tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post5718089201700667824..comments2024-03-28T05:04:12.280-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Alma's latest is outPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57547521104864205232017-09-13T11:00:22.908-05:002017-09-13T11:00:22.908-05:00Just to pick a nit: shikari is probably of Persian...Just to pick a nit: shikari is probably of Persian origin, borrowed by Arabic, Hindi, and Urdu, secondarily borrowed from Hindi/Urdu by English and (probably) from Arabic into Swahili. The caveats are (a) because the triliteral structure makes me wonder if it wasn't actually an Arabic word borrowed into Persion and (b) since the coast of East Africa has been visited by speakers of Arabic, Farsi, and Hindi/Urdu, it's hard to say definitively which language contributed shikari to Swahili.<br /><br />This is what you get for allowing people who are OCD about language to hang out here.<br /><br />Anyway, Alma's new book looks inviting not only to YA readers but also to this OF (Old Fart) reader.Margaret Ballhttp://www.margaretball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-14532864743355064402017-09-12T12:41:15.620-05:002017-09-12T12:41:15.620-05:00My next will be the sixth book in the Maxwell Saga...My next will be the sixth book in the Maxwell Saga. Look for it in November.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-27560781981913480942017-09-12T12:22:10.427-05:002017-09-12T12:22:10.427-05:00I just got it for my kindle. I fear this is gonna...I just got it for my kindle. I fear this is gonna destroy my sleep as bad ad a new Peter Grant book. Speaking of which, what is your next work, My Liege?John Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512292512993140028noreply@blogger.com