Herero
Americannoun
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Hereros,
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Herero
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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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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
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
“Is this a concern of Hereros only?” he said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2017
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
Hereros and the largest colony of Germans ever to settle anywhere in the former German empire.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Hereros were far more humane in the field than the Germans.
From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by Francis Andrew March
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