Re: my first conlang

> Sort of like "face" in some Asian cultures?
I dont know what you mean by the face. Please explain.


> I haven't even done greetings.  I may borrow the Korean versions, which
> render as either "Stay in good health" or "Go in good health," depending
> on whether the person you're addressing is staying (e.g. if you were
> visiting them and were about to leave) or going (e.g. you both met for
> dinner and are going your separate ways).
What I have planned, is an initial greeting, with different additions
depending on the situation, status and rank of the people involved.

person a: Greetings, you who is above me
    Person a is below Person b in the caste system (still to be made up) and
he uses a greeting which shows respect to person b

person b: Greetings, you who is below me, what is it you seek?
    Person b responds with a semi-friendly response showing that he
recognizes the lower person's presence, and the second phrase (what is it
you seek) would be an "addition" for lack of a better name, showing that he
is willing to help or speek to him.

And there will most likely be a dozen or so of these sorts of greetings,
then I will move to departing messages.

Should be interesting.

Patrick


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