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Omniglot News (30/03/25)

By Simon

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Omniglot News

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New writing system: Hurûf-ı munfasıla, a script based on the Ottoman Turkish alphabet with the letters written separately and all the vowels written devised by Enver Pasha in 1914.

Sample text in the Hurûf-ı munfasıla

New adapted script: Hengul (헨규얘 아얘푸벹), an alternative way to write English with the Korean Hangeul alphabet devised by Evan Wenning.

곧ㅉ 얘우ㄸ 푤 혀유마니터 이ㅉ 쇼 이멘ㅅ, 빹 허 개ㄸ 히ㅉ 요냬어 순 ㅌ유 탴 앆ㄹ ㅸ이앳 쇼 빹 꺼 칸 버 ㅍ러 우ㄸ 앆ㄹ 신 안ㄷ 버 컈언 ㅍ룸 오얘 운랴예엣닛.

New language pages:

  • Ivbiosakon (émáì), an Edoid language spoken in the north Edo State in southern Nigeria.
  • Ososo (Ósósọ̀), an Edoid language spoken in Edo and Kogi states in southern Nigeria.
  • Moro, a Talodi language spoken in Southern Kordofan state in southern Sudan.

New numbers pages:

  • Narragansett (Nãikanset), an Eastern Algonquian language that was spoken in Rhode Island in the USA until the 19th century, and that is being revived.
  • Konkomba (Likpakpaln), a Gur language spoken in northern Ghana and northern Togo.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Squally Showers about the Spanish word chubasco (shower, downpour) and there’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in western Brazil.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was: Budukh (Будад мез), a Lezgian language spoken mainly in northeastern Azerbaijan.

In this week’s Celtic Pathways podcast, Windy Braying, we uncover the flatulent Celtic roots of words for to bray and related things in English, French and other languages.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

On the Celtiadur blog, there are new posts entitled Night and Breaking the Wind.

New article: How to Transition from Modern Standard Arabic to Real-Life Lebanese Arabic

Improved pages: Herero and Bashkir language pages.

New song: What Are You Waiting For?, which I started writing back in November 2024, and finally finished this week.

For more Omniglot News, see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

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Omniglot News (23/03/25)

By Simon

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Omniglot News

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

Tai Noi scriptNew writing system: Tai Noi, a script used to write Lao and Isan in Laos and northern Thailand.

Sample text in Tai Noi

New constructed system: Aramikatavah (ארמיכתבה), an alternative way to write Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic created by Mina McVinnie.

Sample text in Tai Noi

New language pages:

  • Degema (Dẹgẹma), an Edoid language spoken in Degema LGA in Rivers states in southern Nigeria.
  • Egene (Ẹgẹnẹ), an Edoid language spoken in Rivers and Bayelsa states in southern Nigeria.
  • Esan (Ẹ̀sán), an Edoid language spoken in Edo State in southern Nigeria.

New numbers page:

  • Esan (Ẹ̀sán), an Edoid language spoken in Edo State in southern Nigeria.
  • Baniwa (Tapuya), an Arawakan language spoken in Brazil and Venezuela.
  • Bantayanon, a Central Bisayan language spoken in Cebu Province in the Philippines.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Breeze-Stoppers about the Spanish word limpiaparabrisas (windscreen / windshield wiper) and other compound words, and there’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken mainly in Azerbaijan.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was: Cia-Cia (Bahasa Ciacia / 바하사 찌아찌아), a Celebic language spoken on Buton Island in Southeast Sulawesi Province in Indonesia.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology we find out how wire used to bind hay bales, Haywire, came to be associated with chaos.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

On the Celtiadur blog, there are new posts about words for Night

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Omniglot News (16/03/25)

By Simon

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Omniglot News

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

  • Saxwe (saxwɛgbe), a Gbe language spoken in the Atlantique, Couffo and Mono departments in the southwest of Benin.
  • Ekpeye (Ẹkpeye), an Igboid language spoken in Rivers and Bayelsa states in southern Nigeria.
  • Gun (Gungbe), an Eastern Gbe language spoken in southeastern Benin and southwestern Nigeria.

New numbers page:

  • Romani (romani ćhib), an Indo-Aryan language spoken by Roma people throughtout Europe and the USA.

