ǃNaiǃaub

Namaǃ Nei- = camel [actually 'giraffe', transferred here on the 'camel'], andǃ Au- = neck, 'camel neck'.

About this item

Identifier
2241_SKCPN
Title
ǃNaiǃaub
Alternative Title
Neikaub
Georeference Sources
S 2115
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A2 (H-Z)
longitude
15.5
latitude
-21.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
ǃNaiǃaub**
ǃNaiǃaub
Source
eng Du Raan RA 1974 mechanic conversation 'just above Nineysis lies a place named Naikub, it's nowǃ Neiǃ AUB. It means 'camel's neck'. There they killed the camel and then they fried the neck there '.
afr Du Raan RA 1974 Werktuigkundige Gesprek 'Net bokant Neineis le 'n plek met die naam van Neikaub, dit is nou ǃNei-ǃaub. Dit beteken ‘Kameel se nek’. Daar het hulle die kameel doodgemaak en toe het hulle die aand die nek daar gebraai'.
Description
eng Namaǃ Nei- = camel [actually 'giraffe', transferred here on the 'camel'], andǃ Au- = neck, 'camel neck'.
afr Nama ǃnei- = kameel [eintlik 'kameelperd', hier oorgedra op die 'kameel'], en ǃau- = nek, 'Kameelnek'.
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