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There is nothing that helps us directly with a statement, but injustice may be there. The lock part is a useful designation. The name Nankoos is apparently old. It is worn by a stream flowing from west to east, it is also the name of a large forest reserve, also from the farm Nankoos itself, and of a head. The farm today is bordered on its southern line by 'Boschfontein', to its north by 'Doornkloof', both with the Dutch spelling indicating how age. The parts of the two mentioned farm names, viz. 'Bosch' and 'Doom-', seems to show that the Koos of Nankoos is the same word as for 'thorn (tree)', in Nama 11khu-. Possibly the koos then the generic term, and is the nan (g) - The specific term, but we cannot yet determine with our means. Another possibility is to see the word for 'Melkbos' in the member (s) (Nama Gui-S), because eg. The Swartkops River SE Khoekhozen name was soon in Gordon's time, and this river is fairly close west (cf. th a * 465), and just north of Nankoos Le Bega or 'Melk River', which may also hold a mortgage. It allows the After (n) - still inexpliced. Mr. Severad did field work on request and made recordings. He reports 1979 as follows: 'These Recordings Were Made By Men Living On The Farm Adjacent To Ngxa - Kosha Which is Known to Whites as Nankoos and is a colored Settlement area ... 'We believe the Xhosa ruling may also preserve the old Khoekhoen Suction. In Xhosa orthography, the -x is in the name like Khoekhoens ǀǀ, and the old name from Xhosa to write about as ǀǀ Ngakoos. The question is now whether the ǀǀ NGA is to appreciate like the post-tree, because of its juice so called, such as Nama 11na = 'Vollkrafig' (Kr.- R. 1969 NW 273). The ǀǀ after, with its nationality, correspond to the Nan of the name NANKOOS. The whole: The 'place (s of the Fern, sing.) Where the Naboom (11na + GUI) stands'?
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Daar is niks wat ons regstreeks met 'n verklaring help nie, maar onreg- streeks mag daar t.o.v. die slotdeel ’n bruikbare aanwysing wees. Die naam Nankoos is klaarblyklik oud. Dit word gedra deur 'n stroom wat van wes na oos vloei, dit is ook die naam van 'n groot woudreserwe, verder ook van die plaas Nankoos self, en van ’n kop. Die plaas Nankoos word vandag aan sy suidelike lyn begrens deur 'Boschfontein', aan sy noordsy deur 'Doornkloof', albei nog met die Nederlandse spelling wat op hoe ouderdom dui. Die dele van die twee genoemde plaasname, nl. 'Bosch-' en 'Doom-', skyn daarop te wys dat die -koos van Nankoos dieselfde woord is as vir 'doring(boom)', in Nama 11khu-. Moontlik is die -koos dan die generiese term, en is die Nan(g)- die spesifieke term, maar dit kan ons met ons middele nog nie bepaal nie. ’n Ander moontlikheid is om in die lid -koo(s) die woord vir 'melkbos' te sien (Nama gui-s), omdat bv. die Swartkopsrivier se Khoekhoense naam Gouw in Gordon se tyd was, en hierdie rivier le redelik naby weswaarts (vgl. TH A* 465), en net noord van Nankoos le Bega of 'Melkrivier', wat ’ook 'n verband mag hou. Dit laat die Na(n)- nog onverklaar. Mnr Skead het op versoek verder veldwerk gedoen en opnames gemaak. Hy rapporteer 1979 soos volg: 'These recordings were made by men living on the farm adjacent to Ngxa- kosha which is known to whites as Nankoos and is a coloured settlement area...' Ons meen dat die Xhosa-uitspraak moontlik ook hier weer die ou Khoekhoense suigklap bewaar. In Xhosa-ortografie is die -x- in die naam soos Khoekhoens ǀǀ, en die ou naam uit Xhosa oor te skryf as ǀǀNgakoos. Die vraag is nou of die ǀǀnga te waardeer is soos die na- van die na-boom, vanweë sy sap so genoem, soos Nama 11na = 'vollkraftig' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 273). Die ǀǀna, met sy nasaliteit, stem ooreen met die nan- van die naam Nankoos. Die geheel: die 'Plek (-s van die fern, sing.) waar die naboom (11na + gui-) staan'?
