Xamaǁgoes

This name does not occur on later maps that is accessible to us. As far as we can determine, it had to lay on the current farm Kwakwas No. 251. Dr Hahn gives it as a pilot at a fountain; The road is still over there (cf. SWA series 1974 sheet 2316 Rehoboth), from Rehoboth in northwest direction. The X sound as at Hahn is translated for place names as on the Krikriekarte with Ch-. The 11Goe- = 'liegen' (Rust 1960 DNW 39), substantiated as 'place' (cf. Krenz), but we doubt whether the first component here reflects the concept 'lion' in Nama Xam-MI (Rest 40). Hahn does not write 'xam-i', he writes 'xam-a'. Kreenley 1889 Worschatz 45 has only one entry under Xama- = 'The GIITE, FLICHKEIT'. Then it looks like, with this data before us, the source name might rather mean 'good location' or 'welgely'

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Identifier
3330_SKCPN
Title
Xamaǁgoes
Alternative Title
Chamagoes
Georeference Sources
S 2316 BB
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)
longitude
16.875
latitude
-23.125
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
Xamaǀǀgoes*
Xamaǁgoes
Source
eng Hahn th 1879 card 'Xama ǀ ǀ Goes ', a source to the Gurumanas. Sprigade Misel 1904 Kriegsk 'Chama Goes'. Krenz FK 1977 Farmer Note 'Xama = Lowe; ǀǀ Goes = Lieidle '
afr Hahn Th 1879 kaart 'Xama-ǀ ǀgoes', ’n bron aan die Gurumanas. Sprigade-Moisel 1904 Kriegsk 'Chama goes'. Krenz FK 1977 Boer Aantekening 'Xama = lowe; ǀǀgoes = liegestelle'
Description
eng This name does not occur on later maps that is accessible to us. As far as we can determine, it had to lay on the current farm Kwakwas No. 251. Dr Hahn gives it as a pilot at a fountain; The road is still over there (cf. SWA series 1974 sheet 2316 Rehoboth), from Rehoboth in northwest direction. The X sound as at Hahn is translated for place names as on the Krikriekarte with Ch-. The 11Goe- = 'liegen' (Rust 1960 DNW 39), substantiated as 'place' (cf. Krenz), but we doubt whether the first component here reflects the concept 'lion' in Nama Xam-MI (Rest 40). Hahn does not write 'xam-i', he writes 'xam-a'. Kreenley 1889 Worschatz 45 has only one entry under Xama- = 'The GIITE, FLICHKEIT'. Then it looks like, with this data before us, the source name might rather mean 'good location' or 'welgely'
afr Hierdie naam kom nie op latere kaarte voor wat vir ons toeganklik is nie. Sover ons dit kan vasstel, moes dit gelê het op die huidige plaas Kwakwas nr 251. Dr Hahn gee dit as ’n uitspanning by ’n fontein; die pad loop nog daar verby (vgl. SWA-reeks 1974 vel 2316 Rehoboth), van Rehoboth af in noordwestelike rigting. Die X-klank soos by Hahn word vir plekname ge- translitereer soos op die Kriegskarte met Ch-. Die 11goe- = 'liegen' (Rust 1960 DNW 39), gesubstantiveer as 'Plek' (vgl. Krenz), maar ons twyfel of die eerste komponent hier die begrip 'leeu' weergee, in Nama xam-mi (Rust 40). Hahn skryf nie 'xam-i' nie, hy skryf 'xam-a'. Kroenlein 1889 Wortschatz 45 het net een inskrywing onder xama- = ' die Giite, Vortref- flichkeit'. Dan lyk dit of, met hierdie gegewens voor ons, die bronnaam dalk eerder kan beteken 'Goeie ligging' of 'Welgeleë'
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