Aub(Berg)
It is north of Bethanien and west of Beerseba, in the Hanami plateau, just east of the Ganachab, so far from the Aub or Grootfish River to be relating to it without any more. The -tanab of Hahn (and of Van Vice, not quoted) is like Nama -tana- (now -dana) = head, head (Rest 1960 DNW 29). It is the same place as snake head, in Nama literally ǀ AUB-Dana-B, whose Afrikaans name is the translation, ǀ Ao- (with increasing tone) = snake (Kreenley 1889 Worschatz 183), and Tana-B = head, also geographical. The full name appears on cards and shortens in writings as AUB, and from early on, cf. Kreft. Also read Sonoab.
About this item
Identifier
247_SKCPN
Title
Aub(Berg)
Alternative Title
Aub(Berg)
Georeference Sources
S 2617 AB
Is Part Of
longitude
17.375
latitude
-26.125
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
ǀAob-danab
Source
eng
Kreft HH 1863 QUELEN 3 181 '... URN DEN ǀ AUBER BERG ZU Kriegsk 'AUB BG.', The same location.
afr
Kreft HH 1863 Quellen 3 181 '...urn den ǀAuber Berg zu vermeiden...' [tus- sen Berseba en Bethanien.] Hahn Th 1879 kaart 'ǀAubtanab', berg, op hoogte S 2617. Sprigade-Moisel 1904 Kriegsk 'Aub Bg.', dieselfde ligging.
shortDescription
eng
Slangkop
afr
Slangkop
Description
eng
It is north of Bethanien and west of Beerseba, in the Hanami plateau, just east of the Ganachab, so far from the Aub or Grootfish River to be relating to it without any more. The -tanab of Hahn (and of Van Vice, not quoted) is like Nama -tana- (now -dana) = head, head (Rest 1960 DNW 29). It is the same place as snake head, in Nama literally ǀ AUB-Dana-B, whose Afrikaans name is the translation, ǀ Ao- (with increasing tone) = snake (Kreenley 1889 Worschatz 183), and Tana-B = head, also geographical. The full name appears on cards and shortens in writings as AUB, and from early on, cf. Kreft. Also read Sonoab.
afr
Dit le noord van Bethanien en wes van Berseba, in die Hanami-plato, net oos van die Ganachab, dus te ver van die Aub- of Grootvisrivier om daarmee sonder meer in verband te staan. Die -tanab van Hahn (en van Kiepert, nie aangehaal nie) is soos Nama -tana- (nou -dana-) = kop, hoof (Rust 1960 DNW 29). Dit is dieselfde plek as Slangkop, in Nama letterlik ǀ Aub-dana-b, waarvan die Afrikaanse naam die vertaling is, ǀao- (met hoogstygende toon) = slang (Kroenlein 1889 Wortschatz 183), en tana-b = kop, ook aardrykskundig. Die voile naam verskyn op kaarte en in geskrifte verkort as Aub, en wel van vroeg af, vgl. Kreft. lees ook SONOAB.
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