Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "诺克卢福山脉" in Chinese language version.
German loans in Namibian Afrikaans […] Naukluft < noukloof 'narrow ravine' […] Kluft normally means 'ravine, crevasse, chasm', while in Afrikaans kloof shares those senses, but refers specifically to the kinds of steep-walled ravines one often sees in Namibia and the Cape. The word was borrowed outright as well, so that both Kloof 'steep-walled ravine' and -kluft co-exist in Namibian German.
German loans in Namibian Afrikaans […] Naukluft < noukloof 'narrow ravine' […] Kluft normally means 'ravine, crevasse, chasm', while in Afrikaans kloof shares those senses, but refers specifically to the kinds of steep-walled ravines one often sees in Namibia and the Cape. The word was borrowed outright as well, so that both Kloof 'steep-walled ravine' and -kluft co-exist in Namibian German.
