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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Quenya Hydra #209866 03/01/2013 11:48 PM Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1 loys stranger loys stranger Joined: Mar 2013 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 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Kepela: Standing on opposite sides of a river Hydra 12/16/2006 7:48 AM Re: Quenya zmjezhd 12/16/2006 10:43 AM Re: Quenya Hydra 12/16/2006 1:24 PM Re: Quenya loys 03/01/2013 11:48 PM Re: Quenya LukeJavan8 03/02/2013 4:39 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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