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Auas

Auas

S 2517 CC

Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)

17.125

-25.875

12.5 km radius

eng Alexander 1837 EDI A 2 227 '...we continued our journey along the cold and flat summit of the Bulb Mountains, and turned aside to get water at the fountain ’Ahuas, or Blood. In this was said to dwell a snake which guarded it, but strange to say, when the fountain was reached, it was found to be dried up, and a water snake, about 6 feet long, brown above and yellow below, lay dead beside it...' [’n Boesman het erken dat hy die slang die vorige dag gedood het]. Sprigade-Moisel 1904 Kriegsk 'Auas (Blutfeld)

afr Alexander 1837 EDI A 2 227 '...we continued our journey along the cold and flat summit of the Bulb Mountains, and turned aside to get water at the fountain ’Ahuas, or Blood. In this was said to dwell a snake which guarded it, but strange to say, when the fountain was reached, it was found to be dried up, and a water snake, about 6 feet long, brown above and yellow below, lay dead beside it...' [’n Boesman het erken dat hy die slang die vorige dag gedood het]. Sprigade-Moisel 1904 Kriegsk 'Auas (Blutfeld)

eng Th Hahn who writes about the water snake in Tsuni - ǀǀ and quotes Alexander says that Ahuas is now ǀ Aus, and it brought us to a wandering track. The cricke marte gives in brackets the alternative name, 'Blutfeld', who was the translation of the Khoekhozen name, a name that still survives for the farms Auas ​​No. 8, Auas ​​North on which possible the fountain is what Alexander wrote (cf. . Topographic map 1971 SWA skin 2516 Gibeon), and then auas-south no 7. cf. Th a * 226 on location etc. The name Blutfeld confirms Alexander's distraction, at Nama ǀ Au [ǀ ao] = 'Blutt' (Rust 1960 DNW 11). For his' ahu- (the diacritical sign for the sucker consonant), plus-ash that, in accordance with the member Feld in Blutfeld, as Namaǃ Au- = 'Feld. Jagdfeld' (Rest 21) is. With the usual spring indexes of the Fern. sing. Modernized, the name will be written today as ǀ AU-S, with clamps such as Kreenley they gave them to the various components.

afr Th Hahn wat in Tsuni-ǀǀGoam 1881 53 oor die waterslang skryf en Alexander aanhaal, se dat Ahuas nou ǀAus is, en dit het ons op ’n dwaalspoor gebring. Die Kriegskarte gee tussen hakies die alternatiewe naam aan, 'Blutfeld', wat die vertaling van die Khoekhoense naam was, ’n naam wat nog voortbestaan vir die plase Auas nr 8, Auas-Noord waarop moontlik die fontein is waaroor Alexander geskryf het (vgl. Topografiese kaart 1971 SWA vel 2516 Gibeon), en dan Auas-Suid nr 7. Vgl. TH A* 226 oor ligging ens. Die naam Blutfeld bevestig Alexander se afleiding, by Nama ǀau [ǀao-] = 'Blutt' (Rust 1960 DNW 11). vir sy 'Ahu- (die diakritiese teken vir die suigkonsonant), plus -as wat, in ooreenstemming met die lid -feld in Blutfeld, wel soos Nama ǃau- = 'Feld. Jagdfeld' (Rust 21) is. met die gewone fonteinindeks -s van die fern. sing. Gemoderniseer sal die naam vandag geskryf word as ǀAo-ǃau-s, met klemtekens soos Kroenlein hulle by die onderskeie komponente gegee het.

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