Radio Omniglot

By: Simon Ager
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  • Podcasts about languages and words
    Copyright © Simon Ager 2018-2021
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Episodes
  • Celtic Pathways – Boring Tools

    Celtic Pathways – Boring Tools
    Aug 3 2024
    The Proto-Celtic word *taratrom means auger and comes from the Proto-Indo-European *térh₁trom (tool for drilling), from *terh₁- (to rub, turn, drill, pierce [source]. Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: tarathar = auger in Irish tora [tɔrə] = auger, gimble, gimlet in Scottish Gaelic tarrar = drill in Manx taradr [ˈtaradr] = auger, drill, […]
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    3 mins
  • Omniglot News (28/07/24)

    Omniglot News (28/07/24)
    Jul 28 2024
    Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Fataluku, a Timor-Alor-Pantar language spoken in eastern East Timor. Rongga, an Sumba-Flores language spoken on Flores Island in southeastern Indonesia Kakwa (Kãkwã), a Puniave-Maku language spoken mainly in the southeast of Colombia. Wejewa, a Sumba-Flores language spoken on Sumba Island in southeastern Indonesia. […]
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    2 mins
  • Adventures in Etymology – Folk

    Adventures in Etymology – Folk
    Jul 27 2024
    In this Adventure in Etymology we’re looking into the origins of the word folk. Some folk playing folk music Folk [fəʊk / foʊk] can refer to: People, persons One’s relatives, especially one’s parents (e.g. my folks) Short for folk music A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants. […]
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    2 mins
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