Kurukuru
McKay HM signed sketch maps at Burchell's botanical collection, and given a chronological itinerary (cf. Journal of S.a. Botany 1943 927 E.V.). It is she who identifies the Kurukuru River with the Gaitou, spelled Gaitu on the relevant cadastral map, and spelled on the corresponding topographical map 1978 Gxetu. Descending on the sound is Kurukuru, at Nama ǀ Khuru- ǀ Khuru (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 253, meaning 'sauern'), 'acid / acid'. 'Yeast' is eg. ǀ Khuru- ǀ Khuru-Brawl. Now there are striking the geographical facts regarding the Suurberg and the Suurveld. The Suurberge lies west of Riebeeck East and the Gxetu River. The latter falls mainly within the old boundaries of the old regional name Suurveld, is a part of it. Raper 1972 Regional Names 41 Quote Authorities to show that the area of the Suurveld was about 112 km long and 80 km wide, an area known from 1814 under a new official name as the district Albania, with Grahamstown as the headlet. Suurveld got his name from the acid nature of the field, the grass was long, hard and acid (Du Plessis 1973 investigated 182). For the cattle possessing Khoekhoen, the acid nature of the field with its poor food value was of course reason for the general name of the area. Therefore, it is well possible that 'sour field' can be a translation from Older Khoekhens, or that the old inland name could have given the push. The name Kurukuru for the river has disappeared from the cards, at least in this form. Look Iholoholo for The possibility that the Xhosa has kept it in proportioned ). That we can deduce it all, come in that Burchell scored the name of the river flowing through the Suurveld area and derived its name to the grassland. The old inland name did we notify anywhere else.
