Author: Adam Oellermann
Date: 22:40:04 06/12/02
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I can tell you that Ananzi is spider in Zulu, which is an Nguni-family language
- there are many others, and Ananse is almost certainly one of them.
On June 12, 2002 at 15:42:15, Rémi Coulom wrote:
>Ananse, by Walter Bannermann, means "spider" in an African language. Not sure
>whether it's Afrikaans, though. The Crazy Bishop is a funny pun when translated
>in French ("Le Fou Fou").
>
>Rémi
>
>On June 12, 2002 at 15:14:19, Adam Oellermann wrote:
>
>>Blikskottel is Afrikaans slang, and translates approximately as 'rascal' (though
>>literally it means something like tin dish!). If a kid kicked a football through
>>your window you might call them a blikskottel. I'm pretty sure this is still the
>>only chess engine with an Afrikaans name - and I reckon if it can't be unique on
>>account of its strength, then at least I can give it a singular name!
>>
>>On June 12, 2002 at 14:31:57, Slater Wold wrote:
>>
>>>Where'd you come up with the name?
>>>
>>>Crafty, Fritz, Junior, Rebel, Chess Tiger, Movei, Ferret, Monsoon, etc., etc.
>>>
>>>
>>>Where'd they all come from?
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