Omniglot
Omniglot - the online encyclopedia of writing systems & languages is a resource website on scripts and orthographies for many languages. It is referenced on many pages of the Major languages and Writing systems sections of this wiki.
En français, c'est Omniglot - le guide des langues écrites.
The site also has other resources about languages.
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New language: Shuar (Shiwar chicham)
A post about words for glasses and eyes in Swedish, Russian and other languages, and the connections between them.
New blog post: Glass eyes
A post about words for glasses and eyes in Swedish, Russian and other languages, and the connections between them.
New constructed script: English Featural Alphabet
The English Featural Alphabet is a way of writing English devised by Tham Tan which connects the shapes of the letters with the sounds they represent.
Improved page: Saurashtra (ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬꢵ)
The Saurashtra page now includes improved alphabet charts, more information about the Saurashtra language and alphabet, a sample text and some videos.
New constructed script: Mutya / Mutyang Baybayin
Mutya is an alternative way to write Filipino devised by E.M. Rentoria, and based on the Baybayin script.
New Radio Omniglot podcast: Polyglottery
This episode is about polyglots, polyglottery, polyglot events and so on. It was partly recorded at the 2018 Polyglot Conference in Ljubljana in Slovenia.
New adapted script: Cyrilika (Цѵрилика)
Cyrilika is a way to write Slovak with the Cyrillic alphabet devised by Alexander R.
New constructed script: Neetia
Neetia is an alternative script for English devised by Josh Lynch and friend for passing secret notes in class.
New terms of endearment page: French
French terms of endearment for spouses, partners, children and other loved ones.
New phrases page: Do you understand?
How to ask people if they understand you in many different languages.
New numbers page: Kituba (Munukutuba)
How to count in Kituba, a Kikongo-based creole spoken in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
New language: Nyelâyu
Nyelâyu is an Oceanic language spoken in northern parts of New Caledonia by about 2,000 people.
New recordings: Odia phrases
There are now recordings of all the useful phrases in Odia / Oriya.
New numbers page: Nyelâyu
How to count in Nyelâyu, a New Caledonian language spoken in northern New Caledonia.
New language: Naro (Nharo)
Naro is a Khoe language spoken in parts of Botswana and Namibia by about 10,000 people.
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