Dwaas, Dwaas(Berg)
The farm 'fool mountain' lies north of and border on 'fool'. On the border between 'fool Mountain' and its northern neighbor farm, 'Mordenaarsberg', the 'Dwarsberg' with land surveyor No. 20 on it. North of and adjacent to 'Mordenaarsberg' is 'marshfontein', farm no. Q. 1-5. 'Dwarsberg' is entered on the said topographical map as 'fool mountain', thus in accordance with the farm names, so we can assume that 'Dwarsberg' is a whole-symological adaptation. Between 'fool mountain' and the point 'marshfontein' is on the topographical map 'Modderfon- tein'. On topographical grounds 'fool', 'foolberg', 'Modderfon- tein' and 'marshfontein' a toponimic chain group we believe the names also form a unity. 'Mud', 'Lehm', is in Nama D ^ Goa- (Rust 1960 DNW 39). With the well-known change of G and D (cf.th a * 47 at 5 e 1) allophone '╪goa' with ' DWAA- '. The lock -S is the locative morpheme FEM. Sing, who is living with names of sources and funding. '• Modderfontein 'and' marshfontein 'is probably directly responsible from the Khoekhoian name' ╪Goas '/' fool '. The name 'fool' means 'Modderfontein' we also find elsewhere. nl. If warning form at ghwaas. omwver.
