The Component Kwa- in Zulu Placenames Derived from Khoisan
Abstract The prefix Kwa occurs in many Zulu placenames, indicating “the place of,” frequently referring to a person or personified feature. In composite placenames derived from Khoisan but adapted into the Zulu phonological and orthographic system, the component Kwa is often found to be a folk etymo...
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The prefix Kwa occurs in many Zulu placenames, indicating “the place of,” frequently referring to a person or personified feature. In composite placenames derived from Khoisan but adapted into the Zulu phonological and orthographic system, the component Kwa is often found to be a folk etymological adaptation of a Khoisan word, sometimes with the same lexical meaning as the other component of the name. In placenames of the latter sort, the prefix Ma- is sometimes also inserted as a result of misinterpretation of a Khoisan component phonologically similar to Kwa-. The present investigation also reveals a feature of Khoisan placename formation relating to the utilization of demonstrative adverbial locative elements that have in the past sometimes been regarded as generic terms or feature type designators.
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| spelling | doaj.art-39acde88fd114d3cb8df8991950bd4602022-12-22T03:42:05ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghNames0027-77381756-22792009-09-0157310.1179/175622709X436350The Component Kwa- in Zulu Placenames Derived from KhoisanPeter E RaperAbstract The prefix Kwa occurs in many Zulu placenames, indicating “the place of,” frequently referring to a person or personified feature. In composite placenames derived from Khoisan but adapted into the Zulu phonological and orthographic system, the component Kwa is often found to be a folk etymological adaptation of a Khoisan word, sometimes with the same lexical meaning as the other component of the name. In placenames of the latter sort, the prefix Ma- is sometimes also inserted as a result of misinterpretation of a Khoisan component phonologically similar to Kwa-. The present investigation also reveals a feature of Khoisan placename formation relating to the utilization of demonstrative adverbial locative elements that have in the past sometimes been regarded as generic terms or feature type designators. http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1865 |
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| title_short | The Component Kwa- in Zulu Placenames Derived from Khoisan |
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