Dawedraais

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Identifier
3382_SKCPN
Title
Dawedraais
Alternative Title
Dawedraais
Georeference Sources
S 2314 BA
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)
longitude
14.625
latitude
-23.125
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Source
eng Budack KFR 1979 Ethnologist Report of fieldwork 'Dawe-turning, a residence to the Ikhuisbow beyond Rooibank. A mixture of Nama and Afrikaans. Daweb or DABEB is Tamarex USNEOIDES, and -draais comes from AFR. 'Turn' with the Fern. Sing, Suffiks -s. The river is turning here. '
afr Budack KFR 1979 Etnoloog Verslag van veldwerk 'Dawe-draais, ’n woonplek aan die IKhuiseb anderkant Rooibank. 'n Mengsel van Nama en Afrikaans. Daweb of dabeb is Tamarix usneoides, en -draais kom van Afr. ‘draai' met die fern. sing, suffiks -s. Die rivier maak hier 'n draai'.
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