Ghaap(Kop)

Ghaapkop lies on the Koekemoers River and on the southern slopes of the Newland Mountains. The name Ghaap thinks of the Trichocaulon piliferum that was so important in the life of the old Khoekhoen. The Word passed into Afrikaans and English. Perhaps the name of the head refers to the Ghaap as a field food, but we point out a striking here. Just south, and near, le 'poisoned' (on dB), then northwest (on ba), also reasonably close, le 'poison gloss', and further western (on ac) there is another 'poison head'. The poison plant is In this area of ​​the Nuweveld Mountains, such as. from many Afrikaans place names with ingredient 'GIF' also appears. 'Gif' is in Namaǃ Ga-B [ǃ Gha-b] (Rest I960 DNW 27). Everything Taken. Looks like this Ghaapkop in his first part 'poison' means the whole equal to the Afrikaans 'poison head'.

About this item

Identifier
3610_SKCPN
Title
Ghaap(Kop)
Alternative Title
Ghaap(Kop)
Georeference Sources
K 3221 BD
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)
longitude
21.875
latitude
-32.375
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Source
eng Surveying 1952 'Ghaapkop, a head 74 km west of Beaufort West'.
afr Opmeting 1952 'Ghaapkop, 'n kop 74 km wes van Beaufort-Wes'.
Description
eng Ghaapkop lies on the Koekemoers River and on the southern slopes of the Newland Mountains. The name Ghaap thinks of the Trichocaulon piliferum that was so important in the life of the old Khoekhoen. The Word passed into Afrikaans and English. Perhaps the name of the head refers to the Ghaap as a field food, but we point out a striking here. Just south, and near, le 'poisoned' (on dB), then northwest (on ba), also reasonably close, le 'poison gloss', and further western (on ac) there is another 'poison head'. The poison plant is In this area of ​​the Nuweveld Mountains, such as. from many Afrikaans place names with ingredient 'GIF' also appears. 'Gif' is in Namaǃ Ga-B [ǃ Gha-b] (Rest I960 DNW 27). Everything Taken. Looks like this Ghaapkop in his first part 'poison' means the whole equal to the Afrikaans 'poison head'.
afr Ghaapkop le aan die Koekemoersrivier en aan die suidelike hange van die Nuweveldberge. Die naam ghaap laat dink aan die Trichocaulon piliferum wat in die lewe van die ou Khoekhoen so belangrik was. Die woord het in Afrikaans en Engels oorgegaan. Moontlik verwys die naam van die kop na die ghaap as veldkos, maar ons wys op n opvallendheid hier. Net suid, en daar naby, le 'Gifleegte' (op DB), dan noordwes (op BA), ook redelik naby, le 'Gifkloof', en verder westelik (op AC) is daar nog n 'Gifkop'. Die gifplant is in hierdie omgewing van die Nuweveldberge volop, soos bv. uit baie Afrikaanse plekname met bestanddeel 'gif' ook blyk. 'Gif' is in Nama ǃga-b [ǃgha-b] (Rust I960 DNW 27). Alles tesaam geneem. lyk dit of hierdie Ghaapkop in sy eerste deel 'gif' beteken, die geheel gelyk aan die Afrikaanse 'Gifkop'.
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