Kaiagab
Good Hope' is actually Goedehoop, Farm No 463, District Mariental, and located east of Aranos in the dune area, close to the eastern border of South West. It seems that the old namanaam was heard earlier than Geiraxab, later than Kaibab. Anyway, the ingredients are kai = big, Geira [kaira] is so about 'big in the number of days, d.w.s. old '(Kr.-r. naming on some suspected topographic parable
About this item
Identifier
3956_SKCPN
Title
Kaiagab
Alternative Title
Kaiagab
Georeference Sources
S 2419 BB
Is Part Of
longitude
19.875
latitude
-24.125
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Source
eng
Arndt H 1977 and three other khoekhoen of chess conversation 'here lies a place that still bears the friendliest name, it's this place they say kaia-xab, it means' big penis '. He's translated Goodaw, but the namanaam was Cairaxab '.
afr
Arndt H 1977 en drie ander Khoekhoen van Koes Gesprek 'Hier le ’n plek wat die vriendelikste naam nog dra, dis hierdie plek wat hulle se Kaia-xab, dit beteken ‘Groot penis’. Hy's vertaal Goeiehoop, maar die Namanaam was Kairaxab'.
Description
eng
Good Hope' is actually Goedehoop, Farm No 463, District Mariental, and located east of Aranos in the dune area, close to the eastern border of South West. It seems that the old namanaam was heard earlier than Geiraxab, later than Kaibab. Anyway, the ingredients are kai = big, Geira [kaira] is so about 'big in the number of days, d.w.s. old '(Kr.-r. naming on some suspected topographic parable
afr
Goeiehoop' is eintlik Goedehoop, plaas nr 463, distrik Mariental, en geleë oos van Aranos in die duinegebied, na aan die oosgrens van Suid- wes. Dit lyk of daar gesê word dat die ou Namanaam vroeër gehoor is as Geiraxab, later as Kaiaxab. Hoe ook al, die bestanddele is kai = groot, geira [kaira] is so ongeveer 'groot in die aantal dae, d.w.s. oud' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 103); xa-b is die manlike skaamdeel en word nog in Afrikaans bywoordelik of as uitroep gehoor vir ’n slegte reuk. 'Ou manlike roede', 'Ou Penis'. Moontlik berus die naamgewing op een of ander vermeende topografiese gelykenis
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