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Isonymic studies on the Griqua of the northern Cape Province, South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

G. T. Nurse
G. T. Nurse
Affiliation:
Human Sero-Genetics Unit, School of Pathology, The South African Institute for Medical Research and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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Summary

The Griqua, a people of mixed ancestry living mainly in the northern part of the Cape Province, South Africa, bear surnames of British, non-British North Western European, Khoisan, Sotho/Tswana and other Negro origin, as well as a number indicating probable descent from slaves. Bearing in mind the historical circumstances of the formation of the Griqua nation and the relative importance of pater and genitor in the social system, it is possible so to analyse these surnames as to derive a quantitative estimate of the varieties of admixture in the people. The results accord closely with, and amplify, those of a sero-genetic study, which in turn furnishes explanations for some points not amenable to isonymic analysis. The combination of both types of investigation has both provided mutual corroboration and enabled more information to be extracted than would have been possible from either type of investigation on its own.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , July 1976 , pp. 277 - 286
Copyright
Copyright © 1976, Cambridge University Press

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