{"id":4220,"date":"2025-11-16T13:20:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T13:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4220"},"modified":"2025-11-16T13:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T13:49:13","slug":"omniglot-news-16-11-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4220","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (16\/11\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (16\/11\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-11-16T13:20:49+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Kgalagadi (SheKgalagadi), a Southern Bantu language spoken mainly in the Kgalagadi and Gantsi districts in southern Botswana.\n Saluan (Bahasa Saluan), a Celebic language sp...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news161125.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8954\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4220-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news161125.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news161125.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news161125.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\/news161125.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4220-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news161125.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news161125.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\/kgalagadi.htm\">Kgalagadi<\/a> (SheKgalagadi), a Southern Bantu language spoken mainly in the Kgalagadi and Gantsi districts in southern Botswana.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/saluan.htm\">Saluan<\/a> (Bahasa Saluan), a Celebic language spoken in the east of Sulawesi in Indonesia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/humburisenni.htm\">Humburi  Senni<\/a> (humburi ciini \/ \u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652\u0628\u064f\u0631\u0650 \u067a\u0650\u064a\u0646\u0650\u200e), a Southern Songhay language spoken mainly in southern Mali, and also in Burkina Faso.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/azkarthelian.htm\">Azkarthelian<\/a> (Azkarthe&#8217;elith), an abjad created by Murray Callahan for his conlang of the same name.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_azkarthelian2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"204\" alt=\"Sample text in Saturnian (cursive)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New numbers pages: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/saluan.htm\">Saluan<\/a> (Bahasa Saluan), a Celebic language spoken in the east of Sulawesi in Indonesia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/wintu.htm\">Wintu<\/a> (winthu:h), a Wintuan language that was spoken in northern California in the USA, and which is being revived.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/emilian-romagnol.htm\">Emilian-Romagnol<\/a> (emili\u00e2n-rumagnol), a Romance language spoken mainly in northern Italy, and also in San Marino.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/northfrisian-fohr.htm\">F\u00f6hr<\/a> (Fering), a variety of North Frisian spoken on the island of F\u00f6hr in the German region of North Frisia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New family words page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/kinship\/northfrisian-fohr.htm\">F\u00f6hr<\/a>  (Fering), a variety of North Frisian spoken on the island of F\u00f6hr in the German region of North Frisia.<\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog this week we look into idioms that mean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24294\">Better Safe Than Sorry<\/a> and similar things in various languages, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24303\">Language Quiz<\/a>. See if you can guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4220-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz161125.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz161125.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz161125.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a clue: this language is spoken in Poland, Slovakia and Czechia.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/bouyei.htm\">Bouyei<\/a>  (Haausqyaix), a northern Tai-Kaidai language spoken mainly in southern China, and also in northern Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-fx8fZWQSE8?si=sVogOqph1r32OK5G\" 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 investigate the origins of the word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4211\">Cardinal<\/a>, and find out what it has to do with <strong>hinges<\/strong> and a Roman goddess.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ezUjdzy-p98?si=AaVCQlOIe3bWB6TS\" 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\/DRFNcDjic8L\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7573006080867896598\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Celtiadur blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2025\/11\/12\/what\/\">What?<\/a> about words for <strong>what?<\/strong> <strong>which?<\/strong> <strong>who?<\/strong> <strong>where?<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>I also made improvements to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/northfrisian.htm\">North Frisian<\/a> language page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ling-app.com\/offer-yearly-subscription\/?affiliateId=omniglot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_ling-app.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"79\" alt=\"Language skills in just 10 minutes a day with Ling\" \/><\/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; 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Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (16\/11\/25)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-11-16T13:20:49+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages: \n\n\n Kgalagadi (SheKgalagadi), a Southern Bantu language spoken mainly in the Kgalagadi and Gantsi districts in southern Botswana.\n Saluan (Bahasa Saluan), a Celebic language sp...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news161125.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8955\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4220-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news161125.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news161125.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news161125.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\/news161125.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4220-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news161125.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news161125.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Kgalagadi (SheKgalagadi), a Southern Bantu language spoken mainly in the Kgalagadi and Gantsi districts in southern Botswana. Saluan (Bahasa Saluan), a Celebic language spoken in the east of Sulawesi in Indonesia. 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