Herero language
Bantu language of Namibia and Botswana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also: Otjiherero grammar
Herero (Otjiherero) is a Bantu language spoken by the Herero and Mbanderu peoples in Namibia and Botswana, as well as by small communities of people in southwestern Angola. There were 250,000 speakers in these countries between 2015 and 2018.[1]
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Herero | |
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Otjiherero | |
Native to | Namibia, Botswana, Angola |
Region | Kunene, Omaheke Region and Otjozondjupa Region in Namibia; Ghanzi in Botswana; Namibe, Huíla and Cunene in Angola |
Ethnicity | Herero, Himba, Mbanderu, Tjimba, Kwisi, Twa |
Native speakers | 250,000 (2015–2018)[1] |
Dialects | |
Latin (Herero alphabet) Herero Braille | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | hz Herero |
ISO 639-2 | her Herero |
ISO 639-3 | her Herero |
Glottolog | here1253 Herero |
R.30 (R31,311,312); R.101 (Kuvale) [2] | |
ELP | Herero |
The disparate distribution of the Herero language in Namibia, showing the concentration of Herero speakers on the Kalahari boundary in the east, as well as the outlying Herero-speaking Himba people of the Kaokoveld in the far north-west. | |
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Quick Facts Person, People ...
Person | Omu- OmuHerero, OmuHimba, OmuMbanderu |
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People | Ova- OvaHerero, OvaHimba, OvaMbanderu |
Language | Otji- OtjiHerero, OtjiHimba, OtjiMbanderu |
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