Ovambo language (redirect from Oshiwambo)
standards are Kwanyama and Ndonga. The native name for the language is Oshiwambo (also written Oshivambo), which is also used specifically for the Kwanyama...
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Angola, flow into Namibia's Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, and fill the oshanas (Oshiwambo: flood plains) there. The worst floods so far[update] occurred in March...
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campaign against apartheid. The most widely indigenous spoken languages are Oshiwambo dialects by 11% of the population; Khoekhoegowab by 11%; Afrikaans by...
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languages. Namlish is generally spoken by the Oshiwambo and Kavango speaking people. In the Oshiwambo language, the "l" and "r" are exchanged. In Kavango...
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and Ovambo traditions. Their traditional dancing is done to drumming (Oshiwambo folk music).[citation needed] The traditional home is a complex of huts...
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(Kimbundu) (3 million) North Bakongo (Kikongo) (576,800) Ovambo (Ambo) (Oshiwambo) (500,000) Luvale (Chiluvale) (500,000) Chokwe (Chichokwe) (500,000) Tswana...
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the largest daily newspaper in Namibia. It is published in English and Oshiwambo. The newspaper was established in 1985 by journalist Gwen Lister as a...
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so-called Language Services that broadcast between 10 and 15 hours per day in Oshiwambo (Ovambo and Kwanyama; established 1969), Damara/Nama (1969) renamed "Kaisamed...
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Angola are "national languages" Recognised Chokwe, Kikongo, Kimbundu, Oshiwambo, Luchazi, Umbundu Vernacular Angolan Portuguese Foreign English, French...
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Kwanyama dialect (ISO 639-1 code alpha-2 kj), a standardized dialect of Oshiwambo Kilojoule (kJ), an International System of Units unit of energy equal...
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English Studies 99(2), 166-182. Nepunda, Lucia. "The significance of Oshiwambo combat names for the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) fighters...
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persons in what was then South West Africa, including 73,464 whites (14%). Oshiwambo – 48.9% Khoekhoegowab – 11.3% Afrikaans – 10.4% Otjiherero – 8.6% RuKwangali...
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networking company Ndonga dialect (ISO 639 alpha-2 ng), a dialect of Oshiwambo Ng (digraph), a pair of letters representing various sounds Ng (Arabic...
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also used some local African languages and their dialects, including the Oshiwambo language native to Namibia, which can be heard faintly, spoken by the...
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Owela, also referred to by the Khoekhoe language loanword ǁHus, is the Oshiwambo name of a traditional mancala board game played by the Nama people, Herero...
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Score and Best Director. The film's dialogue is in English, Afrikaans, Oshiwambo, Otjiherero, and German. Carl Lumbly plays Namibian freedom fighter and...
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Kachin Karen Karenni Mon Rakhine Shan English Namibia English German Oshiwambo Afrikaans Nauru English Nauruan Nepal Nepali all languages spoken as the...
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Official languages German Recognised regional languages Afrikaans Khoekhoegowab Oshiwambo Otjiherero Setswana Ethnic groups 99% Black African 0.8% White 0.2% other...
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the language. The most widely spoken languages used in households are Oshiwambo dialects, by 49% of the population, Khoekhoegowab by 11%, Afrikaans by...
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Angolans in Namibia Regions with significant populations Northeastern Namibia, especially along the Okavango River Languages Portuguese, Oshiwambo...
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nicknamed Blue Birds, The Birds or Omeva (which means 'water' in the local OshiWambo language) by its die-hard supporters. The team trains at its current field...
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at the Channel O Music Video Awards. Lady May's music is a mixture of Oshiwambo traditional music and western pop. Most of her music is categorized under...
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newspapers in the country, the others being The Namibian (English and Oshiwambo), Die Republikein (Afrikaans) and Allgemeine Zeitung (German). New Era...
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000 copies. The paper publishes mostly in English with some pages in Oshiwambo and targets a readership aged between 18 and 40. It has been published...
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languages at home were Afrikaans (40% of households), Nama/Damara (26%) and Oshiwambo (23%). For those 15 years and older, the literacy rate was 87%. Nearly...
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population of this region. The most commonly spoken languages at home were Oshiwambo (37% of households), Afrikaans (24%), Nama/Damara (13%), and Otjiherero...
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languages of Namibia) Other languages spoken by Namibians, including Oshiwambo, Ovambo, Herero, and Khoekhoe Religion Christianity (predominantly Lutheranism...
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Economist, private, English, since 2016 only online Omutumwa, private, Oshiwambo Oshili24, private, English The Villager, private, English, since 2018...
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certain regions. Among Namibia's national languages are German, Afrikaans, Oshiwambo, Otjiherero, Portuguese, as well as the languages of the Himba, Nama,...
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King Kauluma village is sandy and forested so much. All residents are Oshiwambo speaking. King Kauluma village was found in 1990 shortly after independence...
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