Hairaxabes
By hei-s [hai-s] = boom, dan ǃgao = onder, of khao = agter, met lokativerende -s.
About this item
Identifier
1253_SKCPN
Title
Hairaxabes
Alternative Title
Heirachabis
Georeference Sources
S 2819 BA
Is Part Of
longitude
19.625
latitude
-28.125
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
Hairaxabes**
Hairaxabes
Source
afr
Albrecht C 1807 Brief Moritz 3//1 106 'Unser Mitarbeiter Johann Seiden- faden wohnt bei dem Brunnen Herregewis und arbeiteit...unter den Heiden'. Schmelen JH 1814 Reisen Moritz 28/4 208 'In Hamiss und Hairehewest'. Hahn Th 1879 kaart 'Heiraxabis'; Kiepert 1893 kaart 'Hairakhabis'; Sprigade-Moisel 1904 Kriegsk 'Heirachabis', sendingstasie, S 2819 BA. Simon-Bouchard 1882+ African Memories 1882-1909 130 'The Mission pays the natives to gather the gum which is then sent to the British Colony where it is sold. These gum trees are quite plentiful in Hierachabies and grow most successfully in dried-up river beds...Actually Hierachabies was named after this tree. Hiera signifies ‘gum’ in Hottentot, and chabies means ‘place’. Thus, Hierachabies means ‘The place of gum-.’’ Dieselfde van biskop Schlotterback EJ 1974 Vraelys, met '-xabies' = 'plek'. Vedder H 1928 Joernaal 4 1928-9 28 'Heirachabies, die grosse Farm der Katholischen Mission, verdankt seinen Namen dem essbaren Harz, das aus gewissen Dornbaumen quillt, wenn sie von einem bestimmten Kafer aangebohrt werden. Uebersetzung: Ort (-bis), an dem es reichlich (-cha) Baumharz (heiras) gibt'. PNK-SWA 1957 per Jacobs CJ 'Heiragabis...uit heira = gom van die wit- doring; gabis = waterputs. Inligting van priester Karl Temper'. Rust 1960 DNW 8 'voll Baumharz: heiraxa; Ortsname: Heiraxabis'.
Description
afr
By hei-s [hai-s] = boom, dan ǃgao = onder, of khao = agter, met lokativerende -s.
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