{"id":4542,"date":"2026-08-02T16:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4542"},"modified":"2026-08-02T16:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:10:17","slug":"omniglot-news-02-08-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4542","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (02\/08\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (02\/08\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-08-02T16:10:17+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M40S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Koyrasboro Senni (\u0643\u08f7\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u08f7\u0631\u08f7 \u0633\u065c\u0646\u0650\u0651), a Southern Songhay language spoken in southern Mali.\n Tuwali, a Philippine language spoken the Province of Ifugao in northern Luzon in t...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020826.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"3.0\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2507\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4542-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020826.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020826.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020826.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\/news020826.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4542-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020826.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news020826.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\/koyraborosenni.htm\">Koyrasboro Senni<\/a> (\u0643\u08f7\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u08f7\u0631\u08f7 \u0633\u065c\u0646\u0650\u0651), a Southern Songhay language spoken in southern Mali.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/tuwali.htm\">Tuwali<\/a>, a Philippine language spoken the Province of Ifugao in northern Luzon in the Philippines.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/ngala.htm\">Nga La<\/a> (Matu), a Southern Kuki-Chin language spoken western Myanmar and northeastern India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers page:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/tuwali.htm\">Tuwali<\/a>, a Philippine language spoken the Province of Ifugao northern Luzon in the Philippines.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/ngala.htm\">Nga La<\/a>, a Southern Kuki-Chin language spoken western Myanmar and northeastern India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New phrases page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/phrases\/ngala.htm\">Nga La<\/a>, a Southern Kuki-Chin language spoken western Myanmar and northeastern India.<\/p>\n<p>New Tower of Babel translations pages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/babel\/udi.htm\">Udi<\/a> (\u0443\u0434\u0438\u043d \u043c\u0443\u0437 \/ udin muz), a Northeast Caucasian language spoken in Azerbaijan, Russia, Georgia and Armenia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/babel\/wandala.htm\">Wandala<\/a>, a Chadic language spoken in northern Cameroon and northwestern Nigeria.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/babel\/talinga.htm\">Talinga<\/a>, a Bantu language spoken in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/babel\/tamahaq.htm\">Tamahaq<\/a>, a Northern Berber language spoken in Algeria, Libya and Niger.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/babel\/tandroy.htm\">Tandroy<\/a>, a Southern Kuki-Chin language spoken in Chin State in western Myanmar.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/babel\/tsakhur.htm\">Tsakhur<\/a>, a northeast Caucasian language spoken in Azerbaijan and Russia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/babel\/utmain.htm\">Ut Main<\/a>, a Northwest Kainji language spoken in northern Nigeria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New constructed script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/simgeul.htm\">Simgeul<\/a>, a way to write Korean with a \u201csimplified\u201d version of the Korean Hangeul script created by Ajn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_simgeul.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"137\" alt=\"Sample text in Simgeul (concatenated version)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?page_id=2614\">Adventure in Etymology<\/a>, we point out the origins of the word <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4536\">Index<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5F8WOJMnkPo?si=5PIUJhhjriF0y74R\" 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\u2019s also available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbgnvSUR76a\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ommiglot\/video\/7669161598946184470\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Omniglot blog we discover what <strong>griffons<\/strong> have to do with messy writing in a post entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24694\">Griffonage<\/a>, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24700\">language quiz<\/a>. See if you guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4542-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz020826.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz020826.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz020826.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here\u2019s a clue: this language is spoken in northeastern Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/chakhar.htm\">Chakhar<\/a> (\u1834\u1820\u182c\u1820\u1837), a variety of Mongolian spoken in the Inner Mongolia Region in northern China.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d7UDc1E3Nmw?si=Qx2Bropv0F-_9Yit\" 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\/07\/31\/confluent-ravines\/\">Confluent Ravines<\/a> about words for <strong>ravine<\/strong>, <strong>confluence<\/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\/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 (02\/08\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-08-02T16:10:17+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M40S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Koyrasboro Senni (\u0643\u08f7\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u08f7\u0631\u08f7 \u0633\u065c\u0646\u0650\u0651), a Southern Songhay language spoken in southern Mali.\n Tuwali, a Philippine language spoken the Province of Ifugao in northern Luzon in t...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020826.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"3.0\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2508\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4542-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020826.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020826.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020826.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\/news020826.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4542-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news020826.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news020826.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Koyrasboro Senni (\u0643\u08f7\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u08f7\u0631\u08f7 \u0633\u065c\u0646\u0650\u0651), a Southern Songhay language spoken in southern Mali. Tuwali, a Philippine language spoken the Province of Ifugao in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Nga La (Matu), a Southern Kuki-Chin language spoken western Myanmar and northeastern India. 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