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Re: A new conlang

From:Muke Tever <alrivera@...>
Date:Friday, June 1, 2001, 2:49
> > > Apropos: can anyone confirm something for me. I recently learned the
word
> > > "kaffir". Is it true that those blacks who know what this means find
it
> > > worse/more insulting than the n-word? > > > > > > "Kaffir" is from the Dutch for "insect" or "bug".
Er, both my dictionaries have it from Arabic 'ka:fir', meaning 'infidel'. *Muke! -- http://personal.southern.edu/~alrivera/