{"id":3967,"date":"2025-06-22T13:37:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3967"},"modified":"2025-06-22T13:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T13:37:13","slug":"omniglot-news-22-06-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3967","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (22\/06\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (22\/06\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-06-22T13:37:13+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M43S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew writing system: Leke (Chicken Scratch) Script, a script created in the 19th century to write Karen languages in Myanmar and Thailand.\n\n\n\nNew adapted script: Kannada for Tamil (\u0c95\u0ca8\u0cbc\u0ccd \u0ca8\u0cbc\u0ca1 \u0c8e\u0cde\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news220625.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5974\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3967-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news220625.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news220625.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news220625.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\/news220625.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3967-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news220625.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news220625.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 writing system: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/leke.htm\">Leke<\/a> (Chicken Scratch) Script, a script created in the 19th century to write Karen languages in Myanmar and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/smp_leke.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"372\" alt=\"Sampke text in the Leke script\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New adapted script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/kannadatamil.htm\">Kannada for Tamil<\/a> (\u0c95\u0ca8\u0cbc\u0ccd \u0ca8\u0cbc\u0ca1 \u0c8e\u0cde\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1\u0cae\u0cc1\u0cb1\u0cc8), a way to write Tamil with the Kannada script devised by Aahan Kotian.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_kannadatamil.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"126\" alt=\"\u0cae\u0ca8\u0cbc\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0caa\u0ccd \u0caa\u0cbf\u0cb1\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cbc\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0c97\u0cb2\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0c82 \u0cb8\u0cc1\u0ca6\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb5\u0cc7 \u0caa\u0cbf\u0cb1\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cbf\u0c82\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0ca8\u0cbc\u0cb0\u0ccd; \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cb0\u200d\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ccd \u0cae\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0caa\u0ccd\u0caa\u0cbf\u0cb2\u0cc1\u0c82, \u0c89\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0cae\u0cc8\u0c97\u0cb3\u0cbf\u0cb2\u0cc1\u0c82 \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cae\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cbc\u0cb5\u0cb0\u200d\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ccd \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cb0\u200d\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ccd \u0ca8\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0caf\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc8\u0caf\u0cc1\u0c82 \u0cae\u0ca8\u0cbc\u0c9a\u0ccd\u0c9a\u0cbe\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9a\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cc8\u0caf\u0cc1\u0c82 \u0c87\u0caf\u0cb1\u0ccd\u0caa\u0ca3\u0ccd\u0cac\u0cbe\u0c97\u0caa\u0ccd \u0caa\u0cc6\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cb5\u0cb0\u200d\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ccd \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cb0\u200d\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cb3\u0ccd \u0c92\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0ca1\u0ca8\u0cbc\u0cca\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0ccd \u0cb8\u0c97\u0ccb\u0ca6\u0cb0 \u0c89\u0ca3\u0cb0\u200d\u0ccd\u0cb5\u0cc1\u0caa\u0ccd \u0caa\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0cbf\u0cb2\u0ccd \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0c82\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0c95\u0cca\u0cb3\u0ccd\u0cb3\u0cb2\u0ccd \u0cb5\u0cc6\u0c82\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0c82.\" title=\"Sample text in Tamil in the Kannada script\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New language pages: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/bahnar.htm\">Bahnar<\/a>, a Central Bahnaric language spoken in central Vietnam.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/mnong.htm\">Mnong<\/a> (Bu Nong \/ \u179e\u17bc\u1793\u17dd\u1784) a South Bahnaric language spoken in southern Vietnam and eastern Cambodia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=>Kanyok<\/a> (Ciin kany\u00f2k), a Bantu language spoken in the south 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\/kanyok.htm\">Kanyok<\/a> (Ciin kany\u00f2k), a Bantu language spoken in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/kapampangan.htm\">Kapampangan<\/a> (Am\u00e1nung Kapangp\u00e1ngan), a Central Luzon language spoken mainly on the Philippine island of Luzon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/ibibio.htm\">Ibibio<\/a>, a Benue-Congo language spoken in southern Nigeria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New Tower of Babel translation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/babel\/kalabari.htm\">Kalabari<\/a> (Kala\u1e05ar\u1ecb), an Ijoid language spoken in southern Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog we step into the bizarre world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24087\">Dwile Flonking<\/a>, and there\u2019s also the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24090\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3967-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz220625.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz220625.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz220625.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken in British Columbia in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/nganasan.htm\">Nganasan<\/a> (\u043d\u044f\u201d), a Samoyedic language spoken on the Taymyr Peninsula in the Siberian Federal District in the north of Russia.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UrmlpVvTSO0?si=E1rvwrZof35UxX6A\" 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=2644\">Celtic Pathways<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3952\">Cumbersome Confluences<\/a>, we <strong>disencumber<\/strong> the <strong>cumbersome<\/strong> and <strong>confluent<\/strong> Celtic roots of words like <strong>encumber<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FEVitzo3CgA?si=x6GHyXTOk_ajhpPo\" 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\/DLK6PEgPbuJ\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7518451890904976662\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/06\/20\/gnawing-bites\/\">Gnawing Bites<\/a> about words for <strong>chew<\/strong>, <strong>bite<\/strong>, <strong>gnaw<\/strong> and related things.<\/p>\n<p>Improved page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/kapampangan.php\">Kapampangan<\/a> language page.<\/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; 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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\/06\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-06-22T13:37:13+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M43S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew writing system: Leke (Chicken Scratch) Script, a script created in the 19th century to write Karen languages in Myanmar and Thailand.\n\n\n\nNew adapted script: Kannada for Tamil (\u0c95\u0ca8\u0cbc\u0ccd \u0ca8\u0cbc\u0ca1 \u0c8e\u0cde\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news220625.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5975\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3967-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news220625.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news220625.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news220625.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\/news220625.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3967-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news220625.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news220625.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New writing system: Leke (Chicken Scratch) Script, a script created in the 19th century to write Karen languages in Myanmar and Thailand. New adapted script: Kannada for Tamil (\u0c95\u0ca8\u0cbc\u0ccd \u0ca8\u0cbc\u0ca1 \u0c8e\u0cde\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc1\u0cae\u0cc1\u0cb1\u0cc8), a way to write Tamil with the Kannada script devised by Aahan Kotian. 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