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Choiganab

Choiganab

S 1918 BC

Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)

18.625

-19.375

12.5 km radius

eng Hartmann 1904 card 'Choiganab', says it's a Bushmen site and that Earl water can be obtained. The same name and spelling on other cards. XAREEG E 1977 and six other Khoekhoen of Grootfontein Conversation 'It is perhaps Koeganab. There is the possibility that people planted dagga there, the 'people's marijuana'. ' Krenz FK 1977 Farmer Conversation 'It looks like Khoi ǀǀ Ganab, Khoi = Man, ǀǀ Ga Nab = Camel thorn tree'. The same spokesman 1979 in his note here 'ǀǀ Koi = Lie, ǀǀ Ganab = Kameldornbaum.' Kaeldornbaum. '

afr Hartmann 1904 kaart 'Choiganab', se dis ’n Boesmanswerf en dat graaf water verkry kan word. Dieselfde naam en spelling op ander kaarte. Xaregeb E 1977 en ses ander Khoekhoen van Grootfontein Gesprek 'Dit is miskien Koeganab. Daar bestaan die moontlikheid dat mense daar dagga geplant het, die ‘Mense se dagga’.' Krenz FK 1977 Boer Gesprek 'Dit lyk na Khoiǀǀganab, khoi = mens, ǀǀga- nab = kameeldoringboom'. Dieselfde segsman 1979 in sy Aantekening hierby 'ǀǀKoi = liegen, ǀǀganab = Kameldornbaum. 'Der gestiartzte Ka- meldornbaum.'

eng The farm No. 262 is registered as Choiganab, it is east of Grootfontein. The first member is understood by the quoted as (maybe) such as Nama Khoe- = man, or as Nama ǀǀ Goe = 'Liege' (Rest 1960 DNW 39). The word distribution is seen as Choi + Ganab, LG. Then mostly as ǀǀ Ganabread, for camel thorn tree. Hartmann usually gives the Schnalz, but not in this word or in the Khoekhoian names next to it.

afr Die plaas nr 262 is geregistreer as Choiganab, dit le oostelik van Grootfontein. Die eerste lid word deur die aangehaaldes verstaan as (miskien) soos Nama khoe- = mens, of soos Nama ǀǀgoe = 'liegen' (Rust 1960 DNW 39). Die woordverdeling word gesien as Choi + ganab, lg. dan meestal as ǀǀgana- geabstraheer, vir kameeldoringboom. Hartmann gee gewoonlik die schnalz aan, maar nie in hierdie woord of in die Khoekhoense name hier- langs nie.

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