Hauuis

About this item

Identifier
1235_SKCPN
Title
Hauuis
Alternative Title
Hauuis
Georeference Sources
K 2917 BB
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A2 (H-Z)
longitude
17.875
latitude
-29.125
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Notes about Name
ou naam van Platteklip
Source
afr Van Reenen W 1791 VRV 15 298 'Van de Brakkefontein naar x-hou-x-ois of Platteklip...' Mossop 1935 Ivoetnoot hierby] 299 'The name ǃHau-ǀuis (Shouting Rock) is still employed by natives for the Platteklip at Geselsbank...A legend relates that two chiefs, afraid to engage in battle, shouted insults across the rock'.
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