Re: "How are you", in different languages?

Staving E. Notagain:
>I'm very disorganized -- don't mind me...
>
>A few things, first: who here creates dialects, contractions,
>and "uneducated speech" for their conlangs?
I'm planning to- Magikimnaz (long a, hard g)was the language of a vast,
world spanning Empire. When the Empire collapsed, a large number of
dialects evolved, many of which diverged completely into different
languages. However, in one area, a large number of speakers of different
dialects were brought together. They evolved a koine language, known as
Magin~as (short a, palatal n). Magikimnaz is now extinct in its original
form, but has left many descendents.

As for "How are you?" - I haven't worked that out yet. Each language will
need its own culturally specific greeting. I think "Behold a friend" would
be a good one, but I don't know which culture and language to associate it
with yet.

Pete Bleackley