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Radio Omniglot

Radio Omniglot

Written by: Simon Ager
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Podcasts about languages and wordsCopyright © Simon Ager 2018-2021 Education Foreign Language Audiobooks Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Omniglot News (28/06/26)

    Omniglot News (28/06/26)
    Jun 28 2026
    Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Kara, a Western Oceanic language spoken in New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea. Kenyah, a North Bornean language spoken in Indonesia and Malaysia on the island of Bornea. East Ambae, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Ambae Island in Vanuatu. New numbers […]
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    3 mins
  • Adventures in Etymology – Odd Umpires

    Adventures in Etymology – Odd Umpires
    Jul 4 2026
    In this Adventure in Etymology we discover the odd roots of the word umpire. An umpire [ˈʌm.paɪə(ɹ) / ˈʌm.paɪɹ] is an official who presides over a sports match, or a person who arbitrates between contending parties. To umpire means to act as an umpire in a game, or to decide as an umpire. It comes […]
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    2 mins
  • Omniglot News (05/07/26)

    Omniglot News (05/07/26)
    Jul 5 2026
    Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Anaang (Anaañ), a Cross River language spoken in Akwa Ibom State in the southeast of Nigeria. Kilivila (Kiriwana), a Western Oceanic language spoken in the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea. Sudest (Vanatɨna), a Western Oceanic language spoken on Sudest Island in Milne […]
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    4 mins
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