4467_SKCPN

Nautu

Nautu

K 3327 AC

Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)

27.125

-33.375

12.5 km radius

by uitmonding (alternatiewe ou naam vir Kaprivier, kyk ook daar)

eng Sparrman A 1779 Mappa Geographica 'Nautu', oorgeneem o.a. deur le Vaillant en Burchell, en ook so op die kaart by Paterson. Forbes V 1965 PTSA 88 [Wm Paterson oornag by Now Tu of Now Tio, later Noutoe, kyk NOUTOE.] 'It is not to be confused with Nautu, Kaap or Kap River mapped by Sparrman and by Burchell, a stream from the N.W. joining the Great Fish River near its mouth...' Skead CJ 1978 Brief 'Nautu, said to be a synonym for the Kaprivier which flows across the northeastern part of 3athurst district and joins the Great Fish River a few kilometres up from the mouth...It so happens that the upper reaches of the Kaprivier pass through the well-known clay ground at Claypits, the name of the farm also known as Chert- sey...This is the red clay used by the Xhosas for generations as a cosmetic and as part of the dye for their blankets. Claypits was a source of contention during the Kaffir wars and is famous for that alone...' In 'n ander nota: 'According to Nienaber & Raper Noutoe may mean Ochre Soil, and this seems a splendid possibility...can Nautu have a similar meaning?'

afr Sparrman A 1779 Mappa Geographica 'Nautu', oorgeneem o.a. deur le Vaillant en Burchell, en ook so op die kaart by Paterson. Forbes V 1965 PTSA 88 [Wm Paterson oornag by Now Tu of Now Tio, later Noutoe, kyk NOUTOE.] 'It is not to be confused with Nautu, Kaap or Kap River mapped by Sparrman and by Burchell, a stream from the N.W. joining the Great Fish River near its mouth...' Skead CJ 1978 Brief 'Nautu, said to be a synonym for the Kaprivier which flows across the northeastern part of 3athurst district and joins the Great Fish River a few kilometres up from the mouth...It so happens that the upper reaches of the Kaprivier pass through the well-known clay ground at Claypits, the name of the farm also known as Chert- sey...This is the red clay used by the Xhosas for generations as a cosmetic and as part of the dye for their blankets. Claypits was a source of contention during the Kaffir wars and is famous for that alone...' In 'n ander nota: 'According to Nienaber & Raper Noutoe may mean Ochre Soil, and this seems a splendid possibility...can Nautu have a similar meaning?'

eng Sparrman and the other Random At that time, sign the name Nautu for a short. much shorter than the hood. But there is no doubt that it is the same river as the current Kaprivier: the direction of the Nautu from north to south on the western side of the Fish River, parallel to it. And the mouth of the Nautu in the Fish River 'means an end north of where the Fish River in the ocean out of water proves that the Nautu is the old name of the Kaprivier. And this hood runs through an area rich in ocher, with on Its upperpasses the fuss. Q. 4-34 (currently Cherty). Sterly A cotton over the 'Clay Pits Farm': 'A Short Walk from the Homestead' brings us to the Clay white , do not look strange. Okerstone is in Namaǃ Now- [ǃ Nau-] = 'der rote Ocker' (Kr.- R. 1969 NW 300), what the e The first member is of the name Nau-. The second member, the -tu-. Maybe, like Nama ǀ The Dental ǀ is then realized in the dental t- of the member -tu. The second member is declared a probability. The Nautu as the river name is therefore the same as the close to that in th a * 916-917, a place on K 3326 AD, northwestern Grahamstown. It is precisely this soil that the geological layer above the Dwyka series gave its name of Ecca-series. We believe Mr. Sincerely had to lie with the red-ochard for the name Nautu. Linguistically and earth expertly, it is convincing in terms of the first component. It also comes out to some names given whites like 'Red Hill' (map of Henry Hall 1856) along which the Kaprivier is eaststar. On the hill is triangle beacon No. 423. The river then has two names in Khoekhens. The one Name is the old Nautu that has become in unemployment and comes from the red-ochard land through which its stream area is, the other name is Kaprivier, from the reeds at its underwear. The Xhosanam of the river is Ingrexax, Connection of Slead .

afr Sparrman en die ander random daardie tyd teken die naam Nautu in vir ’n riviertjie wat kort is. veel korter as die Kap. maar daar is geen twyfel dat dit dieselfde rivier is as die huidige Kaprivier nie: die rigting van die Nautu van noord na suid aan die westelike kant van die Visrivier, parallel daar- aan. en die uitmonding van die Nautu in die Visrivier 'n endjie noord van waar die Visrivier in die oseaan uitwater, bewys dat die Nautu die ou naam van die Kaprivier is. En hierdie Kap loop deur ’n gebied wat ryk is aan okergrond, met aan sy boloop die beroentde plaas Clay Pits nr Aly. Q. 4-34 (tans Chertsy). Skead maak ons opmerksaam op 'n artikel van dr Eily Gledhill in die Annals of the Grahamstown Historical Society 7 (2) 48-51, en daaruit ’n aanhalinkie oor die 'Clay Pits Farm': 'A short walk from the homestead' bring ons by die kleigate. 'The ‘clay' in the form of soft shale-like segments was examined and colours ranging from dark red to yellow and white were noted...' Dat 'n kleisoort wat so 'n belangrike plek in die lewe van die inwoners ingeneem het as wat die okersteen ingeneem het in die lewe van die Khoekhoen en later van die Xhosamense, in die plekbenoeming sal uit- slaan, lyk nie vreemd nie. Okersteen is in Nama ǃnou- [ǃnau-] = 'der rote Ocker' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 300), wat die eerste lid is van die naam Nau-. Die tweede lid, die -tu-. is dalk, soos Nama ǀu- wat in die eerste plek beteken 'das Haar', maar ook beteken 'die Farbe' (Kr.-R. 368), die geheel dus 'okerkleur(grond)'. Die dentale ǀ word dan gerealiseer in die dentale t- van die lid -tu. Die tweede lid word as 'n waarskynlikheid verklaar. Die Nautu as riviernaam is dus dieselfde as die NOUTOE wat in TH A* 916- 917 bespreek is, ’n plek op K 3326 AD, noordwestelik van Grahamstad. Dit is juis hierdie bodemgesteldheid wat die geologiese laag bokant die Dwyka-serie sy naam van Ecca-serie gegee het. Ons meen dat mnr Skead gelyk gehad het om die verband met die rooi-okergrond vir die naam Nautu te le. Taalkundig en aardkundig klop dit oortuigend wat die eerste komponent betref. Dit kom ook uit aan party name wat Blankes gegee het soos 'Red Hill' (kaart van Henry Hall 1856) waarlangs die Kaprivier oos- telik verbystroom. Op die heuwel is driehoeksbaken nr 423. Die rivier het dan twee name in Khoekhoens. Die een naam is die ou Nautu wat in on- bruik geraak het en afkomstig is van die rooi-okergrond waardeur sy stroomgebied gaan, die ander naam is Kaprivier, afkomstig van die riete aan sy onderloop. Die Xhosanaam van die rivier is iNgxaxa, mededeling van Skead.

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