Gobis
One would actually have expected Goabis, it apparently changed in the nationalism. Nama ╪koa-B, also ╪Go-B, for 'elephant'; The -bis is a locating suffix, the 'place (-bis) of the elephant (╪koab) [╪khoa]', 'Olifantsfontein'.
About this item
Identifier
952_SKCPN
Title
Gobis
Alternative Title
Gobis
Georeference Sources
S 1918
Is Part Of
longitude
18.5
latitude
-19.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Source
eng
Sprigade Misel 1904 Kriegsk 'Gobis', Source, S 1918 AC. Brandt JW 1973 Geologist, Farmer, Lv., Questionnaire 'Gobis, Farm, Nearest town of Grootfontein Swa. Means 'elephant (water)'. Small open spring water in the form of a round skill about 40 meters in diameter, located in a busy level world. Early elephants used it to bathe. In 1967, two elephants traveled here for a real elephant modger bath and continued their journey to the farm Olifantsfontein, also in this area ... earlier the name was written Xobis '.
afr
Sprigade-Moisel 1904 Kriegsk 'Gobis', bron, S 1918 AC. Brandt JW 1973 Geoloog, Boer, lV., Vraelys 'Gobis, plaas, naaste dorp Grootfontein SWA. Beteken ‘Olifant(water)’. Klein oop fonteinwater in die vorm van ’n ronde pannetjie ongeveer 40 meter in deursnee, geleë in ’n bosryke gelyk wêreld. vroeër het olifante dit gebruik om in te bad. In 1967 het twee olifante hier ’n besoek afgelê vir ’n regte olifantmodderbad en hulle reis voortgesit na die plaas Olifantsfontein, ook in hierdie omgewing ...vroeër is die naam geskryf Xobis'.
Description
eng
One would actually have expected Goabis, it apparently changed in the nationalism. Nama ╪koa-B, also ╪Go-B, for 'elephant'; The -bis is a locating suffix, the 'place (-bis) of the elephant (╪koab) [╪khoa]', 'Olifantsfontein'.
afr
Mens sou eintlik Goabis verwag het, dit het dan blykbaar in die volksmond verander. Nama ╪koa-b, ook ╪goa-b, vir 'olifant'; die -bis is ’n lokativerende suffiks, die 'Plek (-bis) van die olifant (╪koab) [╪khoa-]', 'Olifantsfontein'.
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