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3.2.8. Asuselwe kweminye imikhando (Shift names)
Isibaya sesikhombisa :
Shift - DfHIles are those place names that have a common denominatot
and appear in geographical clusters as in the case ofEast Bnlintree Highlands .
3.2.9. Avela ezinganekwaneni (folk - etymology)
Isibaya sesishiyagalombili :
A folk - etymologyis a process by which people convert a name, perhaps
of foreign provenience, into a phonetic format that is more anglicized and
hence more recognizable,
(Stewart, 1954:11).
Uma enikeza isibonclo mayelana namagama anemvelaphi noma asuselwa kuyimizekelo
yezinye izilimi uthi :
Indiana's Weasel Creek come from Wesaw - an American Indian name.
(Baker kanye Carmony ,1975: rxviii),
3.2.10. Avele ngephutha lokulotshwa (lviistake names)
Isibaya sesishiyagalolunye :
Mistake names are often orthographic errors due to poor penmanship or
poor translations
(Stewart, ( 1954:11).
Uma enikeza isibonelo mayelana namagama okwaba namaphutha kuwo kungaba kwasala
kulo owayeloba noma kurnhumushi uthi:
Tolo instead ofYolo , in Oregon.