New adapted script: Aksara Kémara Jawa-Bali-Indhonésia (អក្សរខេមរជវ-ពលិ-ឥណ្ឌោនេស្យ), a way to write Javanese, Balinese, Indonesian, etc with the Khmer script devised by Tom Mai.

Sample text in Aksara Kémara Jawa-Bali-Indhonésia in Javanese

New adapted script: Hrvatsku Glagoljicu (ⱈⱃⰲⰰⱅⱄⰽⱆ ⰳⰾⰰⰳⱁⰾⱐⰻⱌⱆ), a way to write Croatian with the Glagolitic script devised by Aahan Kotian.

Ⱄⰲⰰ ⰾⱓⰴⱄⰽⰰ ⰱⰻћⰰ ⱃⰰђⰰⱓ ⱄⰵ ⱄⰾⱁⰱⱁⰴⱀⰰ ⰻ ⱔⰴⱀⰰⰽⰰ ⱆ ⰴⱁⱄⱅⱁⱑⱀⱄⱅⰲⱆ ⰻ ⱂⱃⰰⰲⰻⱞⰰ. Ⱁⱀⰰ ⱄⱆ ⱁⰱⰴⰰⱃⰵⱀⰰ ⱃⰰⰸⱆⱞⱁⱞ ⰻ ⱄⰲⰻⱔⱎћⱆ ⰻ ⱅⱃⰵⰱⰰ ⱔⰴⱀⰻ ⱂⱃⰵⱞⰰ ⰴⱃⱆⰳⰻⱞⰰ ⰴⰰ ⱂⱁⱄⱅⱆⱂⰰⱓ ⱆ ⰴⱆⱈⱆ ⰱⱃⰰⱅⱄⱅⰲⰰ.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Strong Strings in which we find out whether the the words string, strong, strength, strait, stretch and strict related, and there’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in the Southeast Sulawesi Province in Indonesia.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was: Arikara (Sáhniš), a Northern Caddoan language spoken in Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, USA.

In this week’s Celtic Pathways podcast, we discover the possible Celtic roots of words for Soot in French and other languages..

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

On the Celtiadur blog, there are new posts about words for Soot and Benches and related things in Celtic languages, and I made improvements to the post about Hedgehogs

Improved page: Tulu language page.

For more Omniglot News, see:
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Omniglot News (09/03/25)

By Simon

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Omniglot News

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

  • Mpiemo (Mbimu), a Bantu language spoken in the Central African Republic, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.
  • Ebira (èbìrà), a Volta-Niger language spoken mainly in Kogi State in central Nigeria.
  • Gun (Gungbe), an Eastern Gbe language spoken in southeastern Benin and southwestern Nigeria.

New adapted script: Shavian for Esperanto (Ŝava alfabeto), a way to write Esperanto with the Shavian (Shaw) Alphabet.

𐑗𐑦𐑪𐑢 𐑣𐑩𐑫𐑩𐑢 𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑕 𐑛𐑧𐑵𐑨𐑕𐑒𐑧 𐑤𐑦𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑨𐑢 𐑒𐑨𐑢 𐑧𐑜𐑨𐑤𐑨𐑢 𐑤𐑨𐑘 𐑛𐑦𐑜𐑵𐑩 𐑒𐑨𐑢 𐑮𐑨𐑢𐑑𐑩𐑢. 𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑐𐑩𐑕𐑧𐑛𐑨𐑕 𐑮𐑨𐑔𐑦𐑩𐑵 𐑒𐑨𐑢 𐑒𐑩𐑵𐑕𐑔𐑦𐑧𐑵𐑔𐑩𐑵, 𐑒𐑨𐑢 𐑛𐑧𐑝𐑪𐑕 𐑒𐑩𐑵𐑛𐑪𐑑𐑦 𐑪𐑵𐑪 𐑨𐑤 𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑨 𐑧𐑵 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩 𐑛𐑧 𐑓𐑮𐑨𐑑𐑧𐑔𐑩.

New numbers page:

  • Ebira, a Volta-Niger language spoken in central Nigeria.

