{"id":3768,"date":"2025-02-02T17:56:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T17:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2025-02-02T17:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T17:58:17","slug":"omniglot-news-02-02-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3768","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News 02\/02\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News 02\/02\/25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-02-02T17:56:54+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Kabwa (Ekikabwa), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Mara Region in northern Tanzania.\n Bagirmi (t\u00e0r\u00e0 \u0253\u00e1rm\u00e0), a Central Sudanic language spoken mainly in southwestern...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020225.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7454\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3768-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020225.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020225.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020225.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\/news020225.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3768-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020225.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news020225.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\/kabwa.htm\">Kabwa<\/a> (Ekikabwa), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Mara Region in northern Tanzania.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/bagirmi.htm\">Bagirmi<\/a> (t\u00e0r\u00e0 \u0253\u00e1rm\u00e0), a Central Sudanic language spoken mainly in southwestern Chad, and also in Nigeria.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/naba.htm\">Naba<\/a> (Tar Melbene), a Central Sudanic language spoken mainly in Batha-Est Prefecture in central Chad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers pages: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/zinza.htm\">Zinza<\/a> (Ecizinza), a Bantu language spoken in the Mwanza Region in northern Tanzania.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/kabwa.htm\">Kabwa<\/a> (Ekikabwa), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Mara Region in northern Tanzania.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New adapated script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/tengwar_ukrainian.htm\">Tengwar for Ukrainian<\/a>, a way to write Ukrainian 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_ukrainian.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Sample text in Tengwar for Ukrainian\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23882\">Hydraulic Plumbers<\/a>, about how the word for plumber in Italian (<strong>idraulico<\/strong>) differs from words from plumber in other Romance languages, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23884\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3768-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz020225.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz020225.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz020225.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken in the Indian Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Pomeranian_dialect\">East Pomeranian<\/a> (Ostpommersch), an East Low German language spoken mainly in Brazil, and also in the USA.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fiOglXiVbjo?si=kCR-3PS-gdYo_g12\" 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>There\u2019s no Adventure in Etymology this week as I was busy sorting things out at my mum\u2019s house all weekend. That\u2019s also why the sound quality of the recording is not up to the usual standards.<\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog, there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/01\/28\/ropes-strings\/\">Ropes &amp; Strings<\/a> about words for <strong>rope<\/strong>, <strong>cord<\/strong>, <strong>to string<\/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 02\/02\/25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-02-02T17:56:54+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Kabwa (Ekikabwa), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Mara Region in northern Tanzania.\n Bagirmi (t\u00e0r\u00e0 \u0253\u00e1rm\u00e0), a Central Sudanic language spoken mainly in southwestern...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020225.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7455\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3768-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020225.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020225.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020225.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\/news020225.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3768-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020225.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news020225.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Kabwa (Ekikabwa), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Mara Region in northern Tanzania. Bagirmi (t\u00e0r\u00e0 \u0253\u00e1rm\u00e0), a Central Sudanic language spoken mainly in southwestern Chad, and also in Nigeria. 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