The hut in the jungle

Dave Lebling · 16 Nov 2007, 00:30 · from 2007-November.txt.gz

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From: dlebling at hyraxes.com (Dave Lebling)
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:30:05 -0500
Subject: (urth) The hut in the jungle
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Doesn't Isangoma refer to Sev and Agia as "tokoloshe"? That's a Zulu 
word for a kind of "bear-like humanoid being," according to Wikipedia: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikoloshe

That phrase would also be a good description of an alzabo...

-- Dave Lebling (aka Vizcacha)

Duncan Truter wrote:
> Just a heads-up:
>
> In South Africa, a Sangoma is a Witch Doctor. Shaman implies
> non-african, to me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangoma
>
> I should have mentioned that a while back. This may cast some light on
> things. Also: I don't have the book on me (lent it to a friend, who I
> won't see for years due to different countries) so I can't re-read
> that passage at the moment.
>
> Duncan
>
>   
>

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