ǃGoroǀoab

We treated the name in th a * 454 and declared it as 'five-size trees' n.a.v. The well-meaning information Mr HG gave Bruns. Now we have an older spelling in the return of Dr Hartmann. The first member is not Goro- = five, that isǃ Goro, apparently exchange ruling ofǃ K (h) Oro, as also appears from the game form above in brackets, viz. Koro. This means 'limestein' (Rust 1960 DNW 34), as not only from the full word itself can be completed as such, but as well as the description that Hartmann is complementary to this, viz. 'Loch im lime'. The second member, in the exchange form in brackets as -koab, in the main form, however, if ǀ OAB, may be connected with ǀ OAB = 'The Lillie, the Volleit' (Kr.R. 1969 NW 315), the whole So about the 'place (-B) where limestone (Ikhoro) is abundant (ǀ oa)'. K and G- (Khoro and Goro) vary each other about allophones; The form ǀ Oa- versus (ǀ) Koa - which is in brackets, is also an ordinary interaction, cf. in th a * 44-45. Today is the old farm Gorooab subcover in G.-West No 295, and G.-East No. 294. Hartmann and his followers situ- honor the place just below the 19th latitude, in fact it is above, D.W.S. norporably as given in the head above.

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Identifier
3719_SKCPN
Title
ǃGoroǀoab
Alternative Title
Gorooab(-West, -East)
Georeference Sources
S 1817 DD/1818 CA
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: B (A-Z)
longitude
17.875
latitude
-18.875
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Name in Khoekhoe or Nama
ǃGoroǀoab**
ǃGoroǀoab
Source
eng Hartmann 1904 Card 'ǃ Goro ǀ OAB (Corokoab). Enges, Tieches Loch Im Lime, Nur Trinkwasher '. Sprigade Misel 1904 Kriegsk 'Gorooab', the same also on DSWA series 1910 Blatt 12 Grootfontein.
afr Hartmann 1904 kaart 'ǃGoro ǀoab (Korokoab). Enges, tiefes loch im Kalk, nur Trinkwasser'. Sprigade-Moisel 1904 Kriegsk 'Gorooab', dieselfde ook op DSWA-reeks 1910 Blatt 12 Grootfontein.
Description
eng We treated the name in th a * 454 and declared it as 'five-size trees' n.a.v. The well-meaning information Mr HG gave Bruns. Now we have an older spelling in the return of Dr Hartmann. The first member is not Goro- = five, that isǃ Goro, apparently exchange ruling ofǃ K (h) Oro, as also appears from the game form above in brackets, viz. Koro. This means 'limestein' (Rust 1960 DNW 34), as not only from the full word itself can be completed as such, but as well as the description that Hartmann is complementary to this, viz. 'Loch im lime'. The second member, in the exchange form in brackets as -koab, in the main form, however, if ǀ OAB, may be connected with ǀ OAB = 'The Lillie, the Volleit' (Kr.R. 1969 NW 315), the whole So about the 'place (-B) where limestone (Ikhoro) is abundant (ǀ oa)'. K and G- (Khoro and Goro) vary each other about allophones; The form ǀ Oa- versus (ǀ) Koa - which is in brackets, is also an ordinary interaction, cf. in th a * 44-45. Today is the old farm Gorooab subcover in G.-West No 295, and G.-East No. 294. Hartmann and his followers situ- honor the place just below the 19th latitude, in fact it is above, D.W.S. norporably as given in the head above.
afr Ons het die naam behandel in TH A* 454 en dit verklaar as 'Vyf-groot- bome-plek' n.a.v. die welmenende inligting wat mnr HG Bruns verstrek het. Nou het ons ’n ouer spelwyse in die opgawe van dr Hartmann. Die eerste lid is nie Goro- = vyf nie, dit is ǃgoro-, klaarblyklik wisseluitspraak van ǃk(h)oro-, soos ook blyk uit die spelvorm hierbo tussen hakies aange- gee, nl. Koro-. Dit beteken ‘‘Kalkstein' (Rust 1960 DNW 34), soos nie net uit die voile woord self as sodanig afgelêi kan word nie, maar soos ook duidelik word uit die beskrywing wat Hartmann aanvullend hierby noem, nl. 'loch im Kalk'. Die tweede lid, in die wisselvorm tussen hakies genoem as -koab, in die hoofvorm egter as ǀoab, is miskien te verbind met ǀoab = 'die lillie, die Vollheit' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 315), die geheel so ongeveer die 'Plek ( -b) waar kalkklip (Ikhoro-) volop (ǀoa) is'. K- en G- (khoro- en goro-) wissel mekaar omtrent soos allofone af; die vorm ǀoa- teenoor die (ǀ)koa- wat tussen hakies staan, is ook 'n gewone wisselver- skynsel, vgl. in TH A* 44-45. Vandag is die ou plaas Gorooab onderver- deel in G.-West nr 295, en G.-East nr 294. Hartmann en sy navolgers situ- eer die plek net-net onderkant die 19e breedtegraad, in werklikheid is dit bokant, d.w.s. noordeliker soos in die kop hierbo aangegee.
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