please support Siraya reclamation

[phil cash cash]

I appreciate your helpful discussions Jimmy and Rolland.  I am sure our many
dedicated ILAT subscribers are interested as well and may be willing to
contribute their support. 
Keep us updated. 
Phil Cash Cash
ILAT
Quoting Chun Jimmy Huang :

> Thank you very much Rolland. Hopefully we will be able to get some
> real multilingual blog going on before taking the street on 5/2.
>
> Jimmy
>
> On Wed Mar 25 16:12:07 EDT 2009, Rolland Nadjiwon
>  wrote:
>
>> Thank, Jimmy, you for your response and acknowledging our history. 
>> Please address me by my first name also. I am never comfortable with 
>> such formal salutations.
>>
>> I can understand the problem with English...many of our people have 
>> the same experience. I always appreciated people who could not speak 
>> English or could not speak it well. As such, it clearly indicated to 
>> me there is hope for our independent and specific languages and 
>> cultures.
>>
>> It was not a matter of trust but a matter of content. I, really, 
>> would appreciate the opportunity to join my signature to your 
>> endeavor but, the page, as it is, I could not follow what I was 
>> doing. Please, regardless of fluency, try and have something in 
>> English. I  hesitate even at the suggestion to switch to English and 
>> its small but significant destruction of your intentions. However, I 
>> do have access to a number of contacts who, I am sure, would like to 
>> support your petition.
>>
>> -------
>> wahjeh
>> rolland nadjiwon
>>
>>
>>
>> Chun Jimmy Huang wrote:
>>> Mr. Nadjiwon,
>>>
>>> Yes I have learnt about your history and its similarity to ours.
>>> I am a Siraya native and the blog is also designed by Siraya 
>>> natives. We have temporary problem with English right now because 
>>> Chinese has become our first language (not unlike English taking 
>>> over yours). Our web team doesn't feel as comfortable with English 
>>> as I do...and I am not so good at web design...
>>>
>>> I apologize for not being able to gain your full trust for 
>>> linguistic reasons. I would understand if you decide not to sign it.
>>>
>>> sincerely,
>>>
>>> Jimmy
>>
>>
>
>
>
> Chun (Jimmy) Huang
> PhD candidate,
> Linguistics, University of Florida
> Linguistic consultant,
> Tainan Ping-pu Siraya Culture Association

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