Re: CHAT: Anglicisms

Barry Garcia wrote:

>        Well, my current conlang is based on the Tagalog Trigger
>system (or focus, as my Tagalog teacher called it in a summer
>course i took last year) , and the Phonology is similar. Except in
>Sakatda Ka Kadomo (my conlang), there are a few more sounds than
>Tagalog permits (F, V, and Z) , so English sounds could easily get
>in. However, i am consciously aware when i am creating a word so
>that it doesnt sound too much like English (being around Filipino
>relatives a lot as a kid  has helped =) ). Creating this conlang
>has been a challenge since i dont speak Tagalog. Although i do
>understand it more since i took an intensive  Tagalog course ( it
>was so intensive we were all writing one page essays in Tagalog
>towards the end of the course =) ).
Wow!! Another conlanger with Filipino relatives!! And I thought I
was the only one here on the list like that.

I'd like to see a sample of your language. It'd be interesting to
see how you have applied the focus system in Sakatda Ka Kadomo.

Mabuhay!
-kristian- 8)