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Omniglot News (25/01/26)

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

New language pages:

  • Pamona, a Celebic language spoken in Sulawesi in Indonesia.
  • Bawean (bhâsa Phêbiyên), a Madurese language spoken on Bawean Island in the Gresik Regency in East Java Province in southern Indonesia.
  • Wakasihu (Sou Rikedu), a Central Maluku language spoken on Ambon Island in Maluku Province in eastern Indonesia.
  • Maybrat, a language isolate spoken in Southwest Papua Province in eastern Indonesia.

    • New numbers pages:

    • Maybrat, a language isolate spoken in Southwest Papua Province in eastern Indonesia..
    • Ahanta (Ayɩnda), a Kwa language spoken in the Western Region of Ghana.
    • Ajië (Waawilûû), a New Caledonian language spoken on the east coast of New Caledonia.

      • On the Omniglot blog this week there’s a new post entitled Immersion about my adventures in China and my thoughts on language immersion, and there’s a new language quiz. Can you guess what language this is?

      http://www.omniglot.com/soundfiles/blog/quiz250126.mp3

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

      The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Gumuz (ŋgiša baha), a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in the northwest of Ethiopia andthe southeast of Sudan.

      This week’s Adventure in Etymology, Wholesome Health, examines the origins of the word health and related things.

      It’s also available on Instagram and TikTok.

      There’s also a new post on the Celtiadur blog this week entitled Change about words for change and related things in Celtic languages.

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

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