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Nar(R)Oo

Nar(R)Oo

K 3421 AA

Toponymica Hottentotica: A2 (H-Z)

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12.5 km radius

eng Hewitt 1877 CMM 1877 380 '...the Hottentots have handed down the traditional names of these rivers. There is, for example, a stream in this district [t.w. Riversdale] called, in Dutch, Kleine Vette Rivier, but by the older coloured people N’aroo'.

afr Hewitt 1877 CMM 1877 380 '...the Hottentots have handed down the traditional names of these rivers. There is, for example, a stream in this district [t.w. Riversdale] called, in Dutch, Kleine Vette Rivier, but by the older coloured people N’aroo'.

eng Mossop 1931 in VRV 12 216 at Schrijver 1689's Deep Revier's This is the current Grootvet River 'Below Its Junction with the Little Fat R. OR Narroo, at Zeekoegat, Riversdale', and Aid. 246 he claims 'The Vet River or Riversdale is Therefore An Example of A Names Used by The Hottentots Translated Into Dutch'. The old name, so it looks from the quoted, went up in his translation as 'Vet River'. Vet River in the Riversdale district is indeed translated from Khoekhens, cf. Galfka, but we do not find it possible to reconcile naroo linguistically with 'fat'. Naroo also didn't disappear. 'Naroo' is farm no SW.Q. 11A-10, and 'Naro River' is a northern tributary of the Vet River, northwestern Riversdale. We received no assistance about the meaning. Sound Association would be able to think of Inaro for 'round stones', or to ǀ Naru as exchange form of ǀ haru for 'matjies, rushes'. 'Kliprivier' or 'Biesies River'?

afr Mossop 1931 in VRV 12 216 by Schrijver 1689 se Diepe Revier se dit is die huidige Grootvetrivier 'below its junction with the Klein Vet R. or Narroo, at Zeekoegat, Riversdale', en aid. 246 beweer hy 'The Vetrivier of Riversdale is therefore an example of a name used by the Hottentots translated into Dutch'. Die ou naam, so lyk dit uit die aangehaalde, het opgegaan in sy vertaling as 'Vetrivier'. Vetrivier in die distrik Riversdal is inderdaad vertaal uit Khoekhoens, vgl. GAlfKA, maar ons vind dit nie moontlik om Naroo taalkundig met 'Vet-' te versoen nie. Naroo het ook nie verdwyn nie. 'Naroo' is plaas nr Sw.Q. 11A-10, en 'Naroorivier' is ’n noordelike sytak van die Vetrivier, noordwestelik van Riversdal. Oor die betekenis het ons van buite geen hulp ontvang nie. Klankassosiatief sou mens kon dink aan Inaro- vir 'ronde klippe', of aan ǀnaru- as wisselvorm van ǀharu- vir 'matjiesgoed, biesies'. 'Kliprivier' of 'Biesiesrivier'?

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