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in reply to a message by Felie
As far as I can see, Walindi is at least a surname and the name of a fish in the Pacific Ocean (Cirrhilabrus walindi). The name does have some sort of connection to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands (that's the only thing I got from Spanish wikipedia), but in which way is hard to say.
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The name of the fish has etymology "Cirrhilabrus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, labros = furious (Ref. 45335); walindi: From the type locality, Walindi Plantation Resort, located on the edge of Kimbe bay, New Britain (a noun in apposition)." About Walindi Plantation Resort, http://michelbraunstein.com/papua-new-guinea-dive-travel/ says "Walindi means in the local language “underwater meeting site”.
Walindi also means guards in Swahili according to Google translate. This is typical: unrelated words in different languages will sound similar by chance, so we do need to know the source language. (I do not, off hand, know any Walindi from India) But with no other knowledge than a vague "hippie" connection the Papua New Guinea one sounds more likely.
Walindi also means guards in Swahili according to Google translate. This is typical: unrelated words in different languages will sound similar by chance, so we do need to know the source language. (I do not, off hand, know any Walindi from India) But with no other knowledge than a vague "hippie" connection the Papua New Guinea one sounds more likely.
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