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very primitive method of naming—perhaps the most primitive method 
of all naming. It is the name Chor-chor, given to a fish which, when 
caught, makes a grunting noise, apparently imitated in the name. 
Though not a fish the “'Tschokka”’ may be mentioned as another 
example of this. It is applied to the Cuttle-fish, or Squid, on account 
of the peculiar noise it makes when landed. 
4. Names derived from habitat. 
Several names, or parts of names, are derived from the localities 
in which the fish are found. Thus we have Cape Salmon, Kaapsche 
Roode Stompneus, Baaische Roode Stumpneus (Pappe) Steenje, 
Khp Visch, Steen Klip Visch (a peculiar redundancy), Riet Bull, 
Sand-fish, Sand-Kruiper, and Sand-steenbras. 
The name Kaapenaar evidently means Cape Fish. Hangberger is 
supposed (vide Pappe’s Synopsis) to derive its name from Hangberg, 
a mountain at Hout Bay where the fish occurs, by others from the 
fact that it frequents overhanging ledges of rock, while I have been 
informed by a fisherman that it is so called because it is found in 
deep water off Cape Town at a place which is reached when 
Hangberg Mountain appears in sight. 
We have hitherto considered names for which derivations can be 
suggested, some with a degree of probability, practically amounting 
to certainty, others with lesser claim to certainty, and others of very 
doubtful origin. There are a few, however, for which no plausible 
derivation can be discovered. These are Bafaro, Assous, Zeverrim, 
Katonkel, Joseph and its variations, Oortje, Forfarin, Sanchord. 
The first four have been heard only, and are written down here 
phonetically, the two following have been obtained from corre- 
spondents, and the last appears in Pappe’s Synopsis. 
The derivations are probably obscured by corruptions of the 
original words, and I am not without hope that they may be 
cleared up. 
To illustrate how many extraordinary contortions the names may 
undergo, I give here a list of the corruptions which have been traced 
to their original forms :— 
Albacore corrupted into Albert-Koord (written), Alfacor (heard), 
Half-cord (written). 
Ansjovi ts ,, Ansjous (written). 
Biscop < », LPoeskop (written), Proenskop (written), 
Poenskop (heard), Koenskop (heard), 
Koeskop (heard). 