New Tower of Babel translation: Ebira, a Volta-Niger language spoken in central Nigeria.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Swallowing Camels about some interesting Danish idioms, and there’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in North Dakota in the USA.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was: Kurukh (कुड़ुख़), a northern Dravidian language spoken mainly in northern India, and also in Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, we’re grasping the Cash box as we look into the origins of the word cash.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

A bonus Adventure in Etymology is avalable on my Patreon page.

On the Celtiadur blog, there’s a new post entitled Satisfying Pleasure about words for satisfaction, pleasure, gratitude and related things in Celtic languages.

For more Omniglot News, see:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

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Omniglot News (02/03/25)

By Simon

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Omniglot News

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

  • Mbuun (kiMbuun), a western Bantu language spoken in Kwilu Province in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Aka, a Bantu language spoken the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Komo (Kikomo), a Bantu language spoken in Tshopo Province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

New constructed script: Θũʘṵʢṳ / Old Speech, a script and language developed by Kitsune Sobo and Charlie Chey for ‘The Song of Eternavis’, a multimedia project detailing the fictional world of Eternavis.

Sample text in Θũʘṵʢṳ / Old Speech

New constructed script: Saturnian, an alternative alphabet for English and Italian designed by Murray Callahan, which is partly based on Tolkien’s Tengwar script.

Sample text in Saturnian

New adapted script: Neo-Tifinagh for Arabic (ⴻⴰⵍⴽⵉⵜⴰⴰⴱⴰⵜ ⴻⴰⵏⵄⴰⵎⴰⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵢⵢⴰ), a way to write Arabic with the Neo-Tifinagh script devised by Aahan Kotian.

ⵢⵓⵓⵍⴰⴷⵓ ⴵⴰⵎⵉⵉⵄⵓ ⴰⵏ ⵏⴰⴰⵙⵉ ⴻⴰⵃⵔⴰⴰⵔⴰⵏ ⵎⵓⵜⴰⵙⴰⴰⵡⵉⵉⵏⴰ ⴼⵉⵉ ⴰⵍ ⴽⴰⵔⴰⴰⵎⴰⵜⵉ ⵡⴰ ⴰⵍ ⵃⵓⵇⵓⵓⵇ. ⵡⴰ ⵇⴰⴷ ⵡⵓⵀⵉⴱⵓⵓ ⵄⴰⵇⵍⴰⵏ ⵡⴰ ⴹⴰⵎⵉⵉⵔⴰⵏ ⵡⴰ ⵄⴰⵍⴰⵢⵀⵉⵎ ⵄⴰⵏ ⵢⵓⵄⴰⴰⵎⵉⵍⴰ ⴱⴰⵄⴹⵓⵀⵓⵎ ⴱⴰⵄⴹⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵓⵓⵃⵉ ⴰⵍ ⵉⵅⴰⴰⴻ.

New numbers pages:

  • Jirel (जिरेल), a Southern Tibetic language spoken mainly in Bagmati Province in eastern Nepal.
  • Itbayat (Itbayatan), a Batanic language spoken mainly on Itbayat Island in the Batanes Islands in the Philippines.
  • Palauan (a tekoi er a Belau), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Palau, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Improved numbers page: Sundanese

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Swallowing Camels about some interesting Danish idioms, and there’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken mainly in northern India, and also in Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was: Ikwerre, an Igboid language spoken mainly in River State in southern Nigeria.

In this week’s Celtic Pathways podcast, Quays, we uncover the Celtic roots of words for quay, jetty, pier, etc. in English, French and other languages.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

On the Celtiadur blog, there’s a new post about words for Bishop and related things in Celtic languages.

For more Omniglot News, see:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

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Omniglot News (23/02/25)

By Simon

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Omniglot News

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

  • Maʼanyan, an East Barito language spoken in the provinces of Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan in Indonesia.
  • Nuaulu, an East Central Maluku language spoken on Seram Island in eastern Indonesia.
  • Uma, a Celebic language spoken mainly in Central Sulawesi Province in central Indonesia.

New constructed script: Tendrilis, an alternative way to write English (and other languages) designed by Anomalis to look like drawings of vines, leaves and tendrils.

Sample text in Tendrilis

New constructed script: Esoteric Circle Script, an alternative way to write English with symbols that resemble pie charts (or clocks) devised by Aiden Neuding.

