FR wrote: An extensive net-search of your version has been unsuccessful. I'm not too sure about 'Kaka' being of E. African origin either - shouldn't that be Indian? Anyway, what the heck, let's take up your suggestion - anyone hence, calling another a "macaca" should be summarily chucked into a US jail, without being charged! ----------------------------------------------------------------
FR, Here is a link to a Swahili dictionary. http://africanlanguages.com/swahili/ Type in Kaka and the result you get is "Brother." Kaka is of E.African origin only if one believes that mankind walked out of a valley in E.Africa. If one believes that the world is 6,000 years old, Kaka could be of Latin, Indian or Chinese origin. Strangely enough, one of the the first sentences my two year old constructed was, "I want Kakas!" My Goan parents took her to her potty. I told my wife we better start working on giving my daughter a brother. My wife, being the smartest in the family by far, told me to give my daughter some crackers. As far as name calling is concerned, the US has the opposite view. Those who use the term "macacas" are running for public office. Those who are being referred to by that term are the ones languishing in prison. May I add that they are in US prisons with out being charged with any crime. Sadly enough, these "macacas" are the lucky ones. The unlucky "macacas" are sent to torture camps in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Mervyn3.0 "To do a little good is better than to write difficult books. The perfect man is nothing if he does not diffuse benefits on others, if he does not console the lonely. The way of salvation is open to all, but know that a man deceives himself if he thinks he can escape his conscience by taking refuge in a monastery. The only remedy for evil is healthy reality." (Buddha, Benares Deer Park) Get news delivered with the All new Yahoo! Mail. Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca
