Gomaguǁgami

The suffix -gu indicates MV. at S.NW. ml. on, here at Goma-B = OS; ǀǀ Gams of -i is 'water'.

About this item

Identifier
966_SKCPN
Title
Gomaguǁgami
Alternative Title
Gomagugame
Georeference Sources
S 2315
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A1 (A-G)
longitude
15.5
latitude
-23.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
Gomaguǀǀgami**
Gomaguǁgami
Source
eng Moritz 1972 MS TOPNAARS 12 'by Natab we drive towards Zebra pan ... and bending ... in a Canyon. After a mile we reach Oswater, that's the last place that is still inhabited. Gomagu ǀǀ Game ('Water for Ochsen') is the Nama name '.
afr Moritz 1972 ms Topnaars 12 'Von Natab fahren wir in Richtung Zebra- pfanne...und biegen...in einen Canyon ein. Nach einer Meile erreichen wir Oswater, das ist der letzte Platz, der noch bewohnt ist. Gomagu-ǀǀgame ('Wasser für Ochsen’) ist der Nama-Name'.
Description
eng The suffix -gu indicates MV. at S.NW. ml. on, here at Goma-B = OS; ǀǀ Gams of -i is 'water'.
afr Die suffiks -gu dui mv. by s.nw. ml. aan, hier by goma-b = os; ǀǀgams of -i is 'water'.
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