{"id":4295,"date":"2026-01-11T03:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T03:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4295"},"modified":"2026-01-11T03:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T03:40:40","slug":"omniglot-news-11-01-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4295","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (11\/01\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (11\/01\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-01-11T03:40:39+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M50S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Aghem (Agh\u0268\u0300m), a Grassfields language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.\n Kogi (K\u00e1ggaba), a Chibchan language spoken in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news110126.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"3.2\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_55\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4295-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news110126.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news110126.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news110126.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\/news110126.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4295-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news110126.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news110126.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\/aghem.htm\">Aghem<\/a> (Agh\u0268\u0300m), a Grassfields language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/kogi.htm\">Kogi<\/a> (K\u00e1ggaba), a Chibchan language spoken in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Colombia..<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/daai.htm\">Daai<\/a>, a Southern Kuki-Chin-Naga language spoken in Chin State in western Myanmar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers pages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/zigula.htm\">Zigula<\/a> (Chizigua), a Bantu language spoken mainly in Tanzania, and also Somalia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/zenaga.htm\">Zenaga<\/a> (Tu\u1e93\u1e93ungiyya), a Berber language spoken Mauritania and Senegal.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/zaiwa.htm\">Zaiwa<\/a> (Zaiwa mying), a Northern Burmish language spoken in southwestern China and northeastern Myanmar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/velikirillitsa.htm\">Velikirillitsa<\/a> (\u0412\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430), an alternative way to write English, Russian and Hungarian created by Murray Callahan,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/smp_velikirillitsa.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"278\" alt=\"Sample text in Velikirillitsa\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/blog\/bici.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Illustration of the Chinese and Japanese word \u5f7c\u6b64\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog this week there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24417\">One Another<\/a> about the Chinese word <strong>\u5f7c\u6b64<\/strong> (b\u01d0c\u01d0) and related words in Japanese, and there\u2019s a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24430\">language quiz<\/a>. See if you guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4295-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz110126.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz110126.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz110126.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here\u2019s a clue: this language is spoken in Mexico and the USA.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/mnong.htm\">Mnong<\/a> (Bu Nong \/ \u179e\u17bc\u1793\u17dd\u1784), a Southern Bahnaric language spoken in Vietnam &#038; Cambodia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/blog\/perilousexperiences.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Perilous Experiences\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a new Adventure in Etymology entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4290\">Perilous Experiences<\/a>, in which we find out what the word <strong>experience<\/strong> has to do with <strong>fear<\/strong>, <strong>peril<\/strong> and <strong>pirates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/celtiadur\/glowingstars.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Glowing Stars\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a new post on the Celtiadur blog this week entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2026\/01\/08\/glowing-stars\/\">Glowing Stars<\/a> about words for <strong>star<\/strong>, <strong>coal<\/strong> and other glowing things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, I\u2019ll be leaving Zhaoqing tomorrow (12th Janaury) and headed to Hong Kong. I\u2019ll spend a week there, then fly back to UK. It\u2019s been nearly 30 years since I was last in Hong Kong, and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing it again. <\/p>\n<p>Here are a few more photos of Zhaoqing showing parts of the city tourists might not necessarily visit. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/photos\/bamboocart.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Bamboo delivery in Zhaoqing\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Bamboo is widely used as scaffolding, and this is one of the guys who delivers it on his high-tech cart<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/photos\/buildingsite.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Garden on a building site in Zhaoqing\" \/><br \/>\n<em>A building site next to the housing complex where I\u2019m staying. Someone has made part of it into a little garden to grow vegetables &#8211; there\u2019s no point in letting a bit of land sit idle after all.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/photos\/backstreet1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Backstreet in Zhaoqing\" \/><br \/>\n<em>A fairly typical backstreet in Zhaoqing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/photos\/backstreet2.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"A backstreet, still under construction, like many places here\" \/><br \/>\n<em>A backstreet, still under construction, like many places here<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/photos\/citywall1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"278\" alt=\"Zhaoqing city wall \/ \u8087\u5e86\u53e4\u57ce\u5899\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Zhaoqing city wall (\u8087\u5e86\u53e4\u57ce\u5899), which was constructed in 1053 AD\/CE during the Northern Song Dynasty. It was originally built of rammed earth, and looks like it\u2019s changed a bit since then.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/photos\/citywall.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" alt=\"Me in front of Zhaoqing city wall\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Me in front of Zhaoqing city wall<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/photos\/citywall2.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" alt=\"Piyun Tower on Zhaoqing city wall \/ \u62ab\u4e91\u697c\u8087\u5e86\u53e4\u57ce\u5899\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Piyun Tower on Zhaoqing city wall \/ \u62ab\u4e91\u697c\u8087\u5e86\u53e4\u57ce\u5899<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/photos\/citywall3.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" alt=\"A view from the city wall\" \/><br \/>\n<em>A view from the city wall<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By the way, this happens to be the <strong>5,000th post<\/strong> I\u2019ve published on my blogs, and the 223rd episode of the Omniglot News. The majority of posts (3,942) are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot blog<\/a> (started in March 2006), and there are 546 on this blog (started in June 2018), and another 512 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur blog<\/a> (started in September 2018). I think I\u2019m starting to get the hang of this blogging lark.<\/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>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<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":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (11\/01\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-01-11T03:40:39+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M50S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Aghem (Agh\u0268\u0300m), a Grassfields language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.\n Kogi (K\u00e1ggaba), a Chibchan language spoken in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news110126.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"3.2\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_56\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4295-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news110126.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news110126.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news110126.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\/news110126.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4295-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news110126.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news110126.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Aghem (Agh\u0268\u0300m), a Grassfields language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon. Kogi (K\u00e1ggaba), a Chibchan language spoken in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Colombia.. Daai, a Southern Kuki-Chin-Naga language spoken in Chin State in western Myanmar. 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