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Omniglot
United Kingdom
Приєднався 29 кві 2007
Hello and welcome to my channel. My name is Simon Ager, and I run a little website called Omniglot - the encyclopedia of writing systems and languages. I also write and talk about languages on my blogs and podcasts, and on this channel.
Apart from languages, my other main passion is music - I like to sing, play instruments and write songs and tunes. There are videos here featuring some of my songs and tunes, and of linguistic and musical events I've taken part in. There are also videos versions of my Radio Omniglot podcasts, in which I talk about language and words.
Apart from languages, my other main passion is music - I like to sing, play instruments and write songs and tunes. There are videos here featuring some of my songs and tunes, and of linguistic and musical events I've taken part in. There are also videos versions of my Radio Omniglot podcasts, in which I talk about language and words.
Celtic Pathways - Charming Witches
In this episode of the Celtic Pathways podcast we look into the possible Celtic roots of words for witch in some Romance languages.
Sources and links to further information:
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brixt%C4%81
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spanish_words_of_Celtic_origin
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brigit#Old_Irish
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brigant%C4%AB
Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/
Celtic Pathways: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2644
Adventures in Etymology: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2614
Omniglot - the encyclopedia of writing systems and languages: www.omniglot.com/
How to contribute to Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/donations.htm
More links: linktr.ee/omniglot
Sources and links to further information:
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brixt%C4%81
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spanish_words_of_Celtic_origin
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brigit#Old_Irish
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brigant%C4%AB
Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/
Celtic Pathways: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2644
Adventures in Etymology: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2614
Omniglot - the encyclopedia of writing systems and languages: www.omniglot.com/
How to contribute to Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/donations.htm
More links: linktr.ee/omniglot
Переглядів: 32
Відео
Off To Sea
Переглядів 20День тому
This is a song in the style of a sea shanty that I wrote in May 2024 for no particularly reason. Here are the words: On a wet and windy day in the month of May We set sail across the bay In fine sailing ship called the Bonnie Bonnie Bee Filled with cake and rum and cats and tea Chorus Horo we're off to sea To see what we can see and be Horo we're sailing free in the Bonnie Bonnie Bee We sailed ...
Adventures in Etymology - Escape
Переглядів 3414 днів тому
In this Adventure in Etymology we free ourselves by looking into the word escape. Sources: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/escape#English quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED14422/track?counter=1 en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Latin/excappare en.wiktionary.org/wiki/escapade#English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scamper#English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/absquatulate#English en.wikti...
Celtic Pathways - Bills and Gouges
Переглядів 14921 день тому
In this episode of the Celtic Pathways podcast we find connections between Celtic beaks and bills, and chisels and gouges in other languages. Sources and links to further information: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gouge#English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gulbia en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chisel#English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kh₂eyd- www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2023/07/22/beak...
Adventures in Etymology - Landlubber
Переглядів 3628 днів тому
In this Adventure in Etymology we look into the word landlubber, and related words in English and other languages. Sources: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/landlubber www.etymonline.com/search?q=landlubber quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED25871/track?counter=1&search_id=68175692 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tar Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/ Celtic Pathways: www.omnigl...
Celtic Pathways - Brio
Переглядів 75Місяць тому
In this episode we discover the Celtic power behind some vigorous Romance and English words. Sources and links to further information: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brio#English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/con_brio en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brīgos en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰerǵʰ- en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forte#Etymology_2 Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot....
Adventures in Etymology - Dinkus (***) & Asterism (⁂)
Переглядів 45Місяць тому
In this Adventure in Etymology we find out what the dickens a dinkus is, and what to do with an asterism. Sources: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dinkus en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/þing en.wiktionary.org/wiki/asterism#English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dingus en.wiktionary.org/wiki/asterisk#English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Asterix Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/ Celtic P...
Celtic Pathways - Brooms
Переглядів 67Місяць тому
In this episode of the Celtic Pathways podcast we’re sweeping French floors with Celtic shrubs. Sources and links to further information: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/banatlom en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/banō www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2022/07/12/brushes-and-broom/ Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/ Celtic Pathways: www.omniglot.com/radio/?pag...
Adventures in Etymology - Stable
Переглядів 77Місяць тому
In this Adventure in Etymology we find out whether the words stable (a building for horses) and stable (steady, permanent) are related. Sources: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stable#Etymology_1 en.wiktionary.org/wiki/horsern#Old_English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/steall#Old_English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stable#Etymology_2 en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stabulum#Latin Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/ Celti...
