Kykoe

The farm Le northeast of George, to the Keurbooms River, which forms a cozy elbow in his spheruff. One gets a good impression of the environment at consulting the S.A series 1975 Scale 1:50 000 Skin 3322 DD Karatara. The environment is very mountainous. Kyke lies at the northern slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains, well-working in the valleys where the river flows through. Kyke and the adjacent Gyory (see there) form geographically a unit, and according to the spokesman at Gyory also naming. On the latter, there are two tops named 'Spits Head'. Spits are in Nama d = go (Rest 1960 DNW 58) that reminds of the Kykoe (with the usual change of G- and K-). The Spitskop is apparently a landmark, an outcome point. With Ky equal to the ordinary word for large (Gei, also Kei, now in Nama spelled Kai) can see the 'big spitskop'. Such a statement is also topographically found.

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Identifier
4347_SKCPN
Title
Kykoe
Alternative Title
Kykoe
Georeference Sources
K 3322 DD
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)
longitude
22.875
latitude
-33.875
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Source
eng Section card 1890 George 'Kyke', Place No Geo. Q. 4-13, and on other cards.
afr Afdelingskaart 1890 George 'Kykoe', plaas nr Geo. Q. 4-13, en op ander kaarte.
Description
eng The farm Le northeast of George, to the Keurbooms River, which forms a cozy elbow in his spheruff. One gets a good impression of the environment at consulting the S.A series 1975 Scale 1:50 000 Skin 3322 DD Karatara. The environment is very mountainous. Kyke lies at the northern slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains, well-working in the valleys where the river flows through. Kyke and the adjacent Gyory (see there) form geographically a unit, and according to the spokesman at Gyory also naming. On the latter, there are two tops named 'Spits Head'. Spits are in Nama d = go (Rest 1960 DNW 58) that reminds of the Kykoe (with the usual change of G- and K-). The Spitskop is apparently a landmark, an outcome point. With Ky equal to the ordinary word for large (Gei, also Kei, now in Nama spelled Kai) can see the 'big spitskop'. Such a statement is also topographically found.
afr Die plaas le noordoostelik van George, aan die Keurboomsrivier wat in sy boloop hier ’n knussige elmboog vorm. Mens kry n goeie indruk van die omgewing by raadpleging van die S.A.-reeks 1975 skaal 1:50 000 vel 3322 DD Karatara. Die omgewing is baie bergagtig. Kykoe le aan die noordelike hange van die Outeniekwaberge, goed bewerk in die valleie waar die rivier deurvloei. Kykoe en die aangrensende GYKORIE (kyk daar) vorm geografies 'n eenheid, en volgens die segsman by Gykorie ook naamkundig. Op laasgenoemde is daar twee toppe met die naam 'Spits- kop'. Spits is in Nama d=go (Rust 1960 DNW 58) wat laat dink aan die -koe van Kykoe (met die gewone wisseling van g- en k-). Die spitskop is klaarblyklik ’n landbaken, ’n uitkenningspunt. Met Ky- gelyk aan die gewone woord vir groot (gei, ook kei, nou in Nama gespel kai) kan Kykoe dan beteken die 'Groot Spitskop'. So ’n verklaring is ook topografies ge- fundeer.
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