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
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This was where thousands of Nama and Herero people were killed by Germany's colonial army during the 1904-1908 genocide.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Many of the scenes were based on real events of the genocide, which took place during a conflict between Germans and Africans known as the Herero and Nama War.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
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
“How can you ask what I mean? It’s self-evident, starting with the Herero people.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The City Council eventually ordered the horns removed, angering many Hereros.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2017
But he changed his mind after an incident last year that he and other Hereros regarded as an insult to their culture.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2017
“We as Hereros and we as Namibians don’t want German soldiers in front of our State House.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2017
Hereros and the largest colony of Germans ever to settle anywhere in the former German empire.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hahn of Livonia is the apostle of the Hereros.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
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