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Simon Ager
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Omniglot News (03/05/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Mundani (Mundàni), a Southern Bantoid language spoken in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. Amuzgo (Ñòmndaá), an Eastern…
S1E187 Adventures in Etymology – Frequently Crowded
In this Adventure in Etymology we uncover the crowded roots of the word frequent. Frequent [ˈfɹiː.kwənt] as an adjective can mean: Done or occuring often – common, regular, recurring. Occurring at…
S1E238 Omniglot News (26/04/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Mundabli-Mufu (Ngɔ Njan), a Western Beboid language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon. Wamey (Wameỹ / Koñagi), a…
S1E186 Adventures in Etymology – Entangled Perplexity
In this Adventure in Etymology we untangle the perplexing roots of the word perplexity. Perplexity [pəˈplɛksɪti / pəɹˈplɛksəti] is: The state or quality of being perplexed (puzzled, confused,…
S1E237 Omniglot News (19/04/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Metaʼ (Mɨta’), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon. Romani Tatar (Romaní Tatarja), a…
S1E236 Omniglot News (12/04/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Razihi (Lahjah Rāziḥīt), a South Semitic language spoken in Razihi in the Sa’adah District in northwestern Yemen. Mbuʼ, a…
S1E185 Adventures in Etymology – Material Matters
This Adventure in Etymology uncovers the maternal and woody roots of the words material and matter. Meanings of material include: A basic matter from which the whole or the greater part of…
S1E235 Omniglot News (05/04/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Mwesen (M̄ēsēn), a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Vanua Lava Island in northern Vanuatu. Wuvulu-Aua, an Oceanic language…
S1E234 Omniglot News (29/03/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Liangmai (Lianglad), a Zemeic language spoken in Manipur and Nagaland in northeast India. Besermyan (бесерман көл), a Permic…
S1E184 Adventures in Etymology – Bloggery
In this Adventure in Etymology, we’re looking into bloggery and other blog-related words. As this week marks the 20th anniversary, or blogiversary of the Omniglot Blog, which I started on 26th…
S1E233 Omniglot News (22/03/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New adapted script: Asirilik (Асирилик), a way to write Tamazight with the Cyrillic alphabet devised by Xavier Merica New adapted script: Chukchi…
S1E183 Adventures in Etymology – Holding It Together
In this Adventure in Etymology, we’re holding it together as we uncover the origins of the words content and content. As an adjective, content [kənˈtɛnt] means satisfied, pleased or contented, and…
S1E232 Omniglot News (15/03/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New writing system: Quốc âm tân tự (國音新字), a syllabic script for Vietnamese based on strokes from chữ Hán and chữ Nôm characters devised during the…
S1E182 Adventures in Etymology – Flowing Floods
What links the word flood with words for flow, river and high tide? Let’s find out in this Adventure in Etymology. Meanings of flood [flʌd] include: An overflow of a large amount of water (usually…
S1E231 Omniglot News (08/03/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Rabha (ৰাভা), a Sal language spoken in Assam, West Bengal and Maghalaya in the northeast of India. Kenyang (Kɛ́nyāŋ), a Mamfe…
S1E181 Adventures in Etymology – Harmonious Reason
Are the words harmony and reason connected? Let’s find out in this Adventure in Etymology. Meanings of harmony [ˈhɑː.mə.ni] include: Agreement or accord. A pleasing combination of elements, or…
S1E230 Omniglot News (01/03/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Jagham (Ejagham), an Ekoid language spoken in southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon. Bobongko, a Central Tivoid…
S1E180 Adventures in Etymology – Flowing Rhythms
What does the word rhythm have to do with flowing? Let’s find out in this Adventure in Etymology. Meanings of rhythm [ˈɹɪð.m̩] include: The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration,…
S1E229 Omniglot News (22/02/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Ipulo, a Central Tivoid language spoken in the Southwest and Northwest regions of Cameroon. Isu, a Central Tivoid language…
S1E179 Adventures in Etymology – Plain Planes
Are the words plain, plane and plan related? Let’s find out in this Adventure in Etymology. Plain [pleɪn] as an adjective can mean: Simple, unaltered, ordinary, unsophisticated. Obvious,…
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