Re: CHAT: YAC: or more exactly: yet another conlang sketch

daniel andreasson wrote:
>
> Robert Hailman wrote:
>
> > > This has been answered by some others. I think the Rinyi
> > > were there first and then the Nakiltipkas came and now
> > > they live in peaceful harmony. Nakiltipkas in the east
> > > and north, and Rinyi in the south and west.
>
> > Ah. Are there any natural features on the island to enforce this
> > division, or did it come to be for more historical reasons? Inquiring
> > minds want to know. :-)
>
> I don't know really. I'll have to think more about this. Then I'll
> post it on Conculture. If I dare. I'll probably get so many questions
> regarding the culture that I won't have time to do anything else.
Yeah, that can happen. I still want to know, though. Keep that in mind.

> > Well, you *can* take me seriously, but from my experience whenever I
> > take myself and my ideas seriously trouble ensues.
>
> I have the problem that I often talk before I think. So I often
> come up with theories that I haven't really thought through. The
> funny thing is that they almost always are proven wrong. This is
> actually good. If I come up with a theory, I know that it is the
> exact opposite theory that is the correct one. ;-)
At least you're consistent - whenever I come up with a theory, it's half
right and half wrong, so if I take the opposite it'll be about the same.

> > Ooh, another Linguistics major. Who'da' thought there'd be so many on a
> > list about conlangs? Surely not I. ;-)
>
> Well, once you start taking linguistics, it's almost impossible to
> stop.
Evidently. I'm probably going to end up studying linguistics, too.

> > I actually know amazing little about active languages, all my conlangs
> > thus far have been nom/acc.
> >
> > I know I'd read your thesis, or at least try to, if you put it on the
> > 'net.
>
> I did, as you saw. Hope you enjoyed at least that part. We'll see
> when the rest gets webified. Not too soon if I don't go no-mail,
> which I won't.
Yeah, I liked what I read. Feel free to take your mind getting it
webified, I'll read it when you do.

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Robert