{"id":4322,"date":"2026-02-01T13:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4322"},"modified":"2026-02-01T13:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:59:29","slug":"omniglot-news-01-02-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4322","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (01\/02\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (01\/02\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-02-01T13:59:29+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Wooi, an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on Yapen Island in Papua Province in eastern Indonesia.\n Adi, an Eastern Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in nort...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010226.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9390\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4322-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010226.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010226.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010226.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\/news010226.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4322-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010226.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news010226.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\/wooi.htm\">Wooi<\/a>, an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on Yapen Island in Papua Province in eastern Indonesia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/adi.htm\">Adi<\/a>, an Eastern Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/bebe.htm\">Bebe<\/a> (Naami), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/louisianacreole.htm\">Louisiana Creole<\/a> (kouri-vini), a French-basd creole language spoken mainly in southern Louisiana in the USA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers pages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/nlakapamux.htm\">Nlaka\u02bcpamux<\/a> (Thompson), an Interior Salishan language spoken in Canada and in the USA.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/louisianacreole.htm\">Louisiana Creole<\/a> (kouri-vini), a French-basd creole language spoken mainly in southern Louisiana in the USA.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/baure.htm\">Baure<\/a>, a Southern Arawakan language spoken in northeastern Bolivia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/saraiki.htm\">Saraiki<\/a> (\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0643\u0649), a Lahnda language spoken in Pakistan and northern India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New phrases pages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/phrases\/nlakapamux.htm\">Nlaka\u02bcpamux<\/a>, an Interior Salishan language spoken in Canada and in the USA.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/phrases\/bonggi.htm\">Bonggi<\/a>, a North Bornean language spoken mainly on Banggi Island in Sabah in East Malaysia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New family words page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/kinship\/bonggi.htm\">Bonggi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog this week there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24455\">Ideophones<\/a> about ideophonic words in Bebe (Naami), Japanese, Korea, Tamil and Zulu, and there\u2019s a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24459\">language quiz<\/a>. Can you guess what language this is?<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4322-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz010226.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz010226.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz010226.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here\u2019s a clue: this language is spoken in the Russian Far East region.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/ajie.htm\">Aji\u00eb<\/a> (Waawil\u00fb\u00fb), a New Caledonian language spoken on the east coast of New Caledonia.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WjDSAiSIbzE?si=WBgT6rUpgPpfMdfX\" 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=4317\">Strong Comfort<\/a>, we get comfortable and investigate the word <strong>comfort<\/strong> and related things.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1D3_qvtg5n8?si=6328stCH45a2XmxO\" 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&#8217;s also available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DULrHgyF2-F\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7601576725935377686\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a new post on the Celtiadur blog this week entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2026\/01\/28\/separation\/\">Separation<\/a> about words for <strong>to separate<\/strong>, <strong>to split<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (01\/02\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-02-01T13:59:29+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Wooi, an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on Yapen Island in Papua Province in eastern Indonesia.\n Adi, an Eastern Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in nort...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010226.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9391\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4322-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010226.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010226.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010226.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\/news010226.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4322-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news010226.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news010226.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Wooi, an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on Yapen Island in Papua Province in eastern Indonesia. Adi, an Eastern Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. Bebe (Naami), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon. 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