Ucwaningo olunzulu ngamagama okuqanjwe ngawo izindawo. TJ Mbuli

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Ngaphansi kwamagama esiBhunu ikomidi lathola ukuthi kuliqiniso ukuthi amagama
amaningi okuqanjwe ngawo izindawo ngesiBhunu amayelana nomlando futhi avela
kusikompilo lwesizwe samaBhunu. Lokhu kufakazelwa nguKoopman , (2002:125) kanjena:
Place names are also given for reason.They may even as with personal names
in parts ofAfrica, be named for the 'state ofmind' ofpeople. There are a
number ofplaces with DutchAfrikaans names such asVryheid
(freedom) Helpmekaar ( help one another ). Vereniging ( unity)
Weenen ( weeping). Zulu Place names such as Phurnula ( rest ) ,
Thandanani (love one another) . Its ideal purpose is to preserve history for
that nation.
Ymgakho ithimba labona ukuthi akukuhle ukuba amagama ahunyushelwe kwezinye izilirni
Kunalokho kumele agcinwe njengoba enjalo ukuze kugcineke umIando omayelana negama
kanye naleso sizwe :
Thus, for example today we have Van Wyk'svlei is explain as having been
named after a farmer with the surname VanWyk..... and vlei is a hollow in
which water may collect during rainy seasons, it may also be used for marsh;
swamp or bog.
Muningi umsebenzi
(Raper, 1987:123).
osuwenzrwe ngaphansi kwale ngxenye ikakhulukazi emagameru
esiBhunu mayelana nokuqanjwa kwezindawo kanjalo nokubekwa kwernibandela
ngokusemthethweni emayelana namagama athile. IThimba leli elalicwaninga ngamagama
Iavumelana ngokuthi amagama anezakhi kungaba iziphongozo noma imisuka noma
izijobelelo ezilandelayo, akumele aguqulwe. Kumele ame njengoba enjalo, Ucwaningo
luzamile ukunikeza izibonelo ezimbalwa zala magama :
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Izakhi
Aar
baai­
berg
dam
Igama
DeAar
Richardbaai
\Vaterberg
Amsterdam
Incazelo vesakhi
underground watercourse
bay
mountain
dam , reservoir