Geikarakhois

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Identifier
854_SKCPN
Title
Geikarakhois
Alternative Title
Geikarakhois
Georeference Sources
K 2819
Relation
k KARAKHOIS
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A1 (A-G)
longitude
19.5
latitude
-28.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Source
eng Schultze 1904-5 Anuk's 'Gai ǀ Kxarakxoes' is usually written Geikarakhois. It means 'old' or 'big-bays', gei = big, ǀ kara = strange, and khois = woman, in modern orthography Kai ǀ Kharakhoes.
afr Schultze 1904-5 ANUK se 'Gai-ǀkxarakxoes' word gewoonlik geskryf GeiKarakhois. Dit beteken 'Ou-' of 'Groot-Bysondermeid', gei = groot, ǀkara = vreemde, en khois = vrou, in moderne ortografie Kaiǀkharakhoes.
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