Goagas

Vedder 1947 'ǃ Goas = Schlucht, Niederung ('ditch')'. 'Fountain (-s) at the place where there are many (-ga, for Nama -Xa) ditches, dongas (ǃ Goa) is', or 'slot [lGaaxa-1 water location'.

About this item

Identifier
925_SKCPN
Title
Goagas
Alternative Title
Goagas
Georeference Sources
S 2315
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A1 (A-G)
longitude
15.5
latitude
-23.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Source
eng Hahn Th 1879 map 'igoagas', thrown. Sprigade Misel 1904 Kriegsk 'Goagas', source and river flowing from northwest in the kiereb.
afr Hahn Th 1879 kaart ' IGoagas', uitspanning. Sprigade-Moisel 1904 Kriegsk 'Goagas', bron en rivier wat uit noordweste in die Kuiseb vloei.
Description
eng Vedder 1947 'ǃ Goas = Schlucht, Niederung ('ditch')'. 'Fountain (-s) at the place where there are many (-ga, for Nama -Xa) ditches, dongas (ǃ Goa) is', or 'slot [lGaaxa-1 water location'.
afr Vedder 1947 ' ǃGoas= Schlucht, Niederung (‘sloot’)'. 'Fontein (-s) by die plek waar daar baie (-ga-, vir Nama -xa-) slote, dongas (ǃgoa-) is', of 'Sloterige [lgoaxa-1 Waterplek'.
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