Kouga(Berge)

This 'Kouga Mountains' lies just northwest of Crossfontein and Humansdorp, in the District Humansdorp, and should not be confused with the Kouga Mountains at 3324 CA located in the Willowmore district, between the Koer River in the south and the Baviaanskloof River in the north. The last-mentioned chewing gas mountains was treated in th a ** 770. There we have linked 'Kouga' with Namaǃ Khao- = hippo. We believe the Kouga Mountains at Humansdorp have the same meaning of 'hippo (rich)'. We land our point of view on topographical considerations. To the Kouga Mountains, the 'Seekoei River' originates just below 'Seekoeiapunt' south of 'Jeffreys Bay' in the sea. A tributary of the Seekoei River flows over the farm 'Klein Zeekoe River and Zeekoe River Hoek' No Hu. Q. 7- 2; Jeffreys Bay and Seekoopunt are located on the farm. We believe that we have a toponimic core group whose Dutch / African components from the Khoekhens have been translated, M.A.W. That 'Zeekoe-' and 'hippo' in all cases translations are 'chew (GA) -'.

About this item

Identifier
4265_SKCPN
Title
Kouga(Berge)
Alternative Title
Kouga(Berge)
Georeference Sources
K 3324 DC
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)
longitude
24.625
latitude
-33.875
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Source
eng Topo-Kadastral seriese 1969 Vel 3324 Port Elizabeth 'Kougaberge'.
afr Topo-kadastrale reeks 1969 vel 3324 Port Elizabeth 'Kougaberge'.
Description
eng This 'Kouga Mountains' lies just northwest of Crossfontein and Humansdorp, in the District Humansdorp, and should not be confused with the Kouga Mountains at 3324 CA located in the Willowmore district, between the Koer River in the south and the Baviaanskloof River in the north. The last-mentioned chewing gas mountains was treated in th a ** 770. There we have linked 'Kouga' with Namaǃ Khao- = hippo. We believe the Kouga Mountains at Humansdorp have the same meaning of 'hippo (rich)'. We land our point of view on topographical considerations. To the Kouga Mountains, the 'Seekoei River' originates just below 'Seekoeiapunt' south of 'Jeffreys Bay' in the sea. A tributary of the Seekoei River flows over the farm 'Klein Zeekoe River and Zeekoe River Hoek' No Hu. Q. 7- 2; Jeffreys Bay and Seekoopunt are located on the farm. We believe that we have a toponimic core group whose Dutch / African components from the Khoekhens have been translated, M.A.W. That 'Zeekoe-' and 'hippo' in all cases translations are 'chew (GA) -'.
afr Hierdie 'Kougaberge' le net noordwes van Kruisfontein en Humansdorp, in die distrik Humansdorp, en moet nie verwar word nie met die Kouga- berge op 3324 CA wat geleë is in die distrik Willowmore, tussen die Koe- garivier in die suide en die Baviaanskloofrivier in die noorde. Die laasge- noemde Kougasberge is behandel in TH A** 770. Daar het ons 'Kouga-' in verband gebring met Nama ǃkhao- = seekoei. Ons meen dat die Kouga- berge by Humansdorp dieselfde betekenis het van 'Seekoei(ryk)'. Ons grond ons standpunt op topografiese oorwegings. Aan die Kougaberge ontspring die 'Seekoeirivier' wat net onderkant 'Seekoeipunt' ten suide van 'Jeffreys Bay' in die see uitmond. 'n Sytak van die Seekoeirivier vloei oor die plaas 'Klein Zeekoe River and Zeekoe River Hoek' nr Hu. Q. 7- 2; Jeffreys Bay en Seekoeipunt is op die plaas geleë. Ons meen dat ons hier ’n toponimiese kerngroep het waarvan die Nederlandse/Afrikaanse komponente uit die Khoekhoens vertaal is, m.a.w. dat 'Zeekoe-' en 'Seekoei-' in al die gevalle vertalings is van 'Kou(ga)-'.
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