Chammago

Forbes's identification is substantiated by the knowledge that topo-cadastral skin 1969 3324 Port Elizabeth on K 3424 BA the farm Leeuwenbosch Nr. Q.3- 78 in the District Humansdorp. Through the farm, a river flows, a tributary of the Diep River, which is precisely correlated with the Leeuwbosch R. on Forbes card No. The first ingredient is undoubtedly for 'lion' of which we are a good number in Old Cape Finding farms have (HOTT 369-70), also spelled like here, eg. In 1691, compared to Nama Xami. Old Cape also has a recording GAU from 1655, so the second member -go is rather translated with 'forest' than with 'river', d.w.s. The current Leeuwbosch is probably here again a literal translation of the old name. For Gau 'forest' look Hott 228; Perhaps to equal Nama ǀ Go-MS, 'Busch' (Rust 1960 DNW 13), D.I. Woods.

About this item

Identifier
434_SKCPN
Title
Chammago
Alternative Title
Chammago
Georeference Sources
K 3424 BA
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A1 (A-G)
longitude
24.625
latitude
-34.125
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Notes about Name
miskien nou leeuwboschrivier
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
Xamǀgoms
Source
eng Beutler 1752 GM RZA 3 330 '... Quamen WY by De Leeuwenrivier in the Hottentot Chammago Ghent: Ter Houw'. Forbes 1965 PTSA 22 'Leeuwerivier or Chammago WHICH was probably the Leeuwbosch River near Buffelsvlei'.
afr Beutler 1752 GM RZA 3 330 '...quamen wy by de leeuwenrivier in het Hottentot Chammago gent: ter houw'. Forbes 1965 PTSA 22 'leeuwerivier or Chammago which was probably the leeuwbosch River near Buffelsvlei'.
shortDescription
eng LionsUbos
afr Leeubos
Description
eng Forbes's identification is substantiated by the knowledge that topo-cadastral skin 1969 3324 Port Elizabeth on K 3424 BA the farm Leeuwenbosch Nr. Q.3- 78 in the District Humansdorp. Through the farm, a river flows, a tributary of the Diep River, which is precisely correlated with the Leeuwbosch R. on Forbes card No. The first ingredient is undoubtedly for 'lion' of which we are a good number in Old Cape Finding farms have (HOTT 369-70), also spelled like here, eg. In 1691, compared to Nama Xami. Old Cape also has a recording GAU from 1655, so the second member -go is rather translated with 'forest' than with 'river', d.w.s. The current Leeuwbosch is probably here again a literal translation of the old name. For Gau 'forest' look Hott 228; Perhaps to equal Nama ǀ Go-MS, 'Busch' (Rust 1960 DNW 13), D.I. Woods.
afr Forbes se identifisering word gestaaf deur die kennis dat Topo-kadastrale vel 1969 3324 Port Elizabeth op K 3424 BA die plaas leeuwenbosch nr Uit. Q.3- 78 in die distrik Humansdorp aandui. Deur die plaas vloei ’n rivier, ’n sytak van die Dieprivier, wat presies korreleer met die leeuwbosch R. op Forbes se kaart nr 3. Die eerste bestanddeel is dan ongetwyfeld vir 'leeu' waarvan ons in Ou-Kaaps ’n goeie aantal vindplase het (HOTT 369-70), ook gespel soos hier, bv. in 1691, te vergelyk met Nama xami. Ou-Kaaps het vir 'bos' ook ’n optekening gau uit 1655, sodat die tweede lid -go miskien eerder met 'bos' te vertaal is as met 'rivier', d.w.s. die huidige leeuwbosch is waarskynlik ook hier weer ’n letterlike vertaling van die ou naam. Vir gau 'bos' kyk HOTT 228; miskien gelyk te stel met Nama ǀgo-ms, 'Busch' (Rust 1960 DNW 13), d.i. woud.
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