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ǁGurus

Gurus

S 2719 AA

Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)

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12.5 km radius

ǀǀGurus**

ǁGurus

eng Apriels K 1977 and Four Other Khoek Hoen of Aoab Conversation 'It is ǀ gurus, dirt'. Arndt H 1977 And three other khoekhoen of chunk conversation 'that river comes so off, the Gurub River. Sometimes it is turbid, Gurub, the water is not white, it is dirty '.

afr Apriels K 1977 en vier ander Khoekhoen van Aroab Gesprek 'Dit is ǀGurus, vuilis'. Arndt H 1977 en drie ander Khoekhoen van Koes Gesprek 'Daardie rivier kom so af, die Gurubrivier. Partykeer is dit troebel, ǀgurub, die water is nie wit nie, dit is vuil'.

eng Gurus is the name of Farm No. 77, and also of the river that flows southeast and received by the Bak River. If it is the river, then Mr Arndt and his team call it the Gurub, with the -b (ml. Ekv.) For the river, which follows the normal pattern. The name is already discussed in th a * 487 where it was declared 'rocky river', to Nama ǀǀ Guru- = 'Quarz, Kiesel Stein ...', and support for it was found in the fact that the Nama- Chief Hendrik Witbooi 1894 It also so game. We believe the old statement deserves the preference, and that the above statement is associative rationalization, which is also understandable but not decisive. The farm and the river are east of the Great Karasberg, the old 'Steinfeld', showing everything in the direction of 'stony'.

afr Gurus is die naam van plaas nr 77, en ook van die rivier wat suidoostelik vloei en deur die Bakrivier ontvang word. As dit die rivier is, dan noem mnr Arndt en sy span dit die Gurub, met die -b (ml. ekv.) vir die rivier, wat die normale patroon volg. Die naam is al bespreek in TH A* 487 waar dit verklaar is as 'Klipperige rivier', na Nama ǀǀguru- = 'Quarz, Kiesel- stein...', en steun daarvoor is gevind in die feit dat die Nama-hoofman Hendrik Witbooi 1894 dit ook so spel. Ons meen die ou verklaring daar verdien die voorkeur, en dat die verklaring hierbo assosiatiewe rasionalisa- sie is, wat ook begryplik is maar nie deurslaggewend nie. Die plaas en die rivier is oos van die Groot-Karasberg, die ou 'Steinfeld', wat alles in die rigting van 'klipperigheid' wys.

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