Kepela: Standing on opposite sides of a river

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#164307 - 12/16/06 02:48 AM Kepela: Standing on opposite sides of a river
Hydra addict Registered: 08/02/06 Posts: 631	In the movie The Interpreter, Kidman's character is an interpreter for the UN who speaks Ku. At one point she says to the secret serviceman who is assigned to watch over her: Silvia: We're Kepela: It means: "Standing on opposite sides of the river." Link. Is this a real word? I wonder if it means something more than simply: "chalk and cheese." Edited by Hydra (12/16/06 03:13 AM)
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#164308 - 12/16/06 05:43 AM Re: Quenya
zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3268 Loc: R'lyeh	Ku is a constructed language invented for the movie. I suppose if you got hold of a comparative dictionary of Bantu languages you might be able to determine what the root was that they used. _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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#164309 - 12/16/06 08:24 AM Re: Quenya
Hydra addict Registered: 08/02/06 Posts: 631	Man do I feel silly.
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#209866 - 03/01/13 06:48 PM Re: Quenya [Re: Hydra]
loys stranger Registered: 03/01/13 Posts: 1	Hi Hydra, "Kepela" is not far off the Zulu word "BEKELA" for "oppose", or "on opposite sides of the river" (my paraphrase). It is a fun word to bring into our conversation, particularly when we are not seeing eye to eye with someone on something. We could say: "Are we having a "bekela" moment?" all the best. Loys
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#209876 - 03/02/13 11:39 AM Re: Quenya [Re: loys]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5272 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	Welcome Loys, yet the thread you found died in 2006. Please feel welcome to find an up to date thread and join us. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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