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Omniglot

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Linguist & Wordsmith, author of Omniglot.com, the online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages.

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Omniglot @omniglot.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
In Japanese, if something is fickle or very changable, you can say it's 猫の目 (neko no me) or literally "cat's eye(s)". 🐱😾😺😸🙀
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Omniglot @omniglot.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Here are a few cute Swahili words that I learnt recently: Pilipili hoho = sweet pepper / bell pepper Takataka = rubbish / trash Pikipiki = motorcycle Lala fofofo = to sleep like a log, to be sound asleep Mahabubu = beloved, darling, lover
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Omniglot @omniglot.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
What do French and Spanish words for (wheel) rim have to do with Celtic words for crooked? Find out in this episode of the Celtic Pathways podcast: www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3873
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Omniglot @omniglot.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
What do the words marquis, march, margin and marquee have in common? Find out in this Omniglot blog post www.omniglot.com/bloggle/?p=2...
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Omniglot @omniglot.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Useful Irish exclamations: Ababú / Ababúna! = Heavens!
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Omniglot @omniglot.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
The Italian words pasto and pasta look and sound similar, but are they related? Find out in this Omniglot blog post: www.omniglot.com/bloggle/?p=2...
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Omniglot @omniglot.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
What links the word epee (a type of sword) with the word spade? Let's find out in this Omniglot blog post. www.omniglot.com/bloggle/?p=2...
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Omniglot @omniglot.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
You can be overwhelmed and underwhelmed, but can you just be whelmed? Find out in this Omniglot blog post: www.omniglot.com/bloggle/?p=2...
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Omniglot @omniglot.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The word office comes from the same roots as words such as opera, opulence, opus, copy and even manure. Find out more in this Adventure in Etymology from Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3693
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Omniglot @omniglot.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Did you know that the words tan, tannin, and Tannenbaum may have Celtic roots? Find out more in this Celtic Pathways podcast from Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/?p=3683
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