Sûs

Also in Nama is Sus, sub a 'pot' (Kr.- R. 1969 NW 352). Interestingly, the word has been recorded in 1626 and it translates the ostrich eggshell used as a pot. HOTT 263 and 421-2.

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Identifier
2720_SKCPN
Title
Sûs
Alternative Title
Sus
Georeference Sources
S 1918
Relation
S 1918
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A2 (H-Z)
longitude
18.5
latitude
-19.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
Sûs**
Sûs
Source
eng Albrecht FWKP 1974 Director of companies and Farmer Questionnaire 'Sus, farm nr 276, 64 km from Grootfontein. Meaning ‘Pot or valley’, the centre of the farm. Bushman dialect'.
afr Albrecht FWKP 1974 Director of companies and Farmer Questionnaire 'Sus, farm nr 276, 64 km from Grootfontein. Meaning ‘Pot or valley’, the centre of the farm. Bushman dialect'.
Description
eng Also in Nama is Sus, sub a 'pot' (Kr.- R. 1969 NW 352). Interestingly, the word has been recorded in 1626 and it translates the ostrich eggshell used as a pot. HOTT 263 and 421-2.
afr Ook in Nama is sus, sub 'n 'pot' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 352). Interessant dat die woord al in 1626 opgeteken is en daar vertaal dit die volstruiseierdop wat as pot gebruik is, vgl. HOTT 263 en 421-2.
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