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Iep of olm

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Foto deur Matilda Angus

‘n Bakkie wat ek onlangs uit American Elm gedraai het.

Ek leer aanhoudend nuwe name terwyl ek met hout werk. Die Engelse name van hout en bome is oor die algemeen meer bekend. Telkens weet ek nie wat dit in Afrikaans is nie en moet dit gaan opsoek. Dis woorde wat vir my mooi op die tong lê. American Elm is Amerikaanse iep of olm. Hickory is Amerikaanse okkerneuthout, Maple – esdoring, Yew - taksusboom, Ash – essehout, Holly – huls, Birch - berkeboom, Larch – lorkeboom, Spruce – denneboom (kan jy glo!), Beech – beukehout en ook boekenhout.

Daar is egter ook name van Suid-Afrikaanse houtsoorte wat net nie hul lê in Engels kan kry nie – ysterhout, olienhout, hardepeer, stinkhout, kiaat (wat nie dieselfde as teak is nie), blinkblaar wag-'n-bietjie. Om nie eens van Afrika-, Asiatiese en Australiese houtsoorte te praat nie – Karri, Tatajuba, Panga-Panga, Masuranduba, Merbau, Jarrah, Cocobolo.

Buitestaanders sien die stukke vorm aanneem op die draaibank. Hulle weet niks van die klanke en name wat in my kop draai en draai nie.

George


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  1. Elmi21 July 2015 at 09:24

    Kort net 'n "i" dan is dit my bakkie George...

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    1. Matilda and George22 July 2015 at 07:39

      Iepi? Olmi? Ipi Tombi? Ek sal graag vir jou bakkies draai Elm.:-)

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