ǃNaiǃaob
Like Namaǃ Nai- = camel, also giraffe, andǃ Au-, also (as here)ǃ Ao- = neck. The whole 'Game Game' The 'neck', ie withǃ Kau- instead of the ordinary norm of currently, twǃ au- ( -B locates (here) the rock.
About this item
Identifier
4471_SKCPN
Title
ǃNaiǃaob
Alternative Title
Neiaob
Georeference Sources
S 2115
Relation
kyk ook NEIKAUB en NAINAUB
Is Part Of
longitude
15.5
latitude
-21.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
ǃNaiǃaob
Source
eng
Koehler O 1959 Omaruru 44 'Most of the Herero were at...ǀUikrenz...one at ǃNeiǃaob'.
afr
Koehler O 1959 Omaruru 44 'Most of the Herero were at...ǀUikrenz...one at ǃNeiǃaob'.
Description
eng
Like Namaǃ Nai- = camel, also giraffe, andǃ Au-, also (as here)ǃ Ao- = neck. The whole 'Game Game' The 'neck', ie withǃ Kau- instead of the ordinary norm of currently, twǃ au- ( -B locates (here) the rock.
afr
Soos Nama ǃnai- = kameel, ook kameelperd, en ǃau-, ook (soos hier) ǃao- = nek. die geheel 'Kameelnek'. Die plek is ook bekend as Nainaub/Nei- naub, met ’n -n- na die eerste lid as oorgangsklank na die tweede lid, en nog verder is dit bekend as Neikaub, met 'n gevelariseerde vorm vir die 'nek', d.i. met ǃkau- in stede van die gewone norm van tans, t.w. ǃau- (ǃao-). Vir die motivering van die naam kyk die twee benoemde inskry- wings onder wisselvorme. Die ml. ekv. -b lokativeer (hier) die rots.
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