Herero language
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Herero | ||
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Spoken in: | Namibia and Botswana | |
Region: | Kunene, Omaheke and Otjozondjupa in Namibia; Ghanzi in Botswana | |
Total speakers: | 133,000 | |
Language family: | Niger-Congo Atlantic-Congo Volta-Congo Benue-Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Central Bantu R.30 Herero |
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-1: | hz | |
ISO 639-2: | her | |
ISO/FDIS 639-3: | her | |
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. |
Herero (Otjiherero) is a language of the Bantu family (Niger-Congo group). It is spoken by Herero people in Namibia (113,000) and Botswana. Total population in both countries is approximately 133,000.
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