Re: CHAT: New to list

Chris S. wrote:
>
> Hiya...
>
> My name's Chris Sundita...and 20 years old... Kristian Jensen talks
> about this group once in a while in the WIKA board, so I thought I'd
> check it out. :)
Hi Chris!  Looks like I get to be the first one to welcome you to the
list.

>
> I'm bilingual in English and Tagalog... And I know French & Spanish
> really well.. I've also studied Japanese, Portuguese, and some others...
> I studied Esperanto when I was 14.. but I rarely use it anymore... I do
> have a bit of linguistc background, though I have had no formal
> education in the field.. yet.
>
> I'm currently interested in studying the languages of the Philippines..
>
> I've not made a conlang, yet.. but I think that it's something I
> could do in my spare time... It's also something that I've wanted to
> do.. But I do
> have an idea on what kind of conlang I want.  I do cartooning (real
> amateur).. and I think I can integreate conlangs with that.. who knows?
> :)
Well, as you probably know from Kristian, there are several people here
who are also interested in the languages of the Philippines, and who
have conlangs based on these.  In fact, there is at the moment quite an
extensive discussion going on about the uses of different languages in
the Philippines.

>
> I sometimes post on sci.lang on usenet... and Padraic Brown is only
> name here I recognize from there..
>
> Well, I'll just sit back and see what I can learn from you guys...and
> maybe participate. heh
As someone who hasn't been on the list for the longest time (only about
15 months) and who before that was a complete conlanging novice, I can
tell you that you will definitely learn A LOT just by reading what
everyone else has to say.  And it's lots of fun too!

Nicole