{"id":4373,"date":"2026-03-08T13:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4373"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:47:05","slug":"omniglot-news-08-03-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4373","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (08\/03\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (08\/03\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-03-08T13:47:05+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Rabha (\u09f0\u09be\u09ad\u09be), a Sal language spoken in Assam, West Bengal and Maghalaya in the northeast of India.\n Kenyang (K\u025b\u0301ny\u0101\u014b), a Mamfe language spoken in the Manyu and Meme departme...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news080326.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_321\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4373-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news080326.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news080326.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news080326.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\/news080326.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4373-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news080326.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news080326.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\/rabha.htm\">Rabha<\/a> (\u09f0\u09be\u09ad\u09be), a Sal language spoken in Assam, West Bengal and Maghalaya in the northeast of India.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/kenyang.htm\">Kenyang<\/a> (K\u025b\u0301ny\u0101\u014b), a Mamfe language spoken in the Manyu and Meme departments in the Southwest Region of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/araona.htm\">Araona<\/a> (ala\u014dna), a Tacanan spoken in the La Paz Department in the northwest of Bolivia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers pages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/rabha.htm\">Rabha<\/a> (\u09f0\u09be\u09ad\u09be), a Sal language spoken in the northeast of India.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/kenyang.htm\">Kenyang<\/a> (K\u025b\u0301ny\u0101\u014b), a Mamfe language spoken in the Manyu and Meme departments in the Southwest Region of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/bugkalot.htm\">Bugkalot<\/a> (Bogkalot), a Northern Luzon language spoken in the Cagayan Valley region in the Philippines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New Tower of Babel translation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/babel\/rabha.htm\">Rabha<\/a> (\u09f0\u09be\u09ad\u09be).<\/p>\n<p>This week on the Omniglot blog there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24499\">Bons Mots<\/a>, in which we look into the meanings and origins of the term <strong>bon mot<\/strong>, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24505\">language quiz<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>See if you guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4373-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz010326.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz010326.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz010326.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here\u2019s a clue: this language is spoken in Vietnam and Laos.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/denaina.htm\">Dena&#8217;ina<\/a> (Dena\u02bcina Qenaga \/ Dena\u02bcinaq\u02bc) -, a Northern Athabaskan language spoken on the Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska in the USA.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vYLpcpN4ZE8?si=GtwbRAsjy44YfsQj\" 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>, entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4370\">Harmonious Reason<\/a>, we find out whether the words <strong>harmony<\/strong> and <strong>reason<\/strong> are connected.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3U3OHre4Dc4?si=dV7F2_qEaZ_zMCW2\" 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\/DVmarwWjjRn\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7614655794994236694\">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\/03\/06\/melting\/\">Melting \ud83e\udee0<\/a> about words for <strong>to melt<\/strong>, <strong>to disolve<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/55130509246\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"Laufey @ Co-op Live, Manchester\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55130509246_8a9655bfc0_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Laufey @ Co-op Live, Manchester\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In other news, I went to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laufeymusic.com\/\">Laufey<\/a> [\u02c8l\u0153y\u02d0vei] in Manchester this week. She\u2019s an Icelandic \/ Chinese singer song-writer based in LA who sings what she calls Jazz Pop (in English). She was supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alicephoebelou.com\/\">Alice Phoebe Lou<\/a>, a South African singer song-writer based in Berlin. It was a wonderful concert, and I heard people around me speaking Cantonese, Swedish and English. So quite an international event.<\/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\/profile.php?id=100046466483286\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100046466483286<\/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 (08\/03\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-03-08T13:47:05+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Rabha (\u09f0\u09be\u09ad\u09be), a Sal language spoken in Assam, West Bengal and Maghalaya in the northeast of India.\n Kenyang (K\u025b\u0301ny\u0101\u014b), a Mamfe language spoken in the Manyu and Meme departme...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news080326.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_322\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4373-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news080326.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news080326.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news080326.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\/news080326.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4373-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news080326.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news080326.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Rabha (\u09f0\u09be\u09ad\u09be), a Sal language spoken in Assam, West Bengal and Maghalaya in the northeast of India. Kenyang (K\u025b\u0301ny\u0101\u014b), a Mamfe language spoken in the Manyu and Meme departments in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. 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