Well Velten tells me: In the old days in South Africa the boers were called
Bas (pronounced like
bus) for the male and
Nooi, for the female. Similar to Sahib and Memsahib in India I guess. The children of the
Bas and
Nooi were referred to as
Kleinbas and
Klein nooi, with the grandparents referred to as
Oubas and
Ounooi. There you have it, our Ounooi is still a teenager but will grow into her name.
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Not Bas but Baas using a diphtong which rhymes with ah - 'bahs'. Bas means the hide of a person, the bark of a tree or the voice of a person.
Hope this helps to correct your entry
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