Tsamaros

Presumably Tsama-S, the Citrullus Lanatus, also mentioned in Afrikaans and in South African English Tsammas (as loanword from Khoekhens), with reduction forms -ro-, and the Fern, -s for source names, about the 'Tsam Matjiesputs'.

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Identifier
2820_SKCPN
Title
Tsamaros
Alternative Title
Tsamaros
Georeference Sources
B 2723 BD
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A2 (H-Z)
longitude
23.875
latitude
-27.375
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
Tsamaros**
Tsamaros
Source
eng Veillet S.J. Kaart 'Tsamaros', Oosnoordoos Van Kuruman.
afr Veillet s.j. kaart 'Tsamaros', oosnoordoos van Kuruman.
Description
eng Presumably Tsama-S, the Citrullus Lanatus, also mentioned in Afrikaans and in South African English Tsammas (as loanword from Khoekhens), with reduction forms -ro-, and the Fern, -s for source names, about the 'Tsam Matjiesputs'.
afr Vermoedelik tsama-s, die Citrullus lanatus, ook in Afrikaans en in Suid- Afrikaanse Engels tsammas genoem (as leenwoord uit Khoekhoens), met verkleiningsformans -ro-, en die fern, -s vir bronname, ongeveer die 'Tsam- matjiesputs'.
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