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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Ambo-Pasco Quechua (Kichwa), a Central Quechua language spoken in central Peru. Matsés, a Panonan language spoken mainly in Brazil and Peru. Yine, a Southern Arawakan language spoken in eastern and southern Peru. New constructed script: Skyling Script, which was invented […]
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In this episode we uncover Celtic fortresses among the sand dunes. A dune is a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. It comes from Proto-West Germanic *dūn(ā) (sand dune, hill), via French or Dutch, from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (accumulation, pile, heap, mound), or from Gaulish dunum (hill), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (stronghold, rampart), […]
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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Jibu, a Central Jukunoid spoken in Taraba State in eastern Nigeria. Oroha, a Southern Solomonic language spoken in the south of Small Malaita Island in Malaita Province in the east of the Solomon Islands. There’s a new page about Neolatin, […]
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In this Adventure in Etymology we’re noodling around with the word noodle. As a noun, a noodle can refer to: A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients. An object […]
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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New writing system: Ogan Script, which is used to write Ogan, a Central Malay language spoken in South Sumatra and Lampung in Indonesia. There are new language pages about: Ogan (Base Ugan / بهاس اوڬن), a Central Malay language spoken along the Ogan River in South […]
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In this episode we find Romance horns among Celtic peaks and mountains. In Proto-Celtic, the word *bandā means top, peak or horn, and *benno means peak or top. They are thought to be related, and possibly come from the PIE *bendʰ- (pin, point). Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: beann = horn, antler […]
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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Andoque (Paasi-ahá), a language isolate or a Witotoan language spoken in southern Colombia. Berom (Cèn Bèrom), a Benue-Congo language spoken in the north of Plateau State in central Nigeria. Hdi (xdí), a Chadic language spoken mainly in the Far North […]
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In this Adventure in Etymology we’re looking into the origins of the word shamble (and shambles). The Shambles in York To shamble means to walk while shuffling or dragging the feet, and a shamble is one of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform […]
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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. There are new language pages about: Ghomalaʼ (Ghɔmáláʼ), a Bamileke language spoken in the West Region of Cameroon. Feʼfeʼ (Fèʼéfěʼè), a Bamileke language spoken in the West Region of Cameroon Lengo, a Southeast Solomonic language spoken on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands. Lau, a Southeast […]
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In this episode we find Celtic fingers among French jewelery. The French word bijou means a jewel or piece of jewellry. It was borrowed from the Breton bizou (ring, jewel), which comes from biz (finger), which is ultimately comes from the Proto-Celtic *bistis (finger), from the PIE *gʷist- (twig, finger) [source]. Related words in the […]