ǀAodanab

Nama ǀ AO-B = blood, and DANA-S, here Tana-S, = head. Cf. Goatanab.

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Identifier
154_SKCPN
Title
ǀAodanab
Alternative Title
Aotanab
Georeference Sources
S 2314
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A1 (A-G)
longitude
14.5
latitude
-23.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
ǀAodanab**
ǀAodanab
Source
eng Moritz 1972 MS TOPNAARS 6-6A 'behind Dabbedraai, about 3 miles in front of Uraras, lies the place ǀ Goa-Tanab or ǀ Ao Tanab ... at that time a rich Hottentotte ╪eiseb lived here. People would be jealous; They wanted cattle from him, but he did not give them. He would then be murdered by them. Due to this incident, the place is called ǀ AO-TANAB = blood head (to Stevenson) '.
afr Moritz 1972 ms Topnaars 6-6a 'Hinter Dabbedraai, etwa 3 Meilen vor Uraras, liegt der Platz ǀGoa-tanab oder ǀAo-tanab...Damals lebte ein reicher Hottentotte ╪Geiseb hier. Die leute würden eifersiichtig; sie woll- ten Vieh von ihm haben, das er ihnen aber nicht gab. Spater würde er dann von ihnen ermordet. Auf grund dieses Vorfalls heisst der Platz ǀAo-tanab = Blutkopf (nach Stevenson)'.
shortDescription
eng Bloodshot
afr Bloedkop
Description
eng Nama ǀ AO-B = blood, and DANA-S, here Tana-S, = head. Cf. Goatanab.
afr Nama ǀao-b = bloed, en dana-s, hier tana-s, = kop. Vgl. GOATANAB.
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