Omniglot News (04/12/22)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: * Akkala Sámi (Аһккэла саамь киилл), an Eastern Sámi language that was spoken on the Kola Peninsula in the Murmansk Oblast in the northwest of Russia. * East (James Bay) Cree (ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ / Îyiyû Ayimûn), a Cree language spoken around James Bay in northern Quebec in Canada. * Vitu, a Western Oceanic language spoken on the islands of Big Vitu (Garove) and Mudua in West New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea. New constructed script: Ladowshand, which was created by Arcee Gonepike as an alternative way to write English There are new numbers pages in: * Vitu, a Western Oceanic language spoken in West New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea. * Yelmek, a Bulaka River language spoken in West Papua in Indonesia. * Biak (wós Vyak), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Biak Islands in Papua Province in eastern Indonesia. * Kelabit (karuh Kelabit), a North Bornean language spoken in Sarawak in Malaysia. There a new translation of the Tower of Babel story in Eastern Arrernte, a Pama-Nyungan language spoken in Central Australia. On the Omniglot blog there’s a new post about idiomatic ways to say you’re happy in English and Scottish Gaelic called As Happy As A Shoe, and there’s the usual Language Quiz. See if you can guess what language this is: Here’s a clue: this is a Phippine language, but isn’t spoken in the Philippines The mystery language in last week’s language quiz was Susu (Sosoxui), a Western Mande language spoken in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Sierra Leone in West Africa. There’s a Celtiadur post about words for Boots and Shoes and one about Foreheads and related things in Celtic languages. This week we have a joint Adventures in Etymology and Celtic Pathways podcast about the word brogue. I also made improvements to the Klallam and Koasati language pages. For more Omniglot News see: https://www.omniglot.com/news/ https://twitter.com/Omniglossia https://www.facebook.com/groups/omniglot/ https://www.facebook.com/Omniglot-100430558332117 You can also listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music,