Op
Labuschagne-pos het daar onlangs ‘n geselsie plaasgevind oor die uitspraak van van dié familienaam.
Prof Casper Labuschagne, Haren, Nederland het daarmee begin toe hy navraag daaroor gedoen het oor die Engelse uitspraak met die oog op ‘n publikasie wat hy en Herman Labuschagne beplan vir die
Labuscaigne-jubileefees in die Paarl op 14 Mei 2011.
Die volgende is onder meer geskryf:
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Lappies Labuschagne:
laboo-scha-nie. They (the English) cannot do the Afrikaans gutteral G sound. We pronounce it
laboo-skag (ggggg sound) nie.
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Andrié Labuschagne [nee Brill]: Here in Canada they pronounce it:
laboo-shane.
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Casper Labuschagne: Thank you for telling me what the pronunciation in Canada is. It is exactly what I expected! This is also what I heard in England, where I always introduce myself as
Labooshane.
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Margaret Cantrell ( Martin): My grandmother is a Labuschagne and she pronounced it
Labusky as the word “sky”. Her brother pronounced it
Labushane. They were both English-speaking. They were both living in South Africa.
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Reina: Many years ago in the small towns they said
Lawwerskaiing, but I think the right way is
Labeschagne. The sch is said as sk, the g is the very clear gurgling sound gg and the ne as nie.
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Casper Labuschagne: I have published a story on my website about our French ancestors, in which I discuss the matter of the spelling and pronunciation of our surname. Here is the link:
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Izak Labuschagne:
In Durban:
La Boo Shane;
In Bloemfontein:
La ber skag nie;
In Northern Cape:
L ber skaag;
In the Army 1979:
La Bush kenei;
In the bedroom:
Lub and squeeze me;
In the Cape
Labe skein;
In Soweto:
Die baas wat kan nie lag nie;
In SACP:
La boer slain.
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Casper Labuschagne: Ek wonder of daar 'n ander naam in SA is wat so verknoei word as ons mooi Franse naam. Dit sal nie sommer met Cronjé, De Villiers of Le Roux gebeur nie.
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Martin Labuschagne: Ek stem saam dat ons naam verwring word deur die meeste Suid-Afrikaners. Miskien moet ons almal ‘n punt maak en versoek dat ons van van nou af uitge spreek word volgens die korrekte Franse uitspraak.
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Casper Labuschagne: Martin, dit is 'n lofwaardige voorneme, maar ek vrees dat dit 300 jaar sal duur voordat die Franse uitspraak sal seëvier. Maar dit is nooit te laat om 'n veldtog te begin nie. Maar ons moet daar beslis nie 'n strydpunt of twisappel van maak nie. Liewer stille diplomasie toepas. Elkeen in sy eie kring. Dit is nie 'n kwessie van aanstellery nie, maar 'n uiting van trou aan ons Franse wortels.Ek is afkomstig uit die Vrystaat waar ons in ons familie die Franse uitspraak behou het. Toe ek in die jare 1947-'52 in Pretoria studeer het, het ek my medestudente en die proffe maklik kon oortuig hoe ek my naam uitspreek en uitgespreek wil hê. En hulle het dit gerespekteer. Sedert ek in Nederland woon, kon ek ons familietradisie baie maklik voortsit, omdat niemand hier erflik belas is met die Suid-Afrikaanse
Labbeskagnie-uitspraak nie. My ervaring deur die jare heen was dat mense dit 'n mooi naam vind. Hoe dikwels het ek nie by 'n eerste kennismaking gehoor nie: "Wat hebt u een prachtige naam, meneer!" of "Wat een mooie naam!"
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Maryna: Die Amerikaners het `n groot probleem. Vir hulle is ons
laaa-boes--kek-nieee. Ons het nie eers geweet dat dit ons naam was wat hulle uitgeroep het nie.
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Les Labuschagne: As ‘n Engelsprekende
Labuskagne het ek ongeveer 18 jaar in die buiteland diens gedoen as SA diplomat in verskeie plekke. Daar het ek
Labooshaine gebruik (“like champaigne”) Eerstens was dit makliker vir buitelanders (wat nie of Hollands, Arabiers, Joods of Skotte was. Hierdie klomp kan die “g” soos die boere uitspreek!). Buitelanders wat Frans magtig was het
Labooshaine normal gevind. Toe ek onlangs in Frankryk was, het ek verskeie mense getoets en die uitspraak was
Labooshanje. Persoonlik wens ek ons kan nou besluit, my keuse sou wees “
labushanje” of selfs “
labooskanje”.
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Coenraad Labuschagne: Oorlede Professor Benedictus Kok (Afrikaans/Nederlands aan die Universiteit van die Oranje Vrystaat in die sestiger jare en later Rektor) het my in sy klas tereg gewys toe ek hom aanvat oor die uitspraak van my van. Voor die hele klas het hy my gevra om "Champagne" in Afrikaans uit te spreek. Ek het hom geantwoord met "Sham pan je" en sy antwoord was: "PRESIES, nou waarom wil jy "
La bu skag nie" wees? Ek kon nie verder redeneer nie! Hy was onversetlik in sy opinie dat die fonetiese korekte uitspraak "
La bus kan je" is.
• Graham Southey brought trophies won by three generations of the Southey family at various agricultural shows. His great grandfather was the “merino king” for seventeen years. On the eighteenth year his middle son was the winner of the trophy. His father did not speak to him for three months!
• Giel Nel brought a 1957 telephone directory which he had found useful for his family history research
• Ds Hennie Le Roux also brought items of handwork done by his grandmother, mother and mother in law.
• John and Iris Stephens brought their granddaughter, Talita, who wore her great great grandmother’s wedding dress. In addition they had brought a child’s dress which was about 100 years old and was first worn by Iris Stephens’s mother. 
• Chairman Lucas Rinken brought the marbles his father had played with while in the Bethulie Concentration Camp and the fork which was all that remained after the family home was burnt down during the Anglo Boer War. In addition he brought many items of historical interest. 
Our branch met on 18 September 2010 and we had our best attendance yet!
Ruth Jobson’s parents lived on a mission station in the Northern Transvaal and so she was sent to live with her grandmother in Pietermaritzburg in order to attend school. Here she came into contact with many family members and heard various stories about the family. Later photographs and letters were given to her.
Giel Nel spoke about his first visit to the LDS Family History Centre in Parktown to search for information about his grandfather. He diligently searched the Hoopstad register, going through all entries from 1872 to 1876. Nothing was found. However, he succeeded when he went to the Hopetown register -- here was the baptism date for Gieljan Johannes Nel.
Ons volgende maandbyeenkoms is op 19 Junie 2010. Dit begin om 14:00.
Links is ‘n foto wat ‘n regstreekse uitvloeisel is van die genealogiedag op Klerksdorp op 17 April 2010. Dit was 'n herontmoeting tussen 'n neef en 'n niggie ná byna 60 jaar.
