Nousies

Kaalpruit and Nousies South' is farm No. Q. 20-23, Dist. Calvinia. We have often found that where such composite names occur, the Afrikaans component can be the translation of the Khoekhoen fell. North of the farm 'Kaalspruit and Nousies South' is 'Rooiberg Drift' No. Civ. Q. 20-24, northeast of it and adjacent is 'Rooiberg' No. Still indicated 'Rooiberfrif's head', 'Great Redberg', 'Rooibergan River', 'Little Redberg', 'Little Redberg West' and 'Little Rooiberg River', all north of noses. It makes us suspect that the member may now be nousies like Namaǃ Now- [Nau-] = (red) ocher (Rest 46) can be. Linguistically and topographical seem possible, and that the red condition of the bottom is widespread, also speaks of the place names 'Red saw', 'Redman' and 'Redmans site' southeast of noses. The member -ies of 'neous' are a locative morpheme.

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Identifier
4531_SKCPN
Title
Nousies
Alternative Title
Nousies
Georeference Sources
K 3019 CD
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)
longitude
19.375
latitude
-30.875
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Source
eng Topo Cadastral Series 1967 Skin 3018 Loeriesfontein 'Kaalspruit and Nou- Sies South'. Topographic Series 1974 Skin 3018 Loeriesfontein 'Nousies'.
afr Topo-kadastrale reeks 1967 vel 3018 loeriesfontein 'Kaalspruit and Nou- sies South'. Topografiese reeks 1974 vel 3018 loeriesfontein 'Nousies'.
Description
eng Kaalpruit and Nousies South' is farm No. Q. 20-23, Dist. Calvinia. We have often found that where such composite names occur, the Afrikaans component can be the translation of the Khoekhoen fell. North of the farm 'Kaalspruit and Nousies South' is 'Rooiberg Drift' No. Civ. Q. 20-24, northeast of it and adjacent is 'Rooiberg' No. Still indicated 'Rooiberfrif's head', 'Great Redberg', 'Rooibergan River', 'Little Redberg', 'Little Redberg West' and 'Little Rooiberg River', all north of noses. It makes us suspect that the member may now be nousies like Namaǃ Now- [Nau-] = (red) ocher (Rest 46) can be. Linguistically and topographical seem possible, and that the red condition of the bottom is widespread, also speaks of the place names 'Red saw', 'Redman' and 'Redmans site' southeast of noses. The member -ies of 'neous' are a locative morpheme.
afr Kaalspruit and Nousies South' is plaas nr Civ. Q. 20-23, dist. Calvinia. Ons het al meermale gevind dat waar sodanige samegestelde name voorkom, die Afrikaanse komponent die vertaling van die Khoekhoense kan wees. Moontlik is dit ook hier die geval. Noord van die plaas 'Kaalspruit and Nousies South' is 'Rooiberg Drift' nr Civ. Q. 20-24, noordoos daarvan en aangrensend is 'Rooiberg' nr Civ. Q. 15-22. Op die genoemde Topografiese kaart word ook nog aangedui 'Rooibergdrif se Kop', 'Groot Rooiberg', 'Rooibergrivier', 'Klein Rooiberg', 'Klein Rooiberg Wes' en 'Klein-Rooibergrivier', alles noord van Nousies. Dit laat ons vermoed dat die lid Nou- van die naam Nousies dalk soos Nama ǃnou- [nau-] = (rooi) oker (Rust 46) kan wees. Taalkundig en topografies lyk dit moont- lik, en dat die rooi gesteldheid van die bodem wydverspreid is, spreek ook uit die plekname 'Rooilaagte', 'Redman' en 'Redmans Werf' suidoos van Nousies. Die lid -sies van 'Nousies' is 'n lokatiefmorfeem.
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