Dictionary of Southern African Place Names

Released on by Peter E Raper
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  • Dictionary of Southern African Place Names Book Detail

  • Author : Peter E Raper
  • Release Date : 2014-12-08
  • Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
  • Genre : Reference
  • Pages : 1276
  • ISBN 13 : 1868425509
  • File Size : 17,17 MB
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Dictionary of Southern African Place Names by Peter E Raper PDF Summary

Book Description: The Dictionary of Southern African Place Names - now in its 4th edition - helps you sort your Komkhulu from your Kommetjie with the most comprehensive glossary of Southern African towns, villages, railway stations, mountains, rivers and beaches. The 9 000 short entries incorporate data from sources dating as far back as 1486, encapsulating the linguistic and cultural heritage of all the peoples of the subcontinent, past and present. In this highly readable book the expert authors take you on a fascinating journey of the highways and byways of Southern Africa. Whether you are a motorist, an adventurer or merely an armchair traveller, this book has a multitude of facts and details that will fascinate you. This is much more than a reference book - it gives an insight into what shapes a place and its people through our heroes, events, beliefs, values, fears and aspirations.

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