ǃKhoroǁgams

Like Nama ikhoro- = 'limestein' (Rust 1960 DNW 34), and ǀǀ gam- = water, via the fountain water, with the Fern

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Identifier
4121_SKCPN
Title
ǃKhoroǁgams
Alternative Title
Khorogams
Georeference Sources
S 2014/2015
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)
longitude
14.5
latitude
-20.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
ǃKhoroǀǀgams
ǃKhoroǁgams
Source
eng Krenz FK 1974 Farmer Communication 'Under Khorixas, one also gets a fountain, at that mountain sitting south of Welwitschia, Ikhorogams. Ikhorogams are a 'Kalkfontein'. '
afr Krenz FK 1974 Boer Mededeling 'Onderkant Khorixas kry mens ook ’n fontein, by daardie berg wat suidoos van Welwitschia sit, IKhorogams. IKhorogams is 'n 'Kalkfontein’.'
Description
eng Like Nama ikhoro- = 'limestein' (Rust 1960 DNW 34), and ǀǀ gam- = water, via the fountain water, with the Fern
afr Soos Nama Ikhoro- = 'Kalkstein' (Rust 1960 DNW 34), en ǀǀgam- = water, hier bepaaldelik die fonteinwater, met die fern. sing, -s as meermale ’n kenteken van 'n fonteinnaam.
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