Khowarib, Kowarib

Na die vorm kan Khousas wees ǀgao = 'buffel/blouwildebees' en -as = 'gat, puts, watertjie', (Rust 1960 DNW 39) se 'Buffelsputs', of 'Buffelplek'. Gelee in dist. Gordonia.

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Identifier
1724_SKCPN
Title
Khowarib, Kowarib
Alternative Title
Khowarib, Kowarib
Georeference Sources
S 1913
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A2 (H-Z)
longitude
13.5
latitude
-19.5
Measurement Accuracy
50 km radius
Source
afr Hartmann 1904 kaart 'Khowarib', puts. Sprigade-Moisel 1904 Kriegsk 'Kowarib', bron. PNK-SWA s.j. (19551 per DH Diehl snr 'Khowarib: ǀkhowa = i.d. Tiefe stiirzen (Wasser); (khowa = durchbohren (Wasser mit Gewalt)'.
Description
afr Na die vorm kan Khousas wees ǀgao = 'buffel/blouwildebees' en -as = 'gat, puts, watertjie', (Rust 1960 DNW 39) se 'Buffelsputs', of 'Buffelplek'. Gelee in dist. Gordonia.
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