{"id":4480,"date":"2026-06-07T17:39:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4480"},"modified":"2026-06-07T17:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:39:44","slug":"omniglot-news-07-06-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4480","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (07\/06\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (07\/06\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-06-07T17:39:44+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M46S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Noni (Nponi), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.\n Kat\u00eb (\u0643\u0645\u0643\u0627\u062a\u0627\u0648\u064a\u0631\u0649), a Nuristani language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan.\n Saari (Sa...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news070626.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"3.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8632\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4480-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news070626.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news070626.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news070626.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\/news070626.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4480-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news070626.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news070626.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\/noni.htm\">Noni<\/a> (Nponi), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/kate.htm\">Kat\u00eb<\/a> (\u0643\u0645\u0643\u0627\u062a\u0627\u0648\u064a\u0631\u0649), a Nuristani language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/saari.htm\">Saari<\/a> (Sari), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/lotha.htm\">Lotha<\/a>, a Kuki-Chin-Naga language spoken in Nagaland in northeastern India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers pages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/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\/language\/numbers\/lotha.htm\">Lotha<\/a>, a Kuki-Chin-Naga language spoken in Nagaland in northeastern India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/methwendi.htm\">Methwendi<\/a>, a script  developed by Angga Perdana to write his constructed languages, Savlandic and Lwendic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/smp_methwendi.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"272\" alt=\"Sample text in Methwendi\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/navlipi.htm\">NAVLIPI<\/a>, a universal phonemic alphabet designed to write any and all languages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_navlipi.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"108\" alt=\"Sample text in NAVLIPI\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Tower of Babel translation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/babel\/lak.htm\">Lak<\/a> (\u041b\u0430\u043a\u043a\u0443 \u043c\u0430\u0437), a Northeast Caucasian language spoken in Dagestan in the Russian Federation.<\/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=4475\">Tongues<\/a>, we find out what links the words <strong>tongue<\/strong> and <strong>language<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XXcmGplGano?si=NPM70YthSSjzeAXo\" 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\/DZQWdlushnz\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7648372054256913686\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog this week there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24618\">Polyglottery in Brno<\/a> about my experiences at the Polyglot Gathering in Brno in the Czech Republic, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24625\">language quiz<\/a>. See if you guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4480-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz-070626.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz-070626.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz-070626.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here\u2019s a clue: this language is spoken in New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in the last language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/rangpuri.htm\">Rangpuri<\/a> (\u0985\u0982\u09aa\u09c1\u09b0\u09bf), an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken in northern Bangladesh and northeastern India.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mOyP7ezPxY4?si=q5VsY9_dWcJJSHYo\" 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>On the Celtiadur blog this week there\u2019s a new post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2026\/06\/04\/fasting-fridays\/\">Fasting Fridays<\/a>, about words for <strong>fast(ing)<\/strong>, <strong>abstinence<\/strong> and <strong>Friday<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/55297679426\/in\/dateposted\" title=\"Polyglot Gathering 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55297679426_13efe479f4_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Polyglot Gathering 2026\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned, last week I went to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyglotgathering.com\/\">Polyglot Gathering<\/a>, which took place at Mendel University in Brno in the Czech Republic. There were 827 participants from 67 countries who know over 200 different languages to varying degrees. Apart from English, the most spoken languages were German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Polish and Portuguese.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/55311831773\/in\/dateposted\" title=\"Polyglot Gathering 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55311831773_80d8e880ef_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Polyglot Gathering 2026\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I got to speak and practice many of the languages I know, including German, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, Welsh, Irish, Esperanto, and also bits of Czech, Slovak, Russian, Swedish, Italian, Portuguese, Taiwanese and Scottish Gaelic.<\/p>\n<p>It was very well organized., and there were talks about language, linguistics, culture and related topics; introductions to languages; language practice tables; workshops on various things like comedy, dance, capoeira, juggling, etc; games, quizzes, karaoke, a talent show, a food fair, and tours of local attractions. <\/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 (07\/06\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-06-07T17:39:44+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M46S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Noni (Nponi), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.\n Kat\u00eb (\u0643\u0645\u0643\u0627\u062a\u0627\u0648\u064a\u0631\u0649), a Nuristani language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan.\n Saari (Sa...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news070626.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"3.9\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8633\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4480-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news070626.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news070626.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news070626.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\/news070626.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4480-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news070626.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news070626.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Noni (Nponi), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon. Kat\u00eb (\u0643\u0645\u0643\u0627\u062a\u0627\u0648\u064a\u0631\u0649), a Nuristani language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Saari (Sari), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon. 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