Herero
Americannoun
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a member of an Indigenous people of Namibia, Botswana, and Angola.
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the Bantu language of the Herero.
noun
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a member of a formerly rich cattle-keeping Negroid people of southern Africa, living chiefly in central Namibia
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the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family
Example Sentences
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A Herero headdress stylized from dozens of ceramic roses became a motif in her art.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022
Germany apologised on May 28 for its role in the slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople and officially described the massacre as genocide for the first time.
From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2021
There is fear everywhere, says Herero elder Josua Musuuo.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2021
For example, initially people in the country's Herero community, which makes up about 7% of the population, appeared to ignore warnings and continued with big traditional gatherings.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2021
On the streets of Windhoek, capital of newly independent Namibia, I saw black Herero people, black Ovambos, whites, and Namas, different again from both blacks and whites.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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