{"id":4576,"date":"2026-08-30T14:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T14:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4576"},"modified":"2026-08-30T14:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T14:29:45","slug":"omniglot-news-30-08-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4576","title":{"rendered":"Omniglot News (30\/08\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Omniglot News (30\/08\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-08-30T14:29:44+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M17S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Leonese (Llion\u00e9s), a Ibero-Romance language spoken mainly in the northwest of Spain.\n Angaataha (Angaat\u0268ha), a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Morobe Province in Papua N...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news300826.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_208\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4576-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news300826.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news300826.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news300826.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\/news300826.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4576-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news300826.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news300826.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\/leonese.htm\">Leonese<\/a> (Llion\u00e9s), a Ibero-Romance language spoken mainly in the northwest of Spain.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/angaataha.htm\">Angaataha<\/a> (Angaat\u0268ha), a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/gbayanorthwest.htm\">Northwest Gbaya<\/a> (L\u00e0\u00ec \/ K\u00e0r\u00e0), an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon and the Central African Republic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New numbers page:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/angaataha.htm\">Angaataha<\/a> (Angaat\u0268ha), a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/language\/numbers\/nizaa.htm\">Nizaa<\/a> (N\u00edz\u0251\u0251\u0300), a Mambiloid language spoken in the Adamawa Region in northern Cameroon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New adapted script: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/conscripts\/turkishshavian.htm\">Turkish Shavian<\/a> (\u00b7\ud801\udc56\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc5d\ud801\udc70 \ud801\udc51\ud801\udc73\ud801\udc6e\ud801\udc52\ud801\udc57\ud801\udc67 \/ \u015eavi T\u00fcrk\u00e7e), a way to write Turkish with the Shavian alphabet devised by Ethan Ikediashi.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/langsamples\/udhr_turkishshavian.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"137\" alt=\"\ud801\udc5a\ud801\udc73\ud801\udc51\ud801\udc73\ud801\udc6f \ud801\udc70\ud801\udc6f\ud801\udc55\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc6f\ud801\udc64\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc6e \ud801\udc63\ud801\udc73\ud801\udc6e, \ud801\udc63\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc58\ud801\udc55\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc58\ud801\udc67\ud801\udc51 \ud801\udc5d\ud801\udc67 \ud801\udc63\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc52\ud801\udc64\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc6e \ud801\udc5a\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc52\ud801\udc66\ud801\udc65\ud801\udc66\ud801\udc6f\ud801\udc5b\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc6f \ud801\udc67\ud801\udc56\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc51 \ud801\udc5b\ud801\udc6a\ud801\udc59\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc6e\ud801\udc64\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc6e. \ud801\udc68\ud801\udc52\ud801\udc66\ud801\udc64 \ud801\udc5d\ud801\udc67 \ud801\udc5d\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc61\ud801\udc5b\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc6f\ud801\udc68 \ud801\udc55\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc63\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc50\ud801\udc51\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc6e\ud801\udc64\ud801\udc67\ud801\udc6e \ud801\udc5d\ud801\udc67 \ud801\udc5a\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc6e\ud801\udc5a\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc6e\ud801\udc64\ud801\udc67\ud801\udc6e\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc6f\ud801\udc67 \ud801\udc52\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc6e\ud801\udc56\ud801\udc66 \ud801\udc52\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc6e\ud801\udc5b\ud801\udc67\ud801\udc56\ud801\udc64\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc52 \ud801\udc5f\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc63\ud801\udc6f\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc58\ud801\udc67\ud801\udc51\ud801\udc70 \ud801\udc70\ud801\udc64\ud801\udc67 \ud801\udc63\ud801\udc68\ud801\udc6e\ud801\udc67\ud801\udc52\ud801\udc67\ud801\udc51 \ud801\udc67\ud801\udc51\ud801\udc65\ud801\udc67\ud801\udc64\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc5b\ud801\udc70\ud801\udc6e\ud801\udc64\ud801\udc67\ud801\udc6e.\" title=\"Sample text in the Turkish Shavian alphabet\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Tower of Babel translation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/babel\/abaza.htm\">Abaza<\/a> (\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0437\u0430 \u0431\u044b\u0437\u0448\u0432\u0430), a North West Caucasian language spoken in the Republics of Karachay-Cherkessia and Adygea in the southwest of Russia.<\/p>\n<p>If someone is described as having <strong>come-hither eyes<\/strong>, it means their eyes are seducitve or alluring. If you tell a horse to <strong>come hither<\/strong> though, what would you expect it to do? Find out in this blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24728\">Hither &#038; Thither<\/a>, and there\u2019s the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=24732\">language quiz<\/a>. See if you guess what language this is:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4576-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz30826.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz30826.mp3\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/blog\/quiz30826.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Here\u2019s a clue: this language is spoken in southern Vanuatu.<\/p>\n<p>The mystery language in last week\u2019s language quiz was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/umbundu.htm\">Umbundu<\/a> (\u00damb\u00fand\u00fa), a Bantu language spoken in western Angola.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GKhfXx_WoBQ?si=vpxPhFbZt3qeBIUw\" 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 about words for <strong>I<\/strong>, <strong>me<\/strong> and related pronouns entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2026\/08\/25\/my-myself-i\/\">Me, Myself &#038; I<\/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\/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 (30\/08\/26)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-08-30T14:29:44+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M17S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nHere\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.\n\nNew language pages:\n\n\n Leonese (Llion\u00e9s), a Ibero-Romance language spoken mainly in the northwest of Spain.\n Angaataha (Angaat\u0268ha), a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Morobe Province in Papua N...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news300826.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_209\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4576-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news300826.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news300826.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news300826.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\/news300826.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=4576-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/news\/news300826.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"news300826.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Leonese (Llion\u00e9s), a Ibero-Romance language spoken mainly in the northwest of Spain. Angaataha (Angaat\u0268ha), a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea. Northwest Gbaya (L\u00e0\u00ec \/ K\u00e0r\u00e0), an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Cameroon and the Central African Republic. New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4,108,1],"tags":[9,160,88,8],"class_list":["post-4576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-language","category-news","category-podcast","tag-language","tag-news","tag-omniglot","tag-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4576"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4578,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576\/revisions\/4578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}