8a5\ua8c4 \ua8b2\ua8c2\ua8ab\ua8c4 \ua898\ua8bf\ua8ce \ua8a1\ua8bf\ua8aa\ua8a5\ua8b5\ua8aa\ua8b5\ua880 \ua8ae\ua8b6\ua897\ua8b5\ua8ac\ua8c4\ua8af\ua892\ua8c4\ua8a1\ua8b6 \ua882\ua8a5\ua8bf \ua882\ua8a5\ua8c4\ua8a1\ua881\ua892\ua8ac\ua8a0\ua8c4 \ua8b2\ua8c2\ua8ab\ua8c4 \ua898\ua8bf \ua882\ua8a5\ua8bf \ua8a1\ua8bf\ua8aa\ua8a0\ua8bf \ua8a6\ua8ac\ua8b1\ua8c4\ua8a6\ua8ac\ua8c4 \ua8a8\ua8a5\ua8c4\ua8a4\ua8b8\ua8a1\ua8c4\ua8ae\ua8a5\ua8b7 \ua8ae\ua8ac\ua8c4\ua8a1\ua8ae\ua8b8\ua880 \ua899\ua8c2\ua884\ua88d\ua8ce\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog there\u2019s a new post entilted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23862\">Kinder Kinder<\/a>, in which we discover whether the words Kinder (children) in German and kind(er) in English are related, as in the joke &#8216;No matter how kind you are &#8230; German children are Kinder&#8217;, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23878\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3764-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz260125.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz260125.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz260125.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken mainly in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/tiwi.htm\">Tiwi<\/a>, a  language isolate spoken on the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory of Australia.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bZqqMB-q-1c?si=cbJEmNmxSwAPeoMY\" 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 episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?page_id=2614\">Celtic Pathways<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3761\">Calamitous Swords<\/a>, we discover the possible Celtic roots of Romance <strong>swords<\/strong> and Slavic <strong>hammers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zuZJQawheCM?si=LN2mAhdPWJO2eMY8\" 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>It\u2019s also available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFQgGDyveY9\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7463919935341727008\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog, there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/01\/24\/birth\/\">Birth<\/a> about words for <strong>birth<\/strong>, <strong>to be born<\/strong>, <strong>to procreate<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>Improved pages: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/phrases\/hiligaynon.htm\">Hiligaynon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/phrases\/mazandarani.htm\">Mazandarani<\/a> phrases pages.<\/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 (26\/01\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-01-26T14:03:42+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M42S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Waiwai, a Cariban language spoken mainly in northern Brazil, and also in Guyana and Suirname.\n Enawene Nawe (Enawen\u00ea-Naw\u00ea), a Southern Arawakan language spoken in State of ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260125.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"3.0\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_307\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3764-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260125.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260125.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260125.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\/news260125.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3764-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news260125.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news260125.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Waiwai, a Cariban language spoken mainly in northern Brazil, and also in Guyana and Suirname. Enawene Nawe (Enawen\u00ea-Naw\u00ea), a Southern Arawakan language spoken in State of Mato Grosso in western Brazil. 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