{"id":4239,"date":"2025-11-30T03:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T03:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4239"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:27:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:27:15","slug":"omniglot-news-23-11-25-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4239","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (30\/11\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\/ndemli.htm\">Ndemli<\/a>, a Grassfields language spoken in the Littoral Region in the southwest of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/johormalay.htm\">Johor Malay<\/a>, a Malayic language spoken in the state of Johor in  the south of the Malay Peninsula.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/avo.htm\">Avo<\/a>, an alternative way to write English invented by Toonmaker.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_avo.jpg\" width=\"629\" height=\"97\" alt=\"Sample text in Meadow Mari (\u043e\u043b\u044b\u043a\u043c\u0430\u0440\u043b\u0430)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/faciagram.htm\">Faciagram<\/a>, an alternative script for English invented by Toonmaker and based on facial expressions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/smp_faciagram.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"620\" alt=\"Sample text in Faciagram\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week is travelled to China to visit friends. I\u2019m staying in Zhaoqing (\u8087\u5e86) in Guangdong Province in the south of the country, and plan to stay here until January next year. You can find out more about my experiences in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24321\">China Adventures<\/a> on the Omniglot blog. This is why there isn\u2019t as much new material as usual due to the Great Firewall of China.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no language quiz this week as it seems difficult to find suitable recordings here due to internet restrictions. The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tupari_language\">Tupar\u00ed<\/a>, a Tupian language spoken mainly in the state of Rond\u00f4nia in the North Region of Brazil.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iYwE3BoawfI?si=ceSZxuJvYREHzlVw\" 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>Improved page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/phrases\/shanghainese.php\">Shanghainese phrases<\/a> 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; 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><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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Ndemli, a Grassfields language spoken in the Littoral Region in the southwest of Cameroon. Johor Malay, a Malayic language spoken in the state of Johor in the south of the Malay Peninsula. 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