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Gams, Gams(Berg)

Gams, Gams(Berg)

K 2918 BB

Toponymica Hottentotica: A1 (A-G)

18.875

-29.125

12.5 km radius

eng Thompson 1824 Travels 284 'The Adjoining Plains Are Covered With Grass Which Gravers All in Separate Tufts, Like The Hair On The Head of A Hottentot. From This Feature The Spot Derives Its Name T'kams, A Term Signifying 'Tufted Grass', in The Namaqua Dialect. ' On his map 'Kams' (south-west of Pella). Chase 1843 Map map 'T'kams' (South Sides of Pella). Moffat R 1857 Mandard 'Cams' (cf. Forbes 1968 below). Pettman 1921 Sajs 17 336 'Kams (Hot. Van Herd p 1965 Letter 'Black Jim Dixon says: Gathering is the place where they open and roasted the meat. They sang and danced around and at the fire: aon of arom, cogether = so we will throw the fat, so we will open the meat and braaiǃ ' Forbes 1968 in VRV 49 59 UN 'Cams, About 20 Miles SSW or Pella, in The Manuscript Map ... at R. Moffat Jnr. 1857 ... SHOWN IN THE SAME POSITION IS GAMES AT THE FOOT OF THE GAMSBERG IN THE NAMES SHEET ... 1943 '.

afr Thompson 1824 Travels 284 'The adjoining plains are covered with grass which grows all in separate tufts, like the hair on the head of a Hottentot. From this feature the spot derives its name t’Kams, a term signifying ‘tufted grass’, in the Namaqua dialect.' Op sy landkaart 'KAMS' (suid- suidwes van Pella). Chase 1843 landkaart 't’Kams' (suidsuidwes van Pella). Moffat R 1857 landkaart 'Cams' (vgl. Forbes 1968 hieronder). Pettman 1921 SAJS 17 336 'Kams (Hot. ǃkam, to fight), a place on the road from leliefontein to Pella, little Namaqualand, said to' have been the scene of a tribal battle'. Van Heerde P 1965 Brief 'Swart Jim Dixon vertel: Gaams is die plek waar hulle die vleis oopgevlek en gebraai het. Hulle het gesing en gedans om en by die vuur: Soaam arom, soaam gaams = so sal ons die vet ingooi, so sal ons die vleis oopvlek en braaiǃ' Forbes 1968 in VRV 49 59 vn 'Cams, about 20 miles SSW of Pella, in the manuscript Map...by R. Moffat jnr. 1857...Shown in the same position is Gaams at the foot of the Gamsberg in the Namies Sheet... 1943'.

eng Cams, Gams, Gams and Kams, at Thompson and Chase with T 'in front of suction consonant, are the same place here. We get three statements of which the eldest, of Thompson, looks the most acceptable, a statement he obviously received the best authority. The mountain did receive its name from the plain. On the list of farm names, the mountain occurs as 'Gamsberg'. The foundation of the name is, outgoing of the meanings we have, ǀǀ gan-i = 'Fleisch' (Rust 1960 24), which does not close, and ǀ Ga- = grass (Rest 28). The suction consonant there, the nasalized vowel goes consonant to the -m- (before the B of -Berg). So 'Ga-Grasplain, -Berg'. The names show agreement with gaming, where the same grass type is gamble. This is the aristida brevifolia that already has a lot of Wikar 1779. He calls it the white grass or Gaa, whose seed is gathered by the ants and which also uses the inlanders for them. Indeed, the growth mode of the Gagraras's clumps reminds the peppercorns of inlanders; The naman for peppercorns areǃ Nora- ǀ un or twisted hair. We add another comment from Krenz FK 1976 Farmer's note mentioned from Herde. 'Stone: level or cut short at the mouth; ǀ aro = stain. ╪ga, ams = put in the mouth. Song: Soam ǀ aro = cut off, stain; Soam ╪ga AMS = stitch in the mouth '.

afr Cams, Gaams, Gams en Kams, by Thompson en Chase met t’ vooraan vir suigkonsonant, is hier dieselfde plek. Ons kry drie verklarings waarvan die oudste, die van Thompson, vir ons die aanneemlikste lyk, ’n verklaring wat hy klaarblyklik ook hier van die beste gesag ontvang het. Die berg het wel sy naam van die vlakte ontvang. Op die lys van plaasname kom die berg voor as 'Gaamsberg'. Die grondslag van die naam is, uitgaande van die betekenisse wat ons het, ǀǀgan-i = 'Fleisch' (Rust 1960 24), wat nie goed sluit nie, en ǀga- = gras (Rust 28). Die suigkonsonant is daar, die genasaleerde klinker gaan konsonanties oor tot die -m- (voor die b- van -berg). Dus 'Ga-grasvlakte, -berg'. Die name toon ooreenkoms met GAMOEP, waar dieselfde grassoort as Gam- voorkom. Dit is die Aristida brevifolia waaroor reeds Wikar 1779 heelwat te vertelle het. Hy noem dit die witgras of gaa, waarvan die saad deur die miere vergader word en wat dan die inlanders ook vir hulle ten nutte maak. Die groeiwyse van die gagras se polle laat inderdaad dink aan die peperkorrels van inlanders; die Namanaam vir peperkorrels is ǃnora-ǀun of gedraaide hare. Ons voeg nog ’n opmerking van Krenz FK 1976 Boer Aantekening by wat Van Heerde genoem het. 'Soaam: vlak of kort by die mond afsny; ǀaro = vlek. ╪ga, ams = in die mond steek. lied: Soam ǀaro = sny af, vlek; Soam ╪ga ams = steek in die mond'.

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