Udigauga

It is the name of the Khrail of Khoekhoian captain, located at the Kariega River, between Willowmore and Aberdeen. Dr Mossop 1931 VRV 12 259 identified this place as follows 'Udigauga, Meaning Fat Grazing Or Fat Sheep (Present Name Or Locality :) Beer Vlei, Vogelstruis Vice and Apple Kraal, At Junction of Kariega and Salt Rivers'. Unfortunately, he does not say where he comes to his statement of meaning or how he analyzes the name, but his statement is apparently accepted, eg. by Blommaert and Wiid in VRV 18 242. Perhaps Hydit puts out togetherǃ You = 'grazing, grasses', and -gou- = 'Fett' (Rust 1960 DNW 72 and 21) Plus -GA for -exa- = Very, Empire On, simply descending on the soundback. So one can make many things possible. Where Dr Mossop could find that Udigauga at the confluence of Kariega and 'Salt River', then we would be stated to think of eg. ╪O = 'salt' for the ground word to agree with the member u- of the name, etc.

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Identifier
2931_SKCPN
Title
Udigauga
Alternative Title
Udigauga
Georeference Sources
K 3323 AB
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A2 (H-Z)
longitude
23.375
latitude
-33.125
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Source
eng Writer 1689 GM RZA 3 107 'Dese place was from the Hottentots Udigauga, and the River Kalniga is called'.
afr Schrijver 1689 GM RZA 3 107 'deese plaats werd van de Hottentots Udigauga, en de rivier Kalniga genaamt'.
Description
eng It is the name of the Khrail of Khoekhoian captain, located at the Kariega River, between Willowmore and Aberdeen. Dr Mossop 1931 VRV 12 259 identified this place as follows 'Udigauga, Meaning Fat Grazing Or Fat Sheep (Present Name Or Locality :) Beer Vlei, Vogelstruis Vice and Apple Kraal, At Junction of Kariega and Salt Rivers'. Unfortunately, he does not say where he comes to his statement of meaning or how he analyzes the name, but his statement is apparently accepted, eg. by Blommaert and Wiid in VRV 18 242. Perhaps Hydit puts out togetherǃ You = 'grazing, grasses', and -gou- = 'Fett' (Rust 1960 DNW 72 and 21) Plus -GA for -exa- = Very, Empire On, simply descending on the soundback. So one can make many things possible. Where Dr Mossop could find that Udigauga at the confluence of Kariega and 'Salt River', then we would be stated to think of eg. ╪O = 'salt' for the ground word to agree with the member u- of the name, etc.
afr Dit is die naam van die kraal van die Khoekhoense kaptein, geleë aan die Kariegarivier, tussen Willowmore en Aberdeen. Dr Mossop 1931 VRV 12 259 het hierdie plek soos volg geidentifiseer 'Udigauga, meaning Fat Grazing or Fat Sheep (present name or locality:) Beer Vlei, Vogelstruis leegte and Appel Kraal, at junction of Kariega and Salt Rivers'. Ongelukkig se hy nie waar hy aan sy verklaring van die betekenis kom of hoe hy die naam ontleed nie, maar sy verklaring word blykbaar aanvaar, bv. deur Blommaert en Wiid in VRV 18 242. Moontlik stel hydit saam uit ǃu = 'weiden, grasen', en -gou- = 'Fett' (Rust 1960 DNW 72 en 21) plus -ga vir -xa- = baie, ryk aan, bloot afgaande op die klankbousel. So kan mens baie dinge moontlik maak. Waar dr Mossop kon vasstel dat Udigauga by die samevloeiing le van Kariega en 'Salt river', dan sou ons genee wees om te dink aan bv. ╪o = 'sout' vir die grondwoord om ooreen te stem met die lid U- van die naam, ens.
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