Swabies, Sobabe(Soutpan)
On the cards we had under eyes, the name appears as 'swabic' and as 'swabies' pan', Ig. Just west of 'Red Life', 'Red Little' Place ': It is apparently a salt pan. About the meaning of the name we received no help. The bill of exchange Sobabesoutpan looks suspicious; We should rather go out of the oldest and most common form. If we simply look for agreement with a word that Almost SWABIES, it can be thought to Sawube- = 'Fahler GideSterbusch, Ein Bitterbusch' (Kr.- R. 1969 NW 343), who likes salt or brackets and also in place names, cf. ZA bubble in th a ** 1110. KRENZ FK 1979 Note's the ground word let him, descending on the sound, think of Nama 'Swabe, Bedutet 'flivers, secretly spreader.'
About this item
Identifier
4774_SKCPN
Title
Swabies, Sobabe(Soutpan)
Alternative Title
Swabies, Sobabe(Soutpan)
Georeference Sources
K 3019 A A
Is Part Of
longitude
19.125
latitude
-30.125
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Source
eng
Census card 1891 'Swabies (red pan)'. Topo Cadastral Series 1967 Skin 3018 Loeriesfontein 'Sobabesoutpan'
afr
Sensuskaart 1891 'Swabies (Rooi Pan)'. Topo-kadastrale reeks 1967 vel 3018 loeriesfontein 'Sobabesoutpan'
Description
eng
On the cards we had under eyes, the name appears as 'swabic' and as 'swabies' pan', Ig. Just west of 'Red Life', 'Red Little' Place ': It is apparently a salt pan. About the meaning of the name we received no help. The bill of exchange Sobabesoutpan looks suspicious; We should rather go out of the oldest and most common form. If we simply look for agreement with a word that Almost SWABIES, it can be thought to Sawube- = 'Fahler GideSterbusch, Ein Bitterbusch' (Kr.- R. 1969 NW 343), who likes salt or brackets and also in place names, cf. ZA bubble in th a ** 1110. KRENZ FK 1979 Note's the ground word let him, descending on the sound, think of Nama 'Swabe, Bedutet 'flivers, secretly spreader.'
afr
Op die kaarte wat ons onder oe gehad het, kom die naam voor as 'Swabies' en as 'Swabies se Pan', Ig. net wes van 'Rooivlei', 'Rooivlei se laagte' ens., Swabies se Pan le op 'lospers Plaats': dit is blykbaar n soutpan. Oor die betekenis van die naam het ons geen hulp ontvang nie. Die wisselspelling Sobabesoutpan lyk verdag; ons moet liewer uitgaan van die oudste en algemeenste vorm. As ons bloot na ooreenstemming soek met ’n woord wat op Swabies gelyk, dan kan gedink word o.a. aan sawube- = 'fahler Ginsterbusch, ein Bitterbusch' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 343), wat van sout- of brakveld hou en wat ook in plekname voorkom, vgl. ZA- BUBEGAS in TH A** 1110. Krenz FK 1979 Aantekening se die grond- woord laat horn, afgaande op die klank, dink aan Nama 'swabe, bedeutet ‘Fliistern, geheimnisvoll leises sprechen.'
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