The Component Kwa- in Zulu Placenames Derived from Khoisan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10304000 |
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| Authors | Peter E Raper (University of the Free State, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 127-140 |
| Publication date | 2009-08-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Names (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-7738 • E-ISSN: 1756-2279 |
| Publisher | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1179/175622709x436350 |
| OpenAlex | W2092018104 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
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
Component (thermodynamics · Epistemology · Feature (linguistics · Linguistics · Locative case · Meaning (existential · Prefix · Zulu · History · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Philosophy · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
| Highly cited | No |
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