Sample text in Esoteric Circle Script

Sample text in Székelycédé

New adapted script: Székelycédé, a way to write English with the Old Hungarian script devised by NPC30.

New numbers pages:

  • Uma, a Celebic language spoken mainly in Central Sulawesi Province in central Indonesia.
  • Wolio, a Celebic language spoken on Buton Island in Southeast Sulawesi in Indonesia.
  • Moronene, a Celebic language spoken in Southeast Sulawesi in Indonesia.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled The House of Jeroboam, we discover who Jeroboam was, why his house is associated with chaos, at least in Welsh, and what a Jeroboam is. There’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in southern Nigeria.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was: Tausūg (Bahasa Sūg / بَهَسَ سُوگ), a Bisayan language spoken in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, we find out what Accents have to do with singing.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

On the Celtiadur blog, there’s a new post about words for Bottles and related things in Celtic languages.

For more Omniglot News, see:
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Omniglot News (16/02/25)

By Simon

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Omniglot News

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New writing system: Kodava Lipi, or Muthanna Script, was created in 1970 by Dr. I M Muthanna to write Kodava, a Dravidian language spoken in Karnataka in the southwest of India. It was chosen as the official script for Kodava in 2022.

Sample text in Kodava Lipi

New language pages:

  • Mbama (Lembáámá), a Bantu language spoken in the Republic of Congo and in Gabon.
  • Mbere (Limbere), a Bantu language spoken in the Republic of Congo and in Gabon.
  • Tooro (Orutooro), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Tooro Kingdom in southwestern Uganda.
  • Nyoro (Orunyoro), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Bunyoro Kingdom in western Uganda.

New numbers pages:

  • Adzera, a Western Oceanic language spoken in Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea.
  • Aneityum (Anejom̃), a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Aneityum Island in Tafea Province in the south of Vanuatu.
  • Are (Mukawa), a Western Oceanic language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

New Tower of Babel translation: Nyoro (Orunyoro), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Bunyoro Kingdom in western Uganda.

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Villainous Sharks about the Danish word skurk (villain, baddie) and related words in other languages, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was: Yapese (Thin nu Waqab), an Oceanic language spoken on the island of Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia.

On the Celtic Pathways podcast, we investigate the Celtic roots of words for Gulls in English and French.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

On the Celtiadur blog, there’s a new post about words Abbots and related things in Celtic languages, and I made improvements to the post about words for To Burn.

Improved pages: Kodava, Are and Adzera language pages.

For more Omniglot News, see:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

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Omniglot News (09/02/25)

By Simon

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Omniglot News

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

  • Bafaw-Balong (lèfɔ́’, bàlòŋ), a Bantu language (or two closely-related languages) spoken in the Southwest and Littoral regions of Cameroon.
  • Dciriku (Gciriku), a Central Sudanic language spoken mainly in southwestern Chad, and also in Nigeria.
  • Kako (Mkako), a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo.

New magical script: Alphabet of Metatron, a magical alphabet based losely on the Hebrew script.

New adapted script: Thaana for Arabic, a way to write Arabic with the Thaana (Maldivian) script devised by Aahan Kotian.

ޔޫލަދު ޖަމީޢު އަންނާސި އްއަޙްރާރަން މުތަސާޥީނަ ފީ އަލްކަރާމަތި ޥަ އަލްޙުޤޫޤް. ޥަޤަދް ޥުހިބޫއް ޢަޤްލަން ޥަ ޟަމީރަން ޥަ ޢަލަޔްހިމް އްއަން ޔުޢާމިލަ ބަޢްޟުހުމް ބަޢްޟަން ބިރޫޙި އަލްއިޚާއް

On the Omniglot blog we discover whether the word plateau is related to plate, platypus, plaza, pizza, place, flat and fold in a post called Little Dishes, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in Micronesia.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was: Chaura (Sanënyö), a Nicobarese language spoken mainly on Chowra Island in the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, entitled Bottles, Boots and Butts, we find connections between words for bottle, butt, boot and other things in various languages.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

On the Celtiadur blog, there’s a new post entitled Cressy about words for cress, watercress and related things in Celtic languages, and I made improvements to the Lies and Deceit and Bodies posts.

