{"id":4129,"date":"2025-09-21T13:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T13:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4129"},"modified":"2025-09-21T13:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T13:17:08","slug":"omniglot-news-21-09-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4129","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (21\/09\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (21\/09\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-09-21T13:17:08+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Shambala (Kisambaa), a Bantu language spoken in the Tanga Region in northern Tanzania.\n Suabo (nid\u00e1ibo), a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Southwest Papua Province in e...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news210925.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6094\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4129-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news210925.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news210925.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news210925.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\/news210925.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4129-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news210925.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news210925.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\/shambala.htm\">Shambala<\/a> (Kisambaa), a Bantu language spoken in the Tanga Region in northern Tanzania.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/suabo.htm\">Suabo<\/a> (nid\u00e1ibo), a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Southwest Papua Province in eastern Indonesia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/tongwe.htm\">Tongwe<\/a> (Sitongwe), a Bantu language spoken in the Kigoma Region in northwestern Tanzania.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers pages: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/bamunka.htm\">Bamunka<\/a> (\u014agiem\u0259k\u0254\u02bck\u0259), a Southern Bantoid language spoken mainly in the North West Region of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/fon.htm\">Fon<\/a> (F\u0254ngb\u00e8), a Niger-Congo language spoken in southern Benin and southern Togo.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/seselwa.htm\">Seychelles Creole<\/a> (Seselwa), a French-based creole spoken in the Seychelles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New adapted script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/angerthasrossiya.htm\">Angerthas Rossiya<\/a> (\u0410\u043d\u0433\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0430\u0441 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f), a way to write Russian with Tolkien&#8217;s Cirth alphabet devised by Murray Callahan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_angerthasrossiya.jpg\" width=\"623\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Sample text in Angerthas Rossiya\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New adapted script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/mals.htm\">Modern Arabic Latin Script<\/a> (Al-\u01b8arabij\u00e0 al-Latinijj\u00e0 al-mo\u01b9a\u1e63ir), a way to write Arabic with the Latin script devised by Sheth Al-Ghamidi.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_mals.jpg\" width=\"549\" height=\"79\" alt=\"Sample text in Modern Arabic Latin Script\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog there a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24218\">Good Intentions<\/a> we look into the origins of the expression <strong>the road to hell is paved with good intentions<\/strong>, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24229\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4129-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz210925.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz210925.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz210925.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken mainly in Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liangmai_language\">Liangmai<\/a> (Lianglad), a Kuki-Chin-Naga language spoken in Nagaland and Manipur in the northeast of India.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oG7j1MzCAK0?si=YhurKm7_b32TP1bJ\" 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=4123\">Rest Awhile<\/a>, we take awhile to unravel the roots of the word <strong>while<\/strong>, and discover what it has to do with <strong>resting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DnCupj1lfmM?si=4wV0s_F14LElGP8K\" 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\/DO1N2wZkXpS\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7552219402704309526\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/09\/18\/whey\/\">Whey<\/a> about words for <strong>whey<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages<\/p>\n<p>Improved pages: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/cirth.htm\">Cirth script<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/phrases\/garhwali.htm\">Garhwali phrases<\/a> <\/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:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/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. 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New language pages: Shambala (Kisambaa), a Bantu language spoken in the Tanga Region in northern Tanzania. Suabo (nid\u00e1ibo), a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Southwest Papua Province in eastern Indonesia. Tongwe (Sitongwe), a Bantu language spoken in the Kigoma Region in northwestern Tanzania. 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