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2:25

Omniglot News (27/10/24)

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2024/10/27

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Kwasengen (Hanga Hundi), a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province in the northwest of Papua New Guinea. Dirasha (D’iraassh), a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in southwestern Ethiopia. Saho (Saahot Af), a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken mainly in Eritrea and Ethiopia. […]

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2:16

Celtic Pathways – Oaken Larches

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2024/10/26

In this episode we discover the possible Celtic roots of words for larch (tree) in various non-Celtic languages. A larch [ˈlɑːtʃ/ˈlɑɹtʃ] is a confierous tree of the genus Larix having deciduous leaves in fascicles (bundles). The most common type of larch tree in Europe is the European larch (Larix decidua), which is native to northern […]

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2:12

Omniglot News (20/10/24)

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2024/10/20

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Kamasau, a Torricelli language spoken in East Sepik Province in the northwest of Papua New Guinea. Bukiyip (Bukiyúp), a Torricelli language spoken in East Sepik Province in the northwest of Papua New Guinea. Mufian, a Torricelli language spoken in East Sepik Province in […]

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2:21

Adventures in Etymology – Terminal Boundaries

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2024/10/19

In this Adventure in Etymology, we determine the limits of the word term, and find out how it’s connected to the Daleks in Dr Who. St Pancras International Station – a major railway terminus in London A term [tɜːm/tɝm] is: That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus. A chronological limitation […]

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2:36

Omniglot News (13/10/24)

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2024/10/13

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Djabugay, a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Queensland in northeastern Australia. Lamalama, a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Queensland in the northeastern Australia. Warao, a language isolate spoken in Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname. Kapóng, a Cariban language spoken in Guyana, Venezuela and Brazil. New constructed […]

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2:07

Celtic Pathways – Garters

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2024/10/12

In this episode, we discover the Celtic roots of words for garter in English and French. The English word garter refers to a band around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking. It comes from Old Northern French gartier (garter), from Old French garet (knee, leg), from Vulgar Latin *garra (shank, calf), from […]

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2:44

Omniglot News (06/10/24)

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2024/10/06

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Datooga, a Southern Nilotic language spoken in parts of northern Tanzania. Sobei, a Western Oceanic language spoken in Papua Province in eastern Indonesian. Defaka (défàkà), an Ijoid language spoken in Rivers State in southern Nigeria. New numbers pages: Defaka (défàkà), an Ijoid language […]

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2:25

Adventures in Etymology – Random Origins

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2024/10/05

In this Adventure in Etymology, we’re looking into the origins of the word origin, and randomly looking at the word random. A random and original rowing boat Origin [ˈɒɹ.ɪ.dʒɪn/ˈɔɹ.ɪ.dʒɪn] is: The beginning of something The source of a river, information, goods, etc It comes from Middle English origyne [ɔˈridʒin(ə)] (origin, lineage, provenance), from Old French […]

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2:31

Omniglot News (29/09/24)

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2024/09/29

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Anuak (Dha-Anywaa), a Western Nilotic language spoken in western Ethiopia and eastern South Sudan. Belanda Bor (di Bor), a Western Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan. Bawm, a Kuki-Chin-Naga language spoken mainly in Bangladesh, and also in India and Myanmar. Keiyo, a Southern […]

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2:03

Celtic Pathways – Jeans

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2024/09/28

In this episode we discover the possible Celtic roots of the word jeans, and also the place names Genoa and Geneva. Jeans are trousers made from denim cotton, traditionally dyed dark blue, and also known as blue jeans. The word jeans is an abbreviation of jean fustian, from Middle English Gene (Genoa, Genovese) and fustian […]

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2:50

Omniglot News (22/09/24)

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2024/09/22

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Adhola (DhoPadhola), a Western Nilotic language spoken in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Ntcham (ncam), a Northern Gur language spoken in Togo and Ghana. Akha (A˯ka˯daw˯), a Southern Loloish language spoken in China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. New constructed script and language: […]

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2:42

Adventures in Etymology – Swan

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2024/09/21

In this Adventure in Etymology we’re looking into the origins of the word swan. A swan [swɒn/swɑn] is: Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage. One whose grace etc. suggests a swan. It comes from Middle English swan [swan] (swan, swan meat), […]

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Omniglot News (15/09/24)

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2024/09/15

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Moma (Mobaha), a Celebic language spoken in Central Sulawesi Province in northern Indonesia. Burum (Mindik), a Western Huon language spoken on the Huon Peninsula in Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. Ternate (bhsua ternente), a West Papuan language spoken mainly on Ternate island […]

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2:12

Celtic Pathways – Leather

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2024/09/14

The Irish word leathar and the Welsh word lledr both mean leather, and various other things. You might think that they were borrowed from English, but in fact the English word leather might ultimately come from a Proto-Celtic word, via Middle and Old English and Proto-Germanic [source]. The Proto-Celtic word for leather or hide was […]

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2:26

Omniglot News (08/09/24)

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2024/09/08

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Ngangam (miganganm), a Northern Gur language spoken in northeastern Togo and northwestern Benin. Mbukushu (thiMbukushu), a Bantu language spoken in Namibia, Angola, Botswana and Zambia. Belanda Viri, a Ubangian language spoken in the west and south of South Sudan. Glosa, an International Auxiliary […]

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1:57

Adventures in Etymology – Sadly Satisfied

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2024/09/07

In this Adventure in Etymology we find out whether the words sad and satisfied are connected. Sad [sæd] means various things, including: Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. Appearing sorrowful. Causing sorrow; lamentable. Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable, regrettable, poor. It can mean unfashionable, socially inadequate or undesirable (in slang), and in the past it meant: […]

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Omniglot News (01/09/24)

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2024/09/01

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New writing system: Nag Chiki, which was created by Dinesh Mudi from West Bengal in India to write Koda, a North Munda language spoken in India and Bangladesh. New language pages: Koda (কোড়া), a North Munda language spoken mainly in West Bengal in northwestern India Nateni […]

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Celtic Pathways – Groovy Furrows

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2024/08/31

In this episode we’re looking at Celtic words for furrow, trench, ditch and related things, and words in other languages that come from the same roots. The Proto-Celtic word *ɸrikā means furrow and comes from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥keh₂ (furrow), from *perḱ- (to open, rip up, dig) [source]. Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: eitre […]

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2:57

Omniglot News (25/08/24)

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2024/08/25

Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New fictional script and language: High Valyrian (Valyrio), a fictional language developed for the television series Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, and based on the few words of High Valyrian used in George R. R. Martin’s series of fantasy novels, A Song of […]

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2:25

Adventures in Etymology – Grass

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2024/08/24

In this Adventure in Etymology we find out whether the words grass, graze and green are connected. Grass [ɡɹɑːs/ɡɹas/ɡɹ̠æs] is: Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain. It […]

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