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Thursday, April 24, 2003

Gacaca means “grass” in the Kinyarw

Gacaca means “grass” in the Kinyarwanda language, and refers to a community-based system of justice used in Rwanda.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Bup kudas is the name of the Iba

Bup Kudus is the name of the Iban-language Bible recently banned in Malaysia.

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Sunday, April 20, 2003

En catimini is French slang for “on the

En catimini is French slang for “on the sly.”

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Monday, April 07, 2003

Taigan no kaji is a

Taigan no kaji is a Japanese phrase for “fire on the opposite bank,” meaning, “somebody else’s business.”

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Friday, April 04, 2003

Whangsa is th

Whangsa is the South Korean word, meaning “yellow sand,” for spring winds which blow tons of dust and dirt from China’s and Mongolia’s Gobi Desert across Japan, the two Koreas and into the Pacific Ocean. Such dust clouds can extend to an altitude of 10,000 feet and reduce visibility to half a mile.

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