Cainsheneuj
It seems the first component can be the word for 'fly' (S.NW.). The Cain of Gordon has a sound similar agreement with eg. Engelbrecht's ǀ Gain, in Kora, Wandres's ǀ Gina or ǀ Gain, in Nama, all for 'house fly'. Look for this Hott 504. Although we can not bring the resurrected name linguistically in its entirety, it is important to us to know what the old inland name was and what it meant.
About this item
Identifier
386_SKCPN
Title
Cainsheneuj
Alternative Title
Cainsheneuj
Georeference Sources
K 3320
Is Part Of
longitude
20.5
latitude
-33.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Notes about Name
ou naam van Grootvadersbosch
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
ǀGīnas
Source
eng
Gordon 1778 ms 1 34 '... Rydende Regts Along the so-called pigeonhoks river, which in and around grandfather's forest, in the Hottentots 'Cai'nshe' Neuj or blind flies, is located, and Zuidelyk.jn sea runs' .
afr
Gordon 1778 ms 1 34 '...rydende regts langs de zogenaamde duivenhoks rivier, dewelke in en omtrent grootvaders bos, in het hottentots 'cai'nshe 'neuj of blinde vliegen bos genaamt, zyn oorsprong heeft, en zuidelyk.Jn zee loopt'.
shortDescription
eng
House fly
afr
Huisvlieg
Description
eng
It seems the first component can be the word for 'fly' (S.NW.). The Cain of Gordon has a sound similar agreement with eg. Engelbrecht's ǀ Gain, in Kora, Wandres's ǀ Gina or ǀ Gain, in Nama, all for 'house fly'. Look for this Hott 504. Although we can not bring the resurrected name linguistically in its entirety, it is important to us to know what the old inland name was and what it meant.
afr
Dit lyk of die eerste komponent die woord vir 'vlieg' (s.nw.) kan wees. Die cain- van Gordon het ’n klankmatige ooreenkoms met bv. Engelbrecht se ǀgaine-, in Kora, Wandres se ǀgina- of ǀgeina-, in Nama, almal vir 'huisvlieg'. Kyk hiervoor HOTT 504. Al kan ons die oorgelêwerde naam taalkundig in sy geheel nie tuisbring nie, is dit tog vir ons van belang om te weet wat die ou inlandse naam was en wat dit beteken het.
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