ǂGaobǃgarib
This river carried many names, cf. The grouping of them at SHEAD CJ 1973 Gazette 74. The Khoekhoian name (recorded several times) is adequately explained by Pettman.
About this item
Identifier
757_SKCPN
Title
ǂGaobǃgarib
Alternative Title
Gaobgariep
Georeference Sources
K 2824 AD
Relation
k HHOU
Is Part Of
longitude
24.375
latitude
-28.375
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Notes about Name
by uitmonding in Vaalrivier (ou naam van Hartsrivier)
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
╪Gaobǃgarib**
ǂGaobǃgarib
Source
eng
Thompson 1823 Travels 78 'I learned that Messrs Hodgson and Broadbent, Wesleyan Missionaries...had proceeded up the Yellow River, or one of its branches called by the Griquas the Hart...' Pettman 1931 SAPN 20 '╪Gaob-ǃGarieb, ╪gaob = the heart, ǃGarieb, the Orange River...was given by the Koranna Hottentots to the branch of the Vaal River now known as the Hart River...'
afr
Thompson 1823 Travels 78 'I learned that Messrs Hodgson and Broadbent, Wesleyan Missionaries...had proceeded up the Yellow River, or one of its branches called by the Griquas the Hart...' Pettman 1931 SAPN 20 '╪Gaob-ǃGarieb, ╪gaob = the heart, ǃGarieb, the Orange River...was given by the Koranna Hottentots to the branch of the Vaal River now known as the Hart River...'
Description
eng
This river carried many names, cf. The grouping of them at SHEAD CJ 1973 Gazette 74. The Khoekhoian name (recorded several times) is adequately explained by Pettman.
afr
Hierdie rivier het baie name gedra, vgl. die saamgroepering van hulle by Skead CJ 1973 Gazetteer 74. Die Khoekhoense naam (verskeie kere opgeteken) is voldoende verklaar deur Pettman.
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