{"id":3939,"date":"2025-06-01T14:40:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T14:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3939"},"modified":"2025-06-01T14:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T14:40:45","slug":"omniglot-news-01-06-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3939","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (01\/06\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (01\/06\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-06-01T14:40:45+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M20S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Bambalang (Chrambo), a Grassfields Southern Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon.\n Bila (kiBila), a Bantu language spoken in Ituri Province in the northeast of the Democrati...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010625.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"3.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9512\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3939-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010625.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010625.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010625.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\/news010625.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3939-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010625.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news010625.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\/bambalang.htm\">Bambalang<\/a> (Chrambo), a Grassfields Southern Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/bila.htm\">Bila<\/a> (kiBila), a Bantu language spoken in Ituri Province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/budu.htm\">Budu<\/a> (\u0197b\u0289dh\u0289), a Bantu language spoken in Orientale Province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers pages: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/zotung.htm\">Zotung<\/a> (Zo), a Kuki-Chin language spoken mainly in Chin State in western Myanmar.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/yine.htm\">Yine<\/a>, a Southern Arawakan language spoken mainly in eastern and southern Peru.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/iloreverseabugida.htm\">Ilo Reverse Abugida<\/a>, an alternative writing system for Hawaiian invented by TheDankBoi69 and based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/thaana.htm\">Maldivian Thaana script<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_iloreverseabugida.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"191\" alt=\"Sample text in Hawaiian in the Ilo Reverse Abugida\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New adapted script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/sawitokipona.htm\">Sawi Toki Pona<\/a>, a way to write Toki Pona with the Shavian script devised by Aahan Kotian.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_sawitokipona.jpg\" width=\"609\" height=\"129 alt=\"Sample text in Sawi Toki Pona\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/articles\/spanishcolor.htm\">Decoding Meanings in Spanish Color Expressions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog we find out when a <strong>tomato<\/strong> is not a <strong>tomato<\/strong> in a post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24063\">Foreign Eggplants<\/a>, and there\u2019s also the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24070\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3939-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz010625.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz010625.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz010625.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken in northern Queenland in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/musey.htm\">Musey<\/a> (Museyna), a Chadic language spoken in southern Chad.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nDOvR93hJDY?si=V135aIDw6ldZ0roA\" 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>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3932\">Luxurious Locks<\/a>, we unlock connections between the words <strong>luxury<\/strong> and <strong>lock<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XH5clYkASEk?si=olBhXbKZbJ6Zi64F\" 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\/DKXG2JQgkD3\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7510986884059761942\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/05\/28\/captive-hostages\/\">Captive Hostages<\/a> about words for <strong>hostage<\/strong>, <strong>captive<\/strong>, <strong>pledge<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages, and I made improvements to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2022\/06\/29\/soft-and-tender\/\">Soft and Tender<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, I went to see Babymetal at the O2 Arena in London this week. It was a fantastic show that I thoroughly enjoyed. Their songs are almost all in Japanese and I\u2019ve heard most of them many times, so I can sort of sing along, and while I can understand Japanese to some extent, and have everyday conversations, understanding songs is on a different level. I might understand some words and phrases, but the overall meaning usually escapes me.<\/p>\n<p>At the concert, and on my way to and from it, I heard people speaking a variety of languages. The ones I recognised included Spanish, German, Dutch, Czech, Russian, Arabic and Welsh. <\/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 (01\/06\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-06-01T14:40:45+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M20S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Bambalang (Chrambo), a Grassfields Southern Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon.\n Bila (kiBila), a Bantu language spoken in Ituri Province in the northeast of the Democrati...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010625.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"3.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9513\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3939-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010625.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010625.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010625.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\/news010625.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3939-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010625.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news010625.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Bambalang (Chrambo), a Grassfields Southern Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon. Bila (kiBila), a Bantu language spoken in Ituri Province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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