Origin and meaning of place names in the Etosha National Park, Namibia
Names given to a total of 183 places in Etosha during the past 140 years, involving four African and four European languages, are interpreted. Analysis of original place names shows San (language of the Heikom Bushmen) predominates (43%), followed by Afrikaans (30%), Herero (8%), English (7%), Oshindonga (6%), German (3%), Latin (3%), Nama (<1%). Keywords: Dinteri, Grünewald, Heikom Bushmen, Hereros, Interpretation of San names, Karosfontein, Kowares, Name spellings, Names of plants, Names of wild animals, Narawandu, Okatjongeama, Okondethe, Omumborombongapan, Onangombati, Oshindonga, Otjihaka, Otjovasandu, Pronunciations, Soutputs and Wambos.
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