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Urikaruus

Urikaruus

K 2520 CD/2620 AB

Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)

20.375

-25.875

12.5 km radius

eng Surveying 1951 'Uri Karlius, District Gordonia 176 miles [283 km] Northern North West [of Upington]. Old name, from Hottentots. It is part where the limestone clips come above the ground. Literally it means 'white stone spot'. '

afr Opmeting 1951 'Uri Karlius, distrik Gordonia 176 myl [283 km] noord- noordwes [van Upington]. Ou naam, uit Hottentots. Dit is 'n deel waar die kalkklippe bo die grond uitkom. letterlik beteken dit ‘Wit klippe- rige plek’.'

eng This is farm 'Uri Karuus' No. 467/1918 on the northern bank of the Auob and in the National Gemsbok Park. The farm is west of 'Red Brak'. The member uri is certainly as Namaǃ Uri = white, and reason. nl. Lime clips found there look convincing. But whether 'karus' is declared correctly, is not sure. There is probably thought of 72), viz. in limestone (for the 'white'). So about 'Witbank'.

afr Dit is plaas 'Uri Karuus' nr 467/1918 aan die noordelike oewer van die Auob en in die Nasionale Gemsbokpark. Die plaas le wes van 'Rooi Brak'. Die lid Uri- is wel seker soos Nama ǃuri = wit, en die rede daar- voor. nl. kalkklippe wat daar voorkom, lyk oortuigend. Maar of 'Karuus' reg verklaar is, is nie seker nie. Daar is waarskynlik gedink aan ǃgare-, = 'Fels' (Rust 1960 DNW 21), maar die klankassosiasie wek eerder die ge- dagte op aan ǀǀgaru- = 'die Wasserbank' of 'Wasserbecken (im Fels)' (Rust 72), nl. in kalkklip (vir die 'wit'). So ongeveer 'Witbank'.

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