ǁKharas
In Nama is gruis, dryf- of spoelsand, 'Flusskies' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 221), ǀǀk[h]ara-b, sodat die Kora- en Griekwavorme die geglottaliseerde uitspraak daarvan is, altans hier. Dat -ra- egter gelyk te stel is met Nama -xa-, met Ou- Kaaps -ka- en -cha-, is heeltemal uitsonderlik, is o.w. enig.
About this item
Identifier
1557_SKCPN
Title
ǁKharas
Alternative Title
Karas(Berg En -Burg)
Georeference Sources
S 2718 en S 2818
Is Part Of
longitude
18.5
latitude
-27.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
ǀǀKharas**
ǁKharas
Source
afr
Seidenfaden 1806 Bericht Moritz J//1 102 'Der Weg war wegen der Steine sehr schlecht; man nennt diese Gegend Karas, d.h. Steinfeld...' Alexander JE 1836 ED1A / 205 'Continuing our course up the 'Hoorn, we traversed a great plain close to it, and saw the mountains of Karas or Sharp...30 or 40 miles distant, and 2 or 3 thousand feet high'. Tindall H 1856 Two lectures 16 'The principal mountains between the Fish and the Qnosop are the Xgharas range...' Fenchel T 1879 Quellen 18 18 '...die im ǀǀKarasgebirge ansiissigen Heiden hier in der Nahe...' Dove 1900 Mitth 63 'ǀǀKarasgebirge = Bergland im Siidnamalande. ǀǀKaras, 11karab = das grosse Kieselgestein in Flussbetten'. Pettman 1921 SAJS 339 'Karas mountains...It is said to be from the Hottentot ǃa-as, sharpening, whetting, and to refer to the sharp character, or the sharpening character, of its loose stones...' Gaerdes J 1970 Mitt 70/10-11 5 per H Vedder 'Karasburg, (kara = gross, stark). Eindruck von Karasbergen...'
Description
afr
In Nama is gruis, dryf- of spoelsand, 'Flusskies' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 221), ǀǀk[h]ara-b, sodat die Kora- en Griekwavorme die geglottaliseerde uitspraak daarvan is, altans hier. Dat -ra- egter gelyk te stel is met Nama -xa-, met Ou- Kaaps -ka- en -cha-, is heeltemal uitsonderlik, is o.w. enig.
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