Herero
Otjiherero
Country 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
Speakers
211,700 (2014)
Family
Dialects
  • Himba
  • Botswana Herero
AreaDamaraland and northwest Ovamboland territory, Kaokoveld. Also in Botswana.
Language Sites
ISO 639-1 hz Herero
ISO 639-2 her Herero
ISO 639-3 her Herero
Glottolog here1253  Herero
Distribution of Otjiherero in Namibia.png
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.
Herero
Person Omuherero
People Ovaherero
Language Otjiherero
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