Celtic Pathways - Fortified Dunes
Переглядів 442 місяці тому
In this episode we uncover Celtic fortresses among the sand dunes. Sources and links to further information: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dune#English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dūnom en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰewh₂- Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/ Celtic Pathways: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2644 Adventures in Etymology: www.omnigl...
Noodling
Переглядів 462 місяці тому
This is a silly little ditty I came up with in March 2024 while noodling around with the word noodle. Here are the words: I'm just noodling away quite happily and nothing can get in my way I could noodle all day down by the bay and noodle all through the night Will you noodle with me down by the sea? Will you noodle along the shore? Will you noodle and moodle and all that caboodle? We'll have a...
New Adventure in Etymology - Noodling About Noodles
Переглядів 212 місяці тому
In this Adventure in Etymology we're noodling around with the word noodle. Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/noodle#English Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/ Celtic Pathways: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2644 Adventures in Etymology: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2614 Omniglot - the encyclopedia of writing systems and languages: www.omniglot.com/ How to contribute to Omniglot: www.omnig...
Celtic Pathways - Horny Peaks
Переглядів 772 місяці тому
In this episode we find Romance horns among Celtic peaks and mountains. Sources and links to further information: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bandā en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/pinn Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/ Celtic Pathways: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2644 Adventures in Etymology: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2614 Omniglo...
Adventures in Etymology - Shambling Shambles
Переглядів 323 місяці тому
In this Adventure in Etymology, we shamble around looking into the shambolic origins of the words shamble and shambles. Sources: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shamble#English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scamnum#Latin en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shambles#English Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/ Celtic Pathways: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2644 Adventures in Etymology: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2...
Celtic Pathways - Bijou Fingers
Переглядів 353 місяці тому
In this episode of Celtic Pathways we find Celtic fingers among French jewellery. Sources and links to further information: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bijou en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bistis en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pichon#Occitan en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bijou_problemette#English Radio Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/radio/ Celtic Pathways: www.omniglot.com/radio/?page_id=2644 Adven...
Celtic Pathways - Needles and Scythes
Переглядів 453 місяці тому
Celtic Pathways - Needles and Scythes
Adventures in Etymology - Procrastination
Переглядів 635 місяців тому
Adventures in Etymology - Procrastination
Celtic Pathways - Whiskey and Biscuits
Переглядів 406 місяців тому
Celtic Pathways - Whiskey and Biscuits
I have created a script, how do I upload it?
There are guidelines at: www.omniglot.com/conscripts/howto.htm
I cannot understand it, I am sending a video link to the script, and also I do not know what sound the letters make according to the IPA.
The agastha script was invented by Sanjay.S for his constructed language agastha. It consists of a abugida script. Vertical small lines are the base, on the left side of which are the consonant part, and the right side of which are the vowel part. Seperate vowels are expressed on the right side of a small vertical line and the consonants are expressed on the right side of a similar line. When we combine both we get a syllable like B+A = Ba. If we want to express 'Baa' we have to put a horizontal line over the vowel part, and if we want to stress the consonant part, as in ruBBer, we have to put a horizontal line over the consonant part. My script has 34 consonants and 8 vowels, making it a total of 42 letters.
I will be sending the video soon, because I do not know how to make my script into a font. I hope you will add it to your website.
ua-cam.com/video/6r7Bko8QWTQ/v-deo.htmlsi=huqbuk4P5L1pmlao
MUEEYEHRHR
'bri:ou
Hello. I made my script and want to add it to your site. How can I add my script?
See www.omniglot.com/conscripts/howto.htm
Are we sending it from Email?
Yes: feedback[at]omniglot.com
Dean Spelled Din means : (Knowledge) Di (Druidi) = Dru = Wood, I =Does , Di (Know) Deity, red Dieti = The All Knowers ODin Meditate ( Me Dit ) to know TrenDi = T'Re-N Di ( Knows the New)
Just noodling about listening to this ditty
Always so interesting.... I appreciate your posts and the research to bring us so much knowledge and understanding of our everchanging language.
Would the Welsh word Ysgafell (or Skafell, I.e. Skafell pike) have anything to do with the root of Shamble?
I don't think so. Skafell Pike probably gets its name from Old Norse or Old English, and ysgafell comes from Old Welsh scamell.
lol
Now the website is down.
