Speaking in Tongues [8.02] (4-5pm) [The Library]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal had set up some of the library tables into a horseshoe shape, and was sitting near the middle with Andrew and Inara when/if they're there!. "Hello," he greeted everyone once they'd arrived. "Welcome. I'm Karal, and this is Andrew and Inara. I thought that perhaps we could simply introduce ourselves today, and talk about what languages we know and if we want to teach any of them to the others. You can do so either by speaking or by writing a note to pass around the class."

He gave Adah if she was there, la a quick smile. "This would also be a good time to decide which languages you might be interested in learning. I made a primer of Karsite and Valdemaran, just some simple words and phrases moddable within reason and noted how to pronounce them, because there's no books here in those languages."

He passed out the hand-written, photocopied sheets (five of them, covered in neat, precise handwriting, split into three columns), then smiled. "While I was checking-in books today, I realised that one thing all languages have in common is truly terrible poetry. I've written out a ballad from Valdemar - it's fairly old, but it's still sung often enough to make right-thinking people unhappy - and translated it into English and Karsite. I feel as if I should apologise, though, because it is absolute doggerel."

He passed that out as well. "I have a challenge for next week, and that's to find the the very worst poem you can, and bring it along to translate. We might be able to find a prize for the most painful."

[ooc:

plz to wait for OCD

OCD IS UP!. ETA: Handwavy knowledge of other languages is AWESOME. I speak none, and most fictional languages aren't written out, so handwavy can be our motto.

ETA2: My Lady's Eyes - the song, in all it's terrible glory.]

Comments

Sign in

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

In the language(s) of your choice!

Re: Sign in

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Here!

...in common Ozian, no less.

Introduce yourself

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Introductions, talk or write about the languages you know, or the ones you'd like to learn.

(Everyone else can ask questions of/talk to the introducer - it's a discussion, not a lecture!)

Re: Introduce yourself

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"I'm Karal," in case anyone had forgotten, "and I'm from Karse. I speak Karsite, Valdemaran and the Imperial tongue fluently, and can get by in Shin'a'in, Rethwellan, and Hardornen. I'd be more than happy to teach any of them," he smiled, "though I might be the only person you'd be able to talk to in them."

Re: Introduce yourself

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

"I'm Andrew Wells. I can speak a number of languages, but, um, most of them aren't really used anymore." He glanced uncomfortably at Karal.

"But I'm good with Latin and some French, ancient Etruscan, a good number of your Indo-Iranian, Indo-European dialects, Akkadian and Sumerian, some of your more rural tribal dialects..."

He looked about. "And I'll just stop there."

Re: Introduce yourself

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

Hoshi normally would have sat in back and listened to everyone else, but the whole idea of signing up for the club was to socialize more. So she reluctantly got up and introduced herself.

"Hi, I'm Hoshi. My tutors back home called me a linguistic genius and I speak pretty much every Earth-based language. Um, my favorite right now are Russian, because it sounds really cool. I'd be interested in learning any non-Earth language."

Re: Introduce yourself

[remember5th.livejournal.com]

"I'm Evey," she said quietly, wanting the focus off her as soon as possible. "I speak English, and some Latin -- I really like Latin." She unconsciously rubbed her hand over her left shoulder, looking almost shy. "I know a little French, some Spanish, and I'm working on dipping my feet into Japanese and Russian now. It's important to me to be able to communicate with people, no matter where they're from."

Re: Introduce yourself

[grenfelzer.livejournal.com]

"My name's Carmela Rodriguez and as far as human languages go I speak English, Spanish, Japanese, and French. I'm pretty good with some non-human languages too, especially Ailurin and Cyene, since those are the ones I get the most practice with. I speak the Speech as well, which is sort of a category of it's own." She pauses there, aware that she's sort of babbling.

"I'd like to learn more nonhuman languages, or human languages from worlds that aren't Earth. Either would be cool."

Re: Introduce yourself

[therhimineecat.livejournal.com]

"I'm Seregil i Korit Solun Meringill Bokthersa," Seregil said, mouth turned up in a wry smile as he rattled off his full name. "I'm most recently from Rhiminee in Skala, but I was born in Aurenen. I'm fluent in Aurenfaie, Skalan, Plenimaran, Zengati, Dravnian and can make my way in a few more." His smile grew a little. "I've been told I have a talent for languages."

Re: Introduce yourself

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I'm John Sheppard, and I've been taking French," he began. "Um, I'm open to learning about any languages and really I couldn't not come after Andrew told me about it."

Re: Introduce yourself

[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

"I'm Naomi Wildman," Naomi said, "I can speak English and Ktarian fluently and I know some Earth based and non Earth based languages from back home,"

Re: Introduce yourself

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Hi, I'm Lana, and I mostly speak animal languages - other than English, of course. I speak starling and a few variations on it, swan, snake, cat, and panther, mostly."

Re: Introduce yourself

[withoutverona]

"I am Romeo, from Verona Beach in California," Romeo began. "I speak English -- mine and the type most of you use -- and I know a little Latin from church and some Italian from my parents. I suppose I came because I am interested in all of these tongues and more."

Re: Introduce yourself

[ecirpnellehada.livejournal.com]

With a tiny, narrow-eyes smirk back at Karal for the mention of her preferred form of communication, Adah cleanly took out a sheet of paper from her notebook, quickly wrote something down, and then passed it along the horseshoe.

"Adah Price. Originally from Bethlehem, Georgia, and, more recently, Kilanga in what was, when I left, the Congo of Africa. Fluent in English, French, mathematics, virology and belligerent Southern Baptist. Also not too shabby with Latin, Igpay Atinlay, Japanese, Kilanga. A self-proclaimed expert in Sdrawkcab eht fo Egaugnal eht and Garmaan.

Re: Introduce yourself

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

"I'm Inara," she said, smiling as she realized how successful the turnout had been, "and I both speak and write Chinese and English primarily, but I also am also fluent in French and Italian, and able to read in Japanese."

Doggerel & conversation

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Boggle over how bad the ballad is - make fun of it, read bits out loud to each other, look at the notes, make plans to find the most truly terrible poem out there (from fictional universes is fair game, obviously), or just talk or write amongst yourselves.

In any language!

Re: Doggerel & conversation

[ecirpnellehada.livejournal.com]

On the top of her handout, as plain to see to anyone sitting nearby if they'd wanted (about as far for conversation that Adah was willing to go), she simple wrote:

"Meop retteb hcum a rof edam evah dluow ti. Hih htiw meht nekat dna tuo meht dekculp tsuj evah dluohs eh, hcum os seye reh dekil d'eh fi."

She'd written it in low Sdrawkcab eht fo Egaugnal eht, which she felt anyone with half a brain (har har) should be able to pick up on well enough if they tried.

Talk to your convenors

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Once they ping in, plz!

Talk to Karal

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

He's here, a bit nervous over this whole club business.

Re: Talk to your convenors

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew was there, reminding himself not to talk about demon languages, because he had promised Karal he wouldn't.

Re: Talk to your convenors

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara was there, wondering if they should have provided refreshments.

Talk to Bob

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

If he's here Again with the waiting for the pinging!

Re: Talk to Bob

[nottheoperative.livejournal.com]

The librarian would object to being called Bob, but he was certain it would only end in people attempting to hit him again.

Such was his life.

But he was there, smiling nicely at the students.

OOC

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

If I knew any other languages, I'd totally write in them, but I don't.

Karsite looks like Ottoman Turkish, Valdemaran looks vaguely like medieval French.

Re: OOC

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

*is for great SP as am heading out RIGHT NOW for things*