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This page lists significant additions and changes to Omniglot with the most recent at the top. The small changes I make more or less every day are too numerous to include here.

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19th May

New scripts: Ataic and Latinate (Aramaic) Script

New articles: Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin - A Review and The Last Lingua Franca, English Until the Return of Babel - A Review

New song translation: Happy Birthday in Russian

New Tower of Babel translations: Alyawarr, Batak Angkola, Guugu Yalandji, Koreguaje, Quetzaltenango Mam, South Giziga, Warlpiri

12th May

New scripts: Indogana and Slinseng-Fi

New kinship page: Javanese

New Tower of Babel translations: Assamese, Bavarian, Chayahuita, Embera, Galela, Huambisa, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, Shipibo, Yaminhua, Yucuna

New gallery section: Sign alphabet pictures

5th May

New language: Andi

New numbers page: Javanese

New articles: Using etymology in English language learning, Learning the Value of Chinese Characters and Portuguese and Spanish: Some Musings

28th April

New con-script: Arduric

Updated con-script: Lepru (formerly Banleyu)

New Tower of Babel translations: Ata, Yongkom

New articles: Empires of the Word - A review, What does an interpreter do?

21st April

New writing system: Jenticha, Kulitan and Tikamuli

New con-script: Ederic

New Tower of Babel translation: Amarasi, Helong, Kupang, Luang, Míkmaq, Tetun Dili

New song: A Panda in a Poncho

14th April

New con-script: Ryonic

New numbers pages: French, Italian

New article: The Jabberwocky of English Language

New Tower of Babel translation: Sunuwar

7th April

New languages: Ki'che' and Toraja-Sa'dan

New Tower of Babel translations: Buryat, Chuvash

31st March

New language: Nias

New Tower of Babel translations: Chumburung, K’iche’, Kichwa, Kissi, Kpelle, Sar, Sumo/Mayangna, Mbay, Ngambay, Teso, Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Yakut, Yucatec Maya

24th March

New in writing: Iban and Mizo

New article: The Easy Thrills of a Difficult Language: Chinese For All of Us

New Tower of Babel translations: Achang, Balinese, Biatah Bidayuh, Guarani, Iban, Jingpho, Lahu, Lashi, Lhao Vo, Mizo, Siyin, Toraja-Sa'dan, Wa

17th March

New kinship page: Turkish

New phrases page: Maldivian

Improved phrases page: North Frisian

10th March

New fictional script: Halo Covenant alphabet

New con-script: Rjo

New multilingual page: Names of the seven dwarfs in various languages

New article: Collecting Foreign Tongues

3rd March

New language: Tepehuán

New Tower of Babel translation: Chechen

New articles: Learning a Language with Games and a Travel Story, Methods that Help You Learn and Retain a Language of Choice

24th Februrary

New Tower of Babel translations: Borana, Luba-Katanga, Mafa, Tetela

New song: Hints of Blossom

New article: Teaching English in China

Improved page: Khowar

17th February

New con-scripts: aLrazikhuzairi, Iltantukaisavuara and tinta Pyanaw

New Tower of Babel translations: Kamba, Kyaka, Ndonga and Yipma

New articles:
- English Evolution Over The Last Millennium And Where It May Be Heading
- How to Master a Foreign Language without Enrolling for a Formal Course
- Japan's Bean-Throwing Ritual

10th February

New language: Khowar

New con-script: Idiotish

Improved pages: Javanese, and Tibetan phrases

New Tower of Babel translation: Venda

3rd February

New con-script: Baric

New Tower of Babel translation: Kwanyama

New article: Esperanto in Toronto?

27th January

New writing system: Mongolian Horizontal Square Script

New con-script: Gurkha

New Tower of Babel translations: Cofán, Fijian, Swiss German

Improved page: Mongolian

20th January

New language: Guernésiais

New con-script and conlang: Ygyde

New Tower of Babel translations: Kurdish, Tatar and Tuvan

New articles:
- 5 Reasons to Learn Latin
- Google or Bing Translator: Which One Should You Choose?
- Preserving The Irish Language: A Possible Resurgence In Popularity?
- Technology Gives New Spark to Minority Language

13th January

New languages: Crow, Garifuna and Tariana

New con-script: Elburujimad

New page: Index of languages by family

New article: Benefits of learning Spanish for career advancement

6th January

New videos: Cosmonauts (Russian), The Second Wish (Short story in English)

New Tower of Babel translations: Dawida and Luragooli

New article: Learning a Slavic Language

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