Namibia was home to indigenous groups such as the San before becoming a German colony in the late 19th century. After World War I, it was governed by South Africa until gaining independence in 1990. Since then, Namibia has maintained political stability and developed a growing economy based on mining, tourism, and agriculture.
| Languages | Speakers | Bibles | Films | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Afrikaans afr | 133820 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
Chokwe cjk Ucôkwe (Wuchokwe) | 8080 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
German deu Deutsch | 40010 | 32 | 10 | 12 |
Zemba dhm Dhimba | 7270 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Diriku diu Rumanyo | 58860 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
English eng | 31660 | 242 | 29 | 330 |
Fwe fwe cìfwè | 14230 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Herero her Otjiherero | 272820 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Haiǁom hgm Haiǁom–ǂĀkhoe | 22000 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kung-Ekoka knw Western ǃXuun | 9950 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Juǀʼhoan ktz South(eastern) ǃXun/Ju | 42790 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
Kuanyama kua Oshikwanyama | 710000 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Kwambi kwm Oshikwambi | 40780 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kwangali kwn Rukwangali | 170000 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Luchazi lch Ngangela | 1530 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Mbalanhu lnb Oshiwambo | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lozi loz siLozi / Rozi | 40150 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Mashi (Zambia) mho Masi | 310 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Mbukushu mhw Thimbukushu | 45540 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Khoekhoe naq Nama/Damara | 290000 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Nyemba nba Ngangela | 14760 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Namibian Sign Language nbs | 19330 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ndonga ndo ndonga | 290000 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Naro nhr Nharo | 2120 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
ǃXóõ nmn ǃXóõ | 530 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Subiya sbs Subiya | 32940 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tswana tsn Setswana | 6680 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
Totela ttl Echitotela | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Umbundu umb South Mbundu | 4440 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Sekele vaj Northern ǃKung | 1500 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Kxoe xuu Kxoe | 4250 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
Yeyi yey Shiyɛyi | 7270 | 0 | 0 | 1 |