Tumes

It will be the same place as Hahn 1879 card's Tumeb, cf. Tumib. He declares it with a mortgage with Nama Tu = rain. The -Me- (elsewhere -MI) is certainly a locative form.

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Identifier
2897_SKCPN
Title
Tumes
Alternative Title
Tumes
Georeference Sources
S 2115
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A2 (H-Z)
longitude
15.5
latitude
-21.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Source
eng Hahn Th 1901 Collectanea 63 'Tumes, Ortsn(ame)', by 'Tu, to rain, tus, the rain in Hottentot'.
afr Hahn Th 1901 Collectanea 63 'Tumes, Ortsn(ame)', by 'Tu, to rain, tus, the rain in Hottentot'.
Description
eng It will be the same place as Hahn 1879 card's Tumeb, cf. Tumib. He declares it with a mortgage with Nama Tu = rain. The -Me- (elsewhere -MI) is certainly a locative form.
afr Dit sal dieselfde plek wees as Hahn 1879 kaart se Tumeb, vgl. TUMIB. Hy verklaar dit met ’n verbandlegging met Nama tu = reen. Die -me- (elders -mi-) is bepaald 'n lokatiefformans.
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