{"id":4026,"date":"2025-07-27T12:39:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T12:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4026"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:30:47","slug":"omniglot-news-27-07-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4026","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (27\/07\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (27\/07\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-07-27T12:39:40+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew constructed script:  Saramukhi, an alternative script for Indonesian and English created by Reza Sumanda and inspired by the Devanagari and Marchen scripts.\n\n\n\nNew adapted script:  Groeg (\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b7...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news270725.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9591\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4026-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news270725.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news270725.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news270725.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\/news270725.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4026-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news270725.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news270725.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 constructed script:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/saramukhi.htm\">Saramukhi<\/a>, an alternative script for Indonesian and English created by Reza Sumanda and inspired by the Devanagari and Marchen scripts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_saramukhi.jpg\" width=\"604\" height=\"187\" alt=\"Sample text in Indonesian in the Saramukhi Alphabet\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New adapted script:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/groeg.htm\">Groeg<\/a> (\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b7\u03ba\u200b\u200b), a way to write Welsh with the Greek alphabet devised by Xavier Merica.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_groeg.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Sample text in the Groeg Alphabet\" title=\"\u039a\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03c1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bf\u03c5\u03b2\u0323 \u03b7\u03bd \u03c1\u03b3\u03b7\u03b4 \u03b1\u03ba\u0323 \u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b7\u03b4\u0323\u03c1\u03b1\u03b4 \u03b1\u0301\u2019\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b9\u03bb\u03b7\u03b4 \u03bc\u03b5\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c5\u03c1\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1 \u03b3\u03b1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1\u03c5. \u0392\u03b5\u2019\u03c5 \u03ba\u0323\u03b7\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03ba\u03b1\u0301\u03b5\u03b4\u03b9\u03c1 \u03b1\u0301 \u03c1\u03b3\u03b5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc \u03b1 \u03c7\u03b7\u03b4\u0323\u03bf\u03c5\u03b7\u03b2\u0323\u03bf\u03b4\u0323, \u03b1 \u03b4\u0323\u03b7\u03bb\u03b1\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bf\u03c5\u03b2\u0323 \u03b7\u03bc\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03b7\u03bd \u03b7 \u03bd\u03b1\u03b5\u03bb\u0323 \u03b1\u03c4 \u03b7 \u03bb\u0323\u03b1\u03bb\u0323 \u03bc\u03b5\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b7\u03c3\u03b2\u0323\u03c1\u03b7\u03b4\u0323 \u03ba\u0323\u03b7\u03bc\u03bf\u03b4\u0323\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New language pages: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/fwe.htm\">Fwe<\/a> (Chifwe), a Bantu language spoken in northeast Namibia and southwest Zambia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/giryama.htm\">Giryama<\/a> (Kigiryama), a Bantu language spoken in Kilifi County in southeast Kenya.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/kalanga.htm\">Kalanga<\/a>, (TjiKalanga \/ Ikalanga), a Southern Bantu language spoken in southwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers pages: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/giryama.htm\">Giryama<\/a> (Kigiryama), a Bantu language spoken in Kilifi County in southeast Kenya.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/isinai.htm\">Isinai<\/a>, a Northern Luzon language spoken in Nueva Vizcaya Province in Luzon in the Philippines.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/karaikarai.htm\">Karai-Karai<\/a> (bo Karaikarai), a West Chadic language spoken mainly in Yobe State in the northeast of Nigeria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog we find out whether the words <strong>gig<\/strong>, <strong>jig<\/strong> and the German word <strong>Geige<\/strong> (violin) are connected in a post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24129\">Gigs, Jigs &#038; Fiddles<\/a>, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24134\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4026-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz270725.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz270725.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz270725.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken in Vanuatu.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/kituba.htm\">Kituba<\/a>, a Kikongo-based creole spoken in Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tie3J5qD8CY?si=_PZF2vwywXVYn8oQ\" 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=4024\">Discombobulation<\/a>, we investigate the word <strong>discombobulate<\/strong> and related words.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F_xZwCPBpNs?si=inDnMsLYheufWVwm\" 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\/DMk1K0ZxIcL\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7531415685243686166\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/07\/24\/each-every\/\">Each &#038; Every<\/a> about words for <strong>each<\/strong>, <strong>every<\/strong>, <strong>all<\/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><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 (27\/07\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-07-27T12:39:40+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew constructed script:  Saramukhi, an alternative script for Indonesian and English created by Reza Sumanda and inspired by the Devanagari and Marchen scripts.\n\n\n\nNew adapted script:  Groeg (\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b7...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news270725.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9592\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4026-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news270725.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news270725.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news270725.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\/news270725.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4026-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news270725.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news270725.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New constructed script: Saramukhi, an alternative script for Indonesian and English created by Reza Sumanda and inspired by the Devanagari and Marchen scripts. New adapted script: Groeg (\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03b7\u03ba\u200b\u200b), a way to write Welsh with the Greek alphabet devised by Xavier Merica. 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