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ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES. 



these are due to wrong spelling, others to variations in the dif- 

 ferent localities ; while others, again, are due to genuine alterna- 

 tives, and some few represent quite different words, though only 

 a single letter is changed. As examples of these we append the 

 ■following list: — 



Amalinde 



Benge 



Cxwaleni 



Dangwana 



Gqaka 



Gxula 



Karadouw 



Kenira 



Msinsana 



Mhlakulo 



Ngcaca 



Ngxoto 



Ngqungqu 



Ngokwe 



Ngcungcwini 



Nqaba 



Nkobonqaba 



Ntseshe 



Zinxaku 



Ramothlakoana 



Tokoana 



Tokoana 



Mangoloaneng 



Xabane 



and 



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Amalindi 



Bengu 



Exgwaleni 



Dangwane 



Gqaga 



Gxulu 



Karedouw 



Kinira 



Mtsintsana 



Mhlakulu 



Ngcacu 



Singsxoto 



Esiqungqwini 



Ngqokwe 



EsiqungQwini 



Imgqaba 



Qobonqaba 



Ntsheshe 



Sinxago 



Ramhlakwana 



Tokwana 



Toguana 



Mangolong 



Xabano 



In connection with Ramhlakwana and Tokwana and Man- 

 golong, it is to be noted that all three are contractions for the 

 longer se-Suto forms, the first two representing the si-Xosa 

 equivalent of the much longer originals ; they also' illustrate 

 orthographical dift'erences as between the two languages. 



C. — General Classification. 



In a paper restricted as this one necessarily is, and already 

 outrunning the reasonable restrictions, it is not possible to more 

 than indicate and illustrate, and in consequence we cannot deal 

 exhaustively with the data before us. Nevertheless, it is hoped 

 to carry on the enquiry, adding fresh data from time to time, and 

 garnering the results, and working on the basis of this present 

 effort. We cannot, however, conclude without attempting a 

 more general classification, and we see no reason to depart from 

 that suggested in my Tsolo Place-names study, except for the 

 addition of a section for names connected with superstition and 

 customs. 



I. — Names with historical associations. 

 II. — Names according to shape or special characteristics. 



