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Re: "There are always possibilities" (possible braod Ep. II Spoilers)
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lugnet.starwars
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Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:24:44 GMT
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Greg Majewski wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Sonny Sidhu writes:
> >
> >
> > > And in the victory parade, weren't the Gunga (Gungans?) just a bit, umm,
> > > funky? As in, "get down, get funky".
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> > Did anyone know that in Sanskrit, "gunga" means "water"? Like the Ganges
> > River, which the locals call the Gunga. And "Gungan" means "of water" or
> > "underwater" in some dialects. I guess that's the logic for naming them that.
> > Just thought y'all would like to know.
> I read in the Arts section of The Columbus Dispatch a few weeks ago and found
> an article on Episode I. It said that Lucas's two year old son came up with the
> name "Gungan"...
> Greg
> citrusx__@yahoo.com
> http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/
Whoa. Now THAT'S a coincidence. Either that, or Lucas' son is a prodigial Hindu
scribe, trained masterfully in the etymology of Sanskrit dialects. I, personally,
choose the latter.
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