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Gorah, (North) Gorah, (South) Gorah, (The) Gorah

Gorah, (North) Gorah, (South) Gorah, (The) Gorah

K 3326 DA

k QORA

Toponymica Hottentotica: A1 (A-G)

26.625

-33.625

12.5 km radius

eng Smith 1832 VRV 36 139 'Gora and Quaggaflat was His [C. Kok's] ALSO '. Ibid. (Footnote of rescue be dug '. So called because fresh drinking water is scarce between the two rivers here close to the sea, viz. Kariega and Bushmans River mouth ...'

afr Smith 1832 VRV 36 139 'Gora and Quaggaflat was his [C. Kok’s] also'. Ibid. (voetnoot van red.] 141 'Gorah is a little to the east of Coerney'. Venter HF 1973 Boer Vraelys 'South Gorah, plaas, 24 km van Alexandria, en van stasie daarop. Beteken ‘Plek waar water uit die grond uitsyfer as daar gegrawe word’. So genoem omdat vars drinkwater skaars is tussen die twee riviere hier na aan die see, nl. Kariega- en Boesmansriviermond...'

eng Topo-Cadastral Series 1965 Skin 3326 East London calls the farms 'North Gorah' No..q.9-6, 'South Gorah' No.q. 1-3 and 'The Gorah' Aly.a. 2-7, adjoining, now subdivided, and running to the seashore, between Kariega and Bushmans rivers, Bathurst district not to become. We believe the Gorah complex in Bathurst district has a special statement. First read what at Qora first. Qora money as an old name of the Bushman River. This Qora is declared, among other things, as the Khoekhoian word for ' Clay Obtained There For Pipe Making ', Return 1878. Qora is the Xhosopher's Choosǃ is 'pipe'ǃ Kho- (Kr.-r. 1969 NW 246), and with the quantity inflict for 'many' (XA) it is IKHOXA = many pipes, pipingry. Now we know D At the -ra- in Xhosa ufiller and reproduce the -exa of Khoekhoens. According to this, Gorah is probably the same as the Qora, the old name of Bushman's River to which the plasis complex border. And if qora = 'pipe rich' n.a.v. The clay needed for the pipe preparation, then the farm name is also explained, viz. The 'place where there is a lot (xa, or ra) clay for pipes (ǃ Kho-di) on hand / was'. If precisely, the agreement with Gora and numerous hole or musical instrument will simply be coincidental, as in the statement by Mr Venter.

afr Topo-kadastrale reeks 1965 vel 3326 EaSt london noem die plase 'North Gorah' nr Ba.Q.9-6, 'South Gorah' nr Ba.Q. 1-3 en 'The Gorah' Aly.A. 2-7, aangrensend, nou onderverdeel, en lopende tot aan die seestrand, tussen Kariega- en Boesmansriviere, distrik Bathurst. Die naam Gora(h) kom ook elders voor, so as kompleks op K 3325 BD hoerop geleë, distrik Alexandria. Almal hoef nie eenders verklaar te word nie. Ons meen die Gorah-kompleks in Bathurst-distrik het ’n besondere verklaring. lees eers wat daar staan by QORA. Qora geld as ’n ou naam van die Boesmansrivier. Hierdie Qora word verklaar o.a. as die Khoekhoense woord vir 'clay obtained there for pipe making', opgawe 1878. Qora is die Xhosaspelling vir Khoekhoens ǃOra, d.w.s. die g- is vir die suigkonsonant ǃ. Hierdie skryfwyse ǃora wissel in Ou- Kaaps normaal af met sy gevelariseerde variant ǃkora. In Nama is 'pyp' ǃkho- (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 246), en met die hoeveelheidsuffiks vir 'baie' (xa) is dit Ikhoxa = baie pype, pypryk. Nou weet ons dat die -ra- in Xhosa uvuler uitgespreek word en die -xa- van Khoekhoens weergee. Hiervolgens dan is Gorah waarskynlik dieselfde as die Qora, die ou naam van Boesmansrivier waaraan die plasekompleks grens. En as Qora = 'pypryk' n.a.v. die klei wat vir die pypbereiding nodig is, dan is die plaasnaam ook so te verklaar, nl. die 'Plek waar daar baie (xa, of ra) klei vir pype (ǃkho-di) voorhande is/was'. Indien juis, sal die ooreenkoms met gora- as syfergat of musiekinstrument dan bloot toevallig wees, soos in die verklaring van mnr Venter.

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