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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
There are new language pages about:
- Lavukaleve, a Central Solomons language spoken in the Russell Islands in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands.
- Cocama (Kokáma), a Tupi-Guarani language spoken mainly in northwestern Peru, and also in Brazil and Colombia.
- Nùng, an Central Tai language spoken mainly in northeastern Vietnam, and also in southern China.
- Cua – an East Bahnaric language spoken in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam.
- Ta’Oi (ຕາໂອ້ຍອ໌) – a Katuic language spoken in southern Laos and central Vietnam.
Also this week, the number of language profiles on Omniglot reached 1,900! Which seems like a bit of an achievement. It’s now at 1,903.
New numbers pages:
- Cocama (Kokáma), a Tupi-Guarani language spoken mainly in northwestern Peru, and also in Brazil and Colombia.
- Paicî, a New Caledonian language spoken on the east coast of New Caledonia.
- Cèmuhî, a Northern New Caledonian language spoken in the North Province of New Caledonia.
Meanwhile on the Omniglot blog we ask ‘How much is a smidgen? How about a tad, dash, drop or pinch?’ in a post entitled Just a Smidgen, 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 southwestern China and eastern Myanmar (Burma).
The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Lule Sámi (julevsámegiella), a Western Sámi language spoken in Norway and Sweden .
There’s a new Celtiadur post about words for Size & Quantity and related things, and I improved the post about words for Good, Left & North
In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, we untangle the ruddy roots of the word Robust.
I also made improvements to the Georgian numbers page.
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