{"id":4186,"date":"2025-10-26T13:26:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T13:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4186"},"modified":"2025-10-26T13:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T13:26:32","slug":"omniglot-news-26-10-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4186","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (26\/10\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (26\/10\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-26T13:26:32+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M20S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Bangolan (B\u01ce\u014bgula\u014b), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in the Northwest Province of Cameroon.\n Chopi (Cicopi), a Southern Bantu language spoken mainly in Inhambane Pro...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news261025.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.5\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1263\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4186-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news261025.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news261025.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news261025.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\/news261025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4186-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news261025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news261025.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\/bangolan.htm\">Bangolan<\/a> (B\u01ce\u014bgula\u014b), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in the Northwest Province of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/chopi.htm\">Chopi<\/a> (Cicopi), a Southern Bantu language spoken mainly in Inhambane Province in southern Mozambique.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/palembang.htm\">Palembang<\/a> (Baso Pel\u00e9mbang \/ \u0628\u0627\u0633\u0648 \u06a4\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0628\u0627\u06a0\u200e), a Malayic language spoken in Palembang in South Sumatra Province in Indonesia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/neoalfabet.htm\">Neo Alfabet<\/a>, a phonetic script created by Fran\u00e7ois Toulot to write almost any language.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_neoalfabet.jpg\" width=\"613\" height=\"122\" alt=\"Sample texts in Neo Alfabet\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New numbers pages: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/number\/bangolan.htm\">Bangolan<\/a> (B\u01ce\u014bgula\u014b), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in the Northwest Province of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/number\/arta.htm\">Arta<\/a>, a Northern Luzon language spoken in northern Luzon in the Philippines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New family words pages: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/kinship\/gothic.htm\">Gothic<\/a> (\ud800\udf32\ud800\udf3f\ud800\udf44\ud800\udf39\ud800\udf43\ud800\udf3a\ud800\udf30), an East Germanic language spoken in parts of Crimea until the 17th century.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/kinship\/alsatian.htm\">Alsatian<\/a> (\u00cbls\u00e4ssisch), a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Alsace in northeastern France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This week on the Omniglot blog we find out when a <strong>forest<\/strong> is not a <strong>forest<\/strong> in a post called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24268\">Sylvan Forests<\/a>, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24266\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4186-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz261025.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz261025.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz261025.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken in southern Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/yerukula.htm\">Yerakula<\/a> (\u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3), a Dravidian language spoken in Andhra Pradesh, in the southeast of India.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lHzjbsjdxc0?si=REIEg1rNyquKU91t\" 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> we search the ether for the elemental origins of the word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4177\">Quintessence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V6eWH83LjBU?si=n9h5sGWPI5zRX6Ft\" 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\/DQPoLKmAOyQ\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7565249468321385750\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/10\/24\/pithy-marrow\/\">Pithy Marrow<\/a> about words for <strong>(bone) marrow<\/strong>, <strong>pith<\/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:\/\/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 (26\/10\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-26T13:26:32+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M20S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Bangolan (B\u01ce\u014bgula\u014b), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in the Northwest Province of Cameroon.\n Chopi (Cicopi), a Southern Bantu language spoken mainly in Inhambane Pro...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news261025.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.5\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1264\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4186-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news261025.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news261025.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news261025.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\/news261025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4186-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news261025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news261025.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Bangolan (B\u01ce\u014bgula\u014b), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in the Northwest Province of Cameroon. Chopi (Cicopi), a Southern Bantu language spoken mainly in Inhambane Province in southern Mozambique. 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