It should be up now.
@@omniglot I checked it earlier this morning. It is working. Thank you.
I used to enjoy your website. Now I can’t enjoy it anymore because it now has video ads that start playing automatically and I can’t stop them. Can you do something about this?
Sorry about that. Do you mean the ones that appear at the bottom of pages, or the ones that pop up and cover the whole page? I find them annoying as well, and have just asked the company that manages the Google Ads on Omniglot to change them.
@@omniglot Yes, the video ads that appear on the bottom of the page. Thank you for replying.
I checked the website. I see that you fixed the ads. They don't play automatically anymore. Thank you.
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I'll write a longer comment later.
now I know where my best pass time name comes from 🤔
Having heard the pipe version of this tune, this is really awesome to hear. Thanks for uploading!
Excelent video
Wow, there are meaning in my language too(Khmer)
Omniglot has a Chanel?
It's a good idea to learn many languages❤️❤️❤️❤️
A cay in the Bahamas.
Marrón also means brown in Spanish. However someone with brown (chestnut) hair or darker skin tones is called "Moreno" which I now realise must be etymologically linked
Same thing with portuguese
Omniglot is one of the reasons I became interested in linguistics. This was way back in like 2006 or so.
Brec'h means, indeed, arm, not hand.
Today I am learning about the meaning of weird in many languages
Ring 💍 there are so many meanings. 🥰🥰🥰
Another example of the Goidelic languages backforming word-initial /f/ after interpreting a vowel-initial word as starting with a lenited-to-null /f/.
This is something I'd like to translate to my conlang (when it's done)
I just want to say, I greatly appreciate your Omniglot site. I've been using it for well over ten years now to study languages or to communicate with people and I've just recently found out you had a UA-cam channel.
These videos make me feel more knowledgeable and aware of my usage of words. As soon as I saw there was a new video, I had to click on it :D
Are there other Indo-European pairs similar to hngwnis-pehwr?
There’s water, which is *wed- (water - active, elemental) or *h₂ep- (body of water - passive) in PIE. The words water and hydro come from the former, while words like eddy and aqua come from the latter.
👍👍👍👍👍✌️✌️✌️🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🫂
Thank you so much!!
Wow, you have known so many languages
PIĘKNE
✌🏿Mange tak👼🏿
Exactly what I was looking for! Thank You! (perfect)
and nature? How?
Nature comes from the Middle English natur(e) (universe, creation, nature) from the Old French nature (nature), from the Latin nātūra (nature, quality, substance), from nāscor (to be born), from Proto-Italic *gnāskōr (I am born), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nature#English
@@omniglot OK... So the first part of the word I get... But adding "-skor"? Would that be a verbal ending? It looks a bit speculative if you ask me (but I always had good fights like this at university with my colleagues from PIE😉)
@@torrawel The "-skor" part is the present tense ending in Proto-Italic: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/gn%C4%81sk%C5%8Dr - I don't know where it came from originally, but some verb endings may have been separate words that got stuck to the verbs.
Omniglot is way too underrated
crystal clear for me to catch on
I've learned to jump on your videos as you sometimes delete them very quickly. There's a term you uploaded that I thought I'd watch later as I was occupied at the time, then an hour later the video was gone. Sadly I can't recall the term you deleted. I learned my lesson though 😂 Your videos are like a non biblical Bible study 😅😂 Thank you. 😊
If you remember what the word was, let me know. They're also available in Instagram instagram.com/ieithgi/
Diolch Simon, diddorol iawn 👍🏻
Nice 👍
I feel this is the closest alphabet to the English one ABCDEF is pretty much the same 🇩🇰🏴
Huh, I never would have thought "investigate" and "vestigial" were related, but that makes sense.
"Naris" in English is just like "nariz" in Spanish.
I just found out that there's a UA-cam channel
Danish oldest coast town Ribe , got its name in slavic language meaning "the fish". Danish old king was slavic origin named Vladimir Sejr. Danmark itself got its name in slavic language, meaning "the day". In the daylight the Ego is visible, word Egypt comes from Ego, the real Egypt was somewhere around DanMARK.
Win a dove
Mother = to meet = something meeting each other at some point = joined eachother.
(a tree/wood) = Book = Bog = God = Goth = Good = God's goods/jewelry/jews/slaves = Holy Book .
Bal - ance