Anibtanab

Nama Ani-B, 'feels', and Tana-S, 'head', also 'Head. 'Feel head'; Tana is spelled today as Dana-.

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Identifier
124_SKCPN
Title
Anibtanab
Alternative Title
Anibtanab
Georeference Sources
S 2315 CB
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A1 (A-G)
longitude
15.375
latitude
-23.625
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
Anib-danab
Source
eng Sprigade-Moisel 1904 Warsk 'Anibanab', UITSPANNING AAN The Kuiseb. Moritz 1972 MS TOPNAARS 15 'According to the map of 1912, the place Anibanab now follows, in Nama Ani-Tanab. That means 'bird head'.' Namas also lived here. '
afr Sprigade-Moisel 1904 Kriegsk 'Anibtanab', uitspanning aan die Kuiseb. Moritz 1972 ms Topnaars 15 'Nach der Karte von 1912 folgt nun der Platz ANIBTANAB, im Nama eigentlich Ani-tanab. Das bedeutet ‘Vogelkopf’. Auch hier wohnten Namas.'
shortDescription
eng Voet
afr Voëlkop
Description
eng Nama Ani-B, 'feels', and Tana-S, 'head', also 'Head. 'Feel head'; Tana is spelled today as Dana-.
afr Nama ani-b, 'voel', en tana-s, 'kop', ook 'hoof. 'Voelkop'; tana- word vandag gespel as dana-.
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