Gameij
Forbes 1965 PTSA 105's 'About 8 Miles More in the Same Direction [T.w. to the east of camelopardalisdood] Brought Him to His Gam Ey, Which is Probably The Permanent Spring Now Spell Gumnuipe '. On the face of the eye, Gameij looks like Opperman's Gamkaib, which means 'leechesy', or 'lion round', such as Xam claim, Xamis (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 42 'Xam Claim, Xamis: Lowgrund' ), at Xami = Lion, plus claim [AIS] = 'Faith, progressite, Oberfläche' (Kr.- 60), at EI [AI] = before (on). There are also other possibilities, eg. The gamble can be the vexarized Nama lamb, 'green', and Gameij according to 'green land / greenfield', cf. Ameib.
About this item
Identifier
698_SKCPN
Title
Gameij
Alternative Title
Gameij
Georeference Sources
K 2820
Is Part Of
longitude
20.5
latitude
-28.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Source
eng
Gordon 1779, on his map 'Gam Eij', located to the west of Augrabies just south of the Orange River.
afr
Gordon 1779, op sy kaart 'Gam Eij', geleë ten weste van Augrabies net suid van die Oranjerivier.
Description
eng
Forbes 1965 PTSA 105's 'About 8 Miles More in the Same Direction [T.w. to the east of camelopardalisdood] Brought Him to His Gam Ey, Which is Probably The Permanent Spring Now Spell Gumnuipe '. On the face of the eye, Gameij looks like Opperman's Gamkaib, which means 'leechesy', or 'lion round', such as Xam claim, Xamis (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 42 'Xam Claim, Xamis: Lowgrund' ), at Xami = Lion, plus claim [AIS] = 'Faith, progressite, Oberfläche' (Kr.- 60), at EI [AI] = before (on). There are also other possibilities, eg. The gamble can be the vexarized Nama lamb, 'green', and Gameij according to 'green land / greenfield', cf. Ameib.
afr
Forbes 1965 PTSA 105 se 'About 8 miles more in the same direction [t.w. ten ooste van Cameelopardalisdoodt] brought him to his Gam Ey, which is probably the permanent spring now spelt Gomnuip'. Op die oog af lyk Gameij bietjie soos Opperman se GAMKAIB alwaar, wat 'leeugesig' beteken, of 'leeugrond' kan wees, soos Xam-eis, Xamis (Kr.-R. 1969 N W 42 'Xam-eis, Xamis: lowengrund'), by xami = leeu, plus eis [ais] = 'Gesicht, Vorderseite, OberFläche' (Kr.-R. 60), by ei [ai] = voor(aan). Daar is ook ander moontlikhede, bv. die Gam- kan die gedevelariseerde Nama lam wees, 'groen', en Gameij hiervolgens 'Groengrond/Groenveld', vgl. AMEIB.
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