ǀŪs
The old inland name, dissected as US, Aus, Ouss, has disappeared but in translated form it is kept as (large) brackish (fountain), in Nama ǀ u- = brackish, with the -s also locativering.
About this item
Identifier
3004_SKCPN
Title
ǀŪs
Alternative Title
Us, Ouss
Georeference Sources
K 3017
Is Part Of
longitude
17.5
latitude
-30.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Notes about Name
ou naam van Grootbrakfontein
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
ǀŪs**
ǀŪs
Source
eng
Forbes 1965 PTSA 91 'fürther north they [Paterson 1779 en sy gesêlskapl came to their Great Brack Fountain which is probably ǀUs, a permanent potable spring...The Groote and Kleine Brak Fontein appear on the Gordon Map 3...the ǀUs...shown as Aus, was mapped in 1910...is shown as Ouss in the Port Nolloth d O’okiep Sheet 1907'.
afr
Forbes 1965 PTSA 91 'fürther north they [Paterson 1779 en sy gesêlskapl came to their Great Brack Fountain which is probably ǀUs, a permanent potable spring...The Groote and Kleine Brak Fontein appear on the Gordon Map 3...the ǀUs...shown as Aus, was mapped in 1910...is shown as Ouss in the Port Nolloth d O’okiep Sheet 1907'.
Description
eng
The old inland name, dissected as US, Aus, Ouss, has disappeared but in translated form it is kept as (large) brackish (fountain), in Nama ǀ u- = brackish, with the -s also locativering.
afr
Die ou inlandse naam, verskillend opgeteken as Us, Aus, Ouss, het verdwyn maar in vertaalde vorm is dit bewaar as (Groot)brak(fontein), in Nama ǀu- = brak, met die -s ook lokativerend.
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