{"id":3884,"date":"2025-04-20T12:50:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T12:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3884"},"modified":"2025-04-20T12:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T12:50:52","slug":"omniglot-news-20-04-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3884","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (20\/04\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (20\/04\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-04-20T12:50:52+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Tai Yo (\u0e44\u0e17\u0e0d\u0e49\u0e2d), a Southwestern Tai language spoken in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.\n Vili (Civili), a Bantu language spoken mainly in the Republic of the Congo, and also in G...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news200425.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.5\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4106\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3884-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news200425.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news200425.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news200425.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\/news200425.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3884-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news200425.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news200425.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\/taiyo.htm\">Tai Yo<\/a> (\u0e44\u0e17\u0e0d\u0e49\u0e2d), a Southwestern Tai language spoken in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/vili.htm\">Vili<\/a> (Civili), a Bantu language spoken mainly in the Republic of the Congo, and also in Gabon and Angola.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New adapted script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/vietnamesearabic.htm\">Vietnamese Arabic Script<\/a> (\u0686\u0649\u0656\u0670 \u062c\u0627\u0648\u064a \u062a\u064a\u065b\u06d5\u0656\u06ad \u06cf\u06cc\u0654\u06d5\u0656\u0637), a way to write Vietnamese with the Arabic script created by Nima Farid.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align:right;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_vietnamesearabic.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"87\" alt=\"\u062a\u0648\u0655\u065b\u0637 \u06a9\u06d5\u0656\u08e4 \u0645\u0627\u0654\u064a \u06a0\u0648\u065a\u0648\u0656\u064a \u0634\u064a\u06bd \u0698\u06d5\u0656 \u062f\u06d0\u065a\u0648 \u062f\u0649\u0656\u065a\u0648\u0656\u0642 \u062a\u0649\u0656\u0654 \u0630\u0627 \u06cf\u06d5\u0656\u065a \u0628\u064a\u065a\u06bd \u062f\u06d5\u0655\u0654\u06ad \u06cf\u06d0\u065a \u06bd\u0627\u0646 \u0641\u0648\u0655\u0654\u0645 \u06cf\u06d5\u0656\u065a \u0643\u0648\u065a\u064a\u06d5\u0656\u0646 \u0644\u0648\u0656\u0654\u064a.\n\u0645\u0627\u0654\u064a \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u06a0\u0649\u0656\u065a\u0648\u0656\u064a \u062f\u06d0\u065a\u0648 \u062f\u0649\u0656\u0654\u0648\u0656\u0642 \u062a\u06d5\u0656\u0654\u0648 \u06be\u0648\u065b\u06d5\u0656 \u0628\u06d5\u0656\u0646 \u0686\u0627 \u0644\u06cc\u065b \u0685\u06cc\u065b \u06cf\u06d5\u0656\u065a \u0644\u0649\u0656\u0648\u0656\u06ad \u062a\u0648\u0655\u0645 \u06cf\u06d5\u0656\u065a \u0643\u0648\u0655\u065a\u0646 \u0641\u06d5\u0656\u08e4\u064a \u062f\u06c5\u065b\u064a \u0633\u0649\u0656\u08e4 \u06cf\u0648\u0656\u065b\u064a \u06bd\u06d5\u0655\u0648 \u0685\u0648\u0655\u0648\u06ad \u062a\u064a\u065a\u06bd \u0621\u06d5\u0656\u06bd \u0621\u06d5\u0650\u0645.\" title=\"Sample text in the Vietnamese Arabic script (Article 1 of the UDHR)\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23995\">Jolly Jaunts<\/a> about the words <strong>jaunt<\/strong> and <strong>jaunty<\/strong> (which are not related), and there\u2019s also the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23999\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3884-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz200425.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz200425.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz200425.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken in eastern Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was:  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norman_language\">Norman<\/a> (Normaund), a Gallo-Romance language spoken in Normandy in northern France.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6tJSoBd6Ecw?si=X6hS1LMCNpSTS1p-\" 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\">Adventure in Etymology<\/a>, entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3882\">Theoretical Theatre<\/a>, we find out what links the words <strong>theory<\/strong> and <strong>theatre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nAO-n61hsgY?si=Sj_EMAEkiScgOgkW\" 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\/DIo_-hzp_TW\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7495118832999075094\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog, there\u2019s a new post about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/04\/18\/masters\/\">Masters<\/a> and related things, and there\u2019s a new Celtic cognates page about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/celtic\/connections\/vehicles.htm#vehicles\">Vehicles<\/a> in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, I went to London this week to see <a href=\"https:\/\/thewarningband.com\/\">The Warning<\/a>, a fantastic rock band from Monterrey, Mexico. They put on an incredible show &#8211; the best I\u2019ve seen &#8211; and looked like they enjoyed it as much as the 5,000 of us in the audience did. They sang mainly in English, with a few songs in Spanish, and on my way to and from the concert, I heard a variety of languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, German, Welsh and Swedish, and even some English.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a little video I made:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/54459505892\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"The Warning at the O2 Academy Brixton\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/31337\/54459505892_33d267f3b1_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" alt=\"The Warning at the O2 Academy Brixton\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Blog horizontal --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5001128073855040\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1685480124\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/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 (20\/04\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-04-20T12:50:52+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Tai Yo (\u0e44\u0e17\u0e0d\u0e49\u0e2d), a Southwestern Tai language spoken in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.\n Vili (Civili), a Bantu language spoken mainly in the Republic of the Congo, and also in G...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news200425.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.5\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4107\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3884-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news200425.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news200425.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news200425.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\/news200425.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3884-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news200425.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news200425.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Tai Yo (\u0e44\u0e17\u0e0d\u0e49\u0e2d), a Southwestern Tai language spoken in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Vili (Civili), a Bantu language spoken mainly in the Republic of the Congo, and also in Gabon and Angola. 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