Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
Dictionary of Southern African Place Names

Author: Peter E Raper

Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers

Published: 2014-12-08

Total Pages: 1276

ISBN-13: 1868425509

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The Dictionary of Southern African Place Names - now in its 4th edition - helps you sort your Komkhulu from your Kommetjie with the most comprehensive glossary of Southern African towns, villages, railway stations, mountains, rivers and beaches. The 9 000 short entries incorporate data from sources dating as far back as 1486, encapsulating the linguistic and cultural heritage of all the peoples of the subcontinent, past and present. In this highly readable book the expert authors take you on a fascinating journey of the highways and byways of Southern Africa. Whether you are a motorist, an adventurer or merely an armchair traveller, this book has a multitude of facts and details that will fascinate you. This is much more than a reference book - it gives an insight into what shapes a place and its people through our heroes, events, beliefs, values, fears and aspirations.

Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
Dictionary of Southern African Place Names

Author: P. E. Raper

Publisher:

Published: 2015-06-08

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 9781868425495

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Now in its 4th Edition -- this dictionary helps you to sort your Komkhulu from your Kommetjie with the most comprehensive glossary of Southern African towns, villages, railway stations, mountains, rivers and beaches. The 9,000 short entries incorporate data from sources dating as far back as 1486, encapsulating the linguistic and cultural heritage of all the peoples of the subcontinent, past and present. In this highly readable book the expert authors take you on a fascinating journey of the highways and byways of Southern Africa. Whether you are a motorist, an adventurer or merely an armchair traveller, this book has a multitude of facts and details that will amuse and interest you. This is much more than a reference book -- it gives an insight into what shapes a place and its people through our heroes, events, beliefs, values, fears and aspirations.

Southern African Place Names
Southern African Place Names

Author: O. A. Leistner

Publisher:

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13:

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This list of place names with a degree reference system is intended as an aid in locating place names in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. It was originally compiled for internal use by the Botanical Research Institute for the identification of place references in botanical collections. (wh).

Falling Into Place
Falling Into Place

Author: Elwyn Jenkins

Publisher: New Africa Books

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780864866899

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Over the last 30 years, a fascinating variety of new place names have been given in South Africa.

African Placenames
African Placenames

Author: Adrian Room

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Each of the over 2,000 entries gives the country and, in most cases, geographical location within the country. An account of the name's origin and meaning follows, with appropriate historical, topographical and biological references. Cross references provide both former names and alternate spellings or forms of current names.