For more Omniglot News, see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

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Omniglot News 02/02/25

By Simon

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Omniglot News

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

  • Kabwa (Ekikabwa), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Mara Region in northern Tanzania.
  • Bagirmi (tàrà ɓármà), a Central Sudanic language spoken mainly in southwestern Chad, and also in Nigeria.
  • Naba (Tar Melbene), a Central Sudanic language spoken mainly in Batha-Est Prefecture in central Chad.

New numbers pages:

  • Zinza (Ecizinza), a Bantu language spoken in the Mwanza Region in northern Tanzania.
  • Kabwa (Ekikabwa), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the Mara Region in northern Tanzania.

New adapated script: Tengwar for Ukrainian, a way to write Ukrainian with Tolkein’s Tengwar script devised by Murray Callahan.

Sample text in Tengwar for Ukrainian

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Hydraulic Plumbers, about how the word for plumber in Italian (idraulico) differs from words from plumber in other Romance languages, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken in the Indian Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was: East Pomeranian (Ostpommersch), an East Low German language spoken mainly in Brazil, and also in the USA.

There’s no Adventure in Etymology this week as I was busy sorting things out at my mum’s house all weekend. That’s also why the sound quality of the recording is not up to the usual standards.

On the Celtiadur blog, there’s a new post entitled Ropes & Strings about words for rope, cord, to string and related things in Celtic languages.

For more Omniglot News, see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

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Omniglot News (26/01/25)

By Simon

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Omniglot News

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

  • Waiwai, a Cariban language spoken mainly in northern Brazil, and also in Guyana and Suirname.
  • Enawene Nawe (Enawenê-Nawê), a Southern Arawakan language spoken in State of Mato Grosso in western Brazil.
  • Jah Hut, an Aslian language spoken mainly in Pahang state in the south of peninsula Malaysia.
  • Brao, a Bahnaric language spoken in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand.

New numbers page:

  • Mazandarani, a northwestern Iranian language spoken in the northwest of Iran.

New adapated script: Saurashtra for Gujarati (ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ ꢭꢶꢦꢶ), a way to write Gujarati with the Saurashtra alphabet devised by Aahan Kotian.

ꢦ꣄ꢬꢡꢶꢰ꣄ꢝꢵ ꢂꢥꢿ ꢂꢣꢶꢓꢵꢬꣂꢥꢷ ꢣꢺꢰ꣄ꢜꢶꢥꢿ ꢱꢬ꣄ꢮꢿ ꢪꢵꢥꢮꣂ ꢙꢥ꣄ꢪꢢꢷ ꢱ꣄ꢮꢡꢥ꣄ꢡ꣄ꢬ ꢂꢥꢿ ꢱꢪꢵꢥ꣄ ꢲꣂꢫ꣄ ꢘꢿ꣎ ꢡꢿꢪꢥꢵꢪꢵꢀ ꢮꢶꢗꢵꢬ꣄ꢯꢒ꣄ꢡꢶ ꢂꢥꢿ ꢂꢥ꣄ꢡꢁꢒꢬꢠ꣄ ꢲꣂꢫ꣄ ꢘꢿ ꢂꢥꢿ ꢡꢿꢪꢠꢿ ꢦꢬꢱ꣄ꢦꢬ꣄ ꢨꢥ꣄ꢤꢸꢡ꣄ꢮꢥꢷ ꢮꢬ꣄ꢡꢮꢸꢀ ꢙꣂꢄꢍ꣎

On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entilted Kinder Kinder, in which we discover whether the words Kinder (children) in German and kind(er) in English are related, as in the joke ‘No matter how kind you are … German children are Kinder’, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

Here’s a clue: this language is spoken mainly in Brazil.

The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was: Tiwi, a language isolate spoken on the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory of Australia.

In this week’s episode of Celtic Pathways, Calamitous Swords, we discover the possible Celtic roots of Romance swords and Slavic hammers.

It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

On the Celtiadur blog, there’s a new post entitled Birth about words for birth, to be born, to procreate and related things in Celtic languages.

Improved pages: Hiligaynon and Mazandarani phrases pages.

For more Omniglot News, see:
https://www.omniglot.com/news/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

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