Re: CHAT: (con)lang names

>On Sat, 25 Nov 2000, And Rosta wrote:
>
>> BTW, I have long thought that Tohono O'odham is just about the coolest
>> language name there is. It just doesn't sound like a language at all.
>> It sounds like the name of someone with a Japanese mother and an
>> Irish father. Who would think of naming a language Seamus Takahashi?
>
Somewhere along the way I came up with  Mr. Timoshenko P. Watanabe.

Natlang names:  I have a very soft spot nel cuore for all the wonderful,
varied languages of Sulawesi (ex-Celebes), Indonesia-- not only because I
spent some time there, but also because it's a fascinating island,
geographically, biologically, geologically.    More or less by family, which
curiously coincide with the major geographic areas:
Northern (Philippine-type) Sangir, Talaud, Tontemboan, Tonsea, Tondano,
Bolaang-Mongondouw, Gorontalo.  Central (Toraja):  Bare'e, Baria, Ledo, Uma
(Pipikoro), Bada', Besoa;  Mori; Eastern:  Saluwan, Kahumamahon.  Southern:
Bugis, Makassar, Salayar, Mandar, Sa'dan, Seko.  Southeast:  Maronene, Muna,
Wolio.  Those are just off the top of the head.  There are more.  Many are
undescribed, or barely/poorly, or old-fashioned.  Anyone for field-work???