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I was thinking of having them be first wave, but probably with a pretty organized society by the time the second wave shows up. So by the time the new people's arrive, they'll have domestication of their rice like crop set up. EDIT: Here's a question...where did horses originate, on Akana? Are there...

Just a couple questions to make sure I've got the idea down in my head: Around what time are we staging these early sketches in. If the First Wave started around -15000, how long would it have taken them to covering the eastern half of the continent? Also, when does the Second Wave enter our zone? I...

Neon Fox wrote: I started with climate, on the theory we can go from there. That work for you?

Yeah, that works for me, I don't know anything about climatology, really, so I'm going to be pretty silent on that issue for a while.

Ah yes, I totally forgot that there was a separate forum now...

@ Neon Fox: Do you want to start a thread over there for work on Tuysáfa?

We could have it as free as "when the person's turn begins they choose which of any of the existing langs to derive their daughter from". That way we get relatively random number of splits per generation. I'd like to vote for this as well, though I guess if I end up going first, it doesn't really m...

I would be willing to go first for the Peninsular team, if that's open.

I was thinking of doing something with those volcanic islands to the east of Tuysáfa; we could collaborate on that end of the world, maybe from the very first wave of colonization so we could have our own language families; the time depth would make it plausible. I might be down for such a thing. A...

So, I know I've dropped in before and said I would like to be part of this somehow, and then never gotten arund to doing something, but the talk of a second relay popping up and me joining in on it have really got me interested in doing an independent project as well. I've got a couple ideas, but I'...

Oh yeah, I was wondering something similar: hos much time depth are we talking for each step?

faiuwle wrote:Ok, my vote for the proto-lang goes to Proto-Peninsular.

I'd also like to take a shot at Proto-Peninsular.

I'm still down.

I'd like to try using this application on Mac OS X, but I'm a little confused on how to compile it using QT...I have no knowledge about any of this stuff. I've downloaded QT for mac and the source code, but am having trouble figuring it out. Any help?

This is cool, I love Uralic languages. I will definitely be watching this thread.

First, is anybody interested in some assistance from an untrained lazy volunteer? Like, in fleshing out an already sketched daughter lang? (Is this kind of cooperation an accepted practice, BTW?) I don't have a daughter lang or anything sketched up to do collaboratively, but I would be more than wi...

I compiled a rough etymological wordlist for Mûtsipsa' a while back. I'll see if I can find it... EDIT: I've found it, and made it available here . Looks like a rather complicated set of changes... :) Ah, this is very nice, thank you. Something nice to sink my teeth into, though I've had some ideas...

You could do a new Isles language, to be placed... just about anywhere. This family hasn't been touched since the original relay, except Legion's got a revision of Thokyunehota going, which we haven't seen yet. I think that be a good place for me to go, yes. Are there documented diachronics for the...

Hey all, I've been stalking about the thread and wiki for a little bit, and I've come to the conclusion that'd I'd somehow like to get involved in the project. But, as krinnen also said above, it's a little bit of an overwhelming prospect, it having run so long and there being so much to find out ab...

WMiller wrote:Wir Beide - Juli

Oh, good song. Good choice.

Wir sind Helden-- The Geek (shall inherit) Great song that one. Anyway, usually they've got great lyrics in general for a pop band. I want to get my hands on Von hier an blind as soon as possible (I only have Soundso , but love it). Unfortunately all my music is on my own computer, 200 km away from...

In this order:

Pauline Croze- Larmes
Juli- Geile Zeit
Wir sind Helden- Hände Hoch
Sinik feat. James Blunt- Je réalise
Wir sind Helden- Guten Tag

Figured this might be a good idea: what is the last song, that did not have English lyrics, that you listened to? For me, it was:

Wir sind Helden-- The Geek (shall inherit)

[xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːskʷʰʦʼ] It makes me laugh when I try to say this because it's hilarious... I would never ever be able to speak this IRL. I'm a big fan of these Montana Salish forms: ččc'él'ščn 'wood tick' qe k'włp'łp'łšíłlt 'they marked these parcels off for us' p'l'p'l'čmím 'she's turning it over a...

Two tongue-twisters from Bella Coola of the Salishan Family: xɬp'χʷɬtɬpɬɬs kʷc' 'then he had in his possession a bunchberry plant' cktskʷc 'he arrived' I know I'm quoting an old post here but... Hell, I almost suffocated when trying to pronounce them. I tried to read those to my dad yesterday. It's...

Two tongue-twisters from Bella Coola of the Salishan Family: xɬp'χʷɬtɬpɬɬs kʷc' 'then he had in his possession a bunchberry plant' cktskʷc 'he arrived' I know I'm quoting an old post here but... Hell, I almost suffocated when trying to pronounce them. I tried to read those to my dad yesterday. It's...

What is the inspiration for the inherently negative verbs? Is there a natural language that inspired you in this or is just your own thing?