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Omniglot News (03/11/24)

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

New language pages:

  • Central ǃKung (ǃXun), a Kxʼa language spoken in northern Namibia.
  • Ik (Icétôd), a Kuliak language spoken in Karamoja in the Northern region of Uganda.
  • Markwet (Markweta), a Southern Nilotic language spoken in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in western Kenya.
  • Sudanese Arabic (لهجة سودانية), a variety of Arabic spoken mainly in Sudan, and also in South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and other countries.

    • New numbers pages:

    • Ik (Icétôd), a Kuliak language spoken in Karamoja in the Northern region of Uganda.
    • Dagaare (Dàgáárè), a Gur language spoken in Ghana and Burkina Faso.
    • Genoese (zeneise), a Gallo-Romance language spoken mainly in Genoa in Italy.

      • On the Omniglot blog there are new posts about the words Hire & Rent and Hat Tricks, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

      http://www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/blog/quiz031124.mp3

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

      The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Mayo (Yoreme Nokki), an Uto-Aztecan language spoken in northern Mexico.

      In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, Weaving Text, we unweave the origins of the word text.

      On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Teary Drops about words for tear, drop and related things in Celtic languages.

      New song: Terms & Conditions, a song I wrote in October 2024 about all those pesky terms & conditions that we have to agree to, but few of us ever read, and even fewer understand.

      Simon Ager · Terms & Conditions

      Improved page: Turkish language page.

      For more Omniglot News, see:

      https://www.omniglot.com/news/
      https://x.com/Omniglossia
      https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/
      https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117

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