Nakamma(Kloof)

The Department card 1890 of Uniondale does not contain the name yet. S.A. We don't get any help about the meaning. The member kamma is common in Old Cape for water, river or water-related place names, it joins Nama ǀǀ Gamm (i) = water. Because the post-kammakloof flows into the Keurbooms River and there is such a close geographical relationship between the two, one wonders whether the member is not seen as the same word we meet in Na-Bega, the old name of Keurbooms River not, cf. Th a ** 832. Nakantma- is the 'gorge', or 'Waterkloof,' skew, where selves stand, being a gorge or sprout in the Keurbooms River '. D.w.s. The Naemma, and the Nabega's Nabega is not a coincidence but is based on a natural agreement T.O.V. The appearance of selection trees at both. This 'to (tree)' is, of course, not some species of an Euphorbia, it is here the Virgilia oroboids: The old Khoekhozen name for the nursery will probably also have had another suction consonant than the same word for the ordinary After-tree, which also returns to Khoekhens.

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Identifier
4406_SKCPN
Title
Nakamma(Kloof)
Alternative Title
Nakamma(Kloof)
Georeference Sources
K 3323 CC
longitude
23.125
latitude
-33.875
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Source
eng Surveying 1964 'Nakammakloof, very old name for a gorge 9 miles [13 km] south of Uniondale. From hottentots. Chief impact on the -came name. Origin and meaning unknown. Located on farm Klip River (Apolskraal) '.
afr Opmeting 1964 'Nakammakloof, baie ou naam vir 'n kloof 9 myl [13 km] suid van Uniondale. Uit Hottentots. Hoofaksent op die -kam- van die naam. Oorsprong en betekenis onbekend. geleë op plaas Kliprivier (Apolskraal)'.
Description
eng The Department card 1890 of Uniondale does not contain the name yet. S.A. We don't get any help about the meaning. The member kamma is common in Old Cape for water, river or water-related place names, it joins Nama ǀǀ Gamm (i) = water. Because the post-kammakloof flows into the Keurbooms River and there is such a close geographical relationship between the two, one wonders whether the member is not seen as the same word we meet in Na-Bega, the old name of Keurbooms River not, cf. Th a ** 832. Nakantma- is the 'gorge', or 'Waterkloof,' skew, where selves stand, being a gorge or sprout in the Keurbooms River '. D.w.s. The Naemma, and the Nabega's Nabega is not a coincidence but is based on a natural agreement T.O.V. The appearance of selection trees at both. This 'to (tree)' is, of course, not some species of an Euphorbia, it is here the Virgilia oroboids: The old Khoekhozen name for the nursery will probably also have had another suction consonant than the same word for the ordinary After-tree, which also returns to Khoekhens.
afr Die Afdelingskaart 1890 van Uniondale bevat die naam nog nie. S.A.- reeks 1975 skaal 1:50 000 vel 3323 CC Kruisvallei laat die kloof begin in die Klein langkloofberge en noordelik afvloei in die Keurboomsrivier net onderkant Apolskraal se opstal. Ons kry geen hulp oor die betekenis nie. Die lid -kamma is algemeen in Ou-Kaaps vir water, rivier of waterver- wante plekname, dit sluit aan by Nama ǀǀgamm(i) = water. Omdat die Na- kammakloof in die Keurboomsrivier vloei en daar so ’n noue geografiese verband tussen die twee bestaan, wonder mens of die lid Na- dan nie gesien moet word as dieselfde woord wat ons teekom in Na-bega, die ou naam van Keurboomsrivier nie, vgl. TH A** 832. Nakantma- is dan die 'Kloof', of 'Waterkloof', se 'Spruit, waar keurbome staan, synde ’n kloof of spruit wat in die Keurboomsrivier inloop'. D.w.s. die Na- van Na- kamma, en die Na- van Nabega is nie ’n toevalligheid nie maar berus op ’n natuurlike ooreenkoms t.o.v. die voorkoms van keurbome by albei. Hierdie 'na(boom)' is natuurlik nie die een of ander spesie van ’n Euphorbia nie, dit is hier die Virgilia oroboides: die ou Khoekhoense naam vir die keurboom sal waarskynlik ook ’n ander suigkonsonant gehad het as dieselfde woord vir die gewone na-boom, wat ook op Khoekhoens teruggaan.
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