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Omniglot News (11/08/24)

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

New language pages:

  • Chamacoco (Ɨshɨr), a Zamucoan language spoken in the Alto Paraguay department in northern Paraguay.
  • Mising (mising agom), an Eastern Tani language spoken mainly in Assam in the northeast of India.
  • Ocaina (Xáfahxajoh), a Bora-Huitoto language spoken mainly in northeastern Peru, and also in southern Colombia.
  • Ayoreo, a Zamucoan language spoken in northern Paraguay and eastern Bolivia.
  • Binumarien, a Kainantu language spoken in Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.

    • New numbers pages:

    • Mising (mising agom), an Eastern Tani language spoken mainly in Assam in the northeast of India.
    • Ocaina (Xáfahxajoh), a Bora-Huitoto language spoken mainly in northeastern Peru, and also in southern Colombia.
    • Binumarien, a Kainantu language spoken in Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.

      • New phrases page: Mising

      New adapted script: Italorussian (Италоруссо), a way of writing Italian with the Cyrillic alphabet devised by Walter Loi.

      Тутти љи эссэри умани насконо либэри эд эгўали ин дињита̀ э диритти. Эсси соно дотати ди раджонэ ди кощэнца э дэвоно адзирэ љи уни вэрсо љи альтри ин спирто ди фратэлланца.

      On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post entitled Rucksacks & Mistletoe, in which we find out how the Italian word zaino (rucksack, backpack) is related to the English word mistletoe. There’s also the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is:

      http://www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/blog/quiz110824.mp3

      Here’s a clue: this language was spoken in Oklahoma in the USA and is being revived.

      The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Chamacoco (Ɨshɨr), a Zamucoan language spoken in northern Paraguay.

      In this week’s Adventure in Etymology, we find out what links the word Antique with words like eye, window and Antigua.

      On the Celtiadur blog there’s a new post entitled Habitual Customs and words for habits, customs and related things.

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