{"id":4148,"date":"2025-10-05T12:24:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T12:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4148"},"modified":"2025-10-05T12:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T12:24:30","slug":"omniglot-news-05-10-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4148","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (05\/10\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (05\/10\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-05T12:24:29+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Ushoji (\u0627\u064f\u075c\u0648\u062c\u0648), an Eastern Dardic language spoken mainly in the Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan.\n Aer (\u0622\u06cc\u0631), a Western Indo-Aryan la...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news051025.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1442\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4148-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news051025.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news051025.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news051025.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\/news051025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4148-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news051025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news051025.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\/ushoji.htm\">Ushoji<\/a> (\u0627\u064f\u075c\u0648\u062c\u0648), an Eastern Dardic language spoken mainly in the Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/aer.htm\">Aer<\/a> (\u0622\u06cc\u0631), a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in Sindh in Pakistan and Gujarat in India.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/dameli.htm\">Dameli<\/a> (\u062f\u0645\u06cc\u0644\u06cc), a Dardic language spoken in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/wandala.htm\">Wandala<\/a>,  a Chadic language spoken in northern Cameroon and northwestern Nigeria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers pages: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/ushoji.htm\">Ushoji<\/a> (\u0627\u064f\u075c\u0648\u062c\u0648), an Eastern Dardic language spoken in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/dameli.htm\">Dameli<\/a> (\u062f\u0645\u06cc\u0644\u06cc), a Dardic language spoken in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/secoya.htm\">Secoya<\/a> (Paikoka), a Tucanoan language spoken in northern Ecuador and northern Peru.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New adapted script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/cyrilice.htm\">Cyrilice<\/a> (\u0426\u044b\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435), a way to write Czech with the Cyrillic script devised by Marc Mundet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_cyrilice.jpg\" width=\"607\" height=\"86\" alt=\"\u0412\u0448\u0438\u044a\u0445\u0438 \u043b\u0438\u0434\u0435\u044a \u0441\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u044a \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u044a \u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0463 \u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0438\u044a \u0441\u043e \u0434\u043e \u0434\u0443\u044a\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0439\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u044a\u0432. \u0419\u0441\u043e\u030c \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0430\u044a\u043d\u0438 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0443\u043c\u0435\u043c \u0430 \u0441\u0432\u0463\u0434\u043e\u043c\u0438\u044a\u043c \u0430 \u043c\u0430\u0439\u0438\u044a \u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443 \u0439\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0430\u0442 \u0432 \u0434\u0443\u0445\u044a\u0443 \u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044a.\" title=\"Sample text in Cyrilice\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog there a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24238\">Shearing Scissors<\/a> in which we find out why word <strong>scissors<\/strong> have a silent c in it, and whether it\u2019s related to the word <strong>shears<\/strong>, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24248\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4148-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz051025.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz051025.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz051025.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/gottscheerish.htm\">Gottscheerish<\/a> (G\u00f6ttscheabarisch), a West Germanic language spoken mainly in southern Slovenia, and in New York in the USA.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WmoSv7Cl1-M?si=P922T1oDr0FcJNQz\" 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=4140\">Fishing for Fish<\/a>, we&#8217;re fishing for the origins of the word <strong>fish<\/strong> and related words.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iwJPGRoRPro?si=Fu0JignYJxeIcqWt\" 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\/DPZp-AzD4jr\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7557472580131671318\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/10\/02\/sticky-glue\/\">Sticky Glue<\/a> about words for <strong>glue<\/strong>, <strong>to stick<\/strong> and related things in the 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:\/\/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. 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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.kualo.com\/rewards\/uk-budget-330x130.gif\" width=\"330\" height=\"130\" 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 (05\/10\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-05T12:24:29+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Ushoji (\u0627\u064f\u075c\u0648\u062c\u0648), an Eastern Dardic language spoken mainly in the Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan.\n Aer (\u0622\u06cc\u0631), a Western Indo-Aryan la...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news051025.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.6\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1443\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4148-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news051025.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news051025.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news051025.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\/news051025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4148-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news051025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news051025.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Ushoji (\u0627\u064f\u075c\u0648\u062c\u0648), an Eastern Dardic language spoken mainly in the Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan. Aer (\u0622\u06cc\u0631), a Western Indo-Aryan language spoken in Sindh in Pakistan and Gujarat in India. Dameli (\u062f\u0645\u06cc\u0644\u06cc), a Dardic language spoken in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4,108,1],"tags":[9,160,88,8],"class_list":["post-4148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-language","category-news","category-podcast","tag-language","tag-news","tag-omniglot","tag-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4149,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148\/revisions\/4149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}