Talk:Krotoa

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Krotoa's name
For consistency’s sake, I have changed all mentions of Krotoa’s name in the article from “Eva” to “Krotoa” (when appropriate). I believe that future additions and edits should follow this format as this is the way she is most commonly referred to in contemporary scholarly literature (and because it’s the title of the article).

In addition, there appears to be some disagreement over when Krotoa was actually given the name “Eva.” The current page states that it was after her marriage in 1664, although the proper citation source is not given. On the other hand, other articles have claimed it was during her time in the Van Riebeeck household (http://blog.oup.com/2009/05/south-africa/) or after her baptism in 1662 (http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/krotoa). Is there any clarification on this issue?

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Image
The plaque next to this image in the William Fehr Collection states, that it is often used by contemporary (meaning, of today) artists to create representations of Krotoa. In other words. It is not a representation for the time of the life of Krotoa. But today may be found many images of Krotoa with this likeness. I am hesitant to add it to the article. Would suggest it only, if there is an explanation that this is only a later impression of her and not how she actually looked. On the other hand, how many images of people and actions we use on Wikipedia are really contemporary to the time they are supposed to represent? --Wuselig (talk) 19:05, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

I think we should just use it - as long as it is clear that it is a representation of a figure rather than an actual contemporary depiction. I have seen this done on other pages on historical figures and this particular depiction is now widely used e.g. on book covers and even on a South African postage stamp. Francoisdjvr (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 09:51, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

Khoi or San
In the introduction she's described as Khoi but in the Strandlopers article they are described as 'San-derived'. 105.186.220.120 (talk) 11:18, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

page introduction
This page is difficult to read. It starts with words that are not in the English language, but does not explain this. It would appear that the introductory article is setting out a hypothesis that Krotoa was not her name, but meant "ward girl". This is an interesting piece of information that, with relevant citations, should remain on the page. However, I think that this is currently muddled as it is in the initial biographical introduction. My view is that the page should start with an easy-to-read basic introduction along these lines:

" Krotoa, also known by the Dutch name Eva, was the first Khoe-speaking woman to appear by name in early European records of the settlement at Cape Town.[3] She was a member of the Goringhaicona tribe, who lived in the Cape peninsular when European colonists arrived. She was a niece of the tribal leader Autshumao. As a child, she became a companion to the wife of Jan Van Riebeeck.  Her language abilities caused her to become an invaluable translator between the different communities living in the Cape in the late 17th century.  She is the ancestor of a number prominent South Africans."

The paragraph about the meaning of Krotoa could then be included after the introduction and other Khoe language within the article could be more clearly explained for the non-Khoe speaking reader. I would appreciate some opinions on this before making such a change. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Acirsa (talk • contribs) 12:59, 25 September 2019 (UTC)