Ovambo
Britishnoun
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a member of a mixed Khoikhoi and Negroid people of southern Africa, living chiefly in N Namibia: noted for their skill in metal work
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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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The Herero and Nama are minorities in a nation led since independence by the liberation party, the South West Africa People’s Organization, or Swapo, which is dominated by the Ovambo ethnic group.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2017
Peter Schiergen's filly beat Ovambo Queen by three-quarters of a length.
From The Guardian • May 20, 2012
Like most of the guerrillas, 46% of the population belongs to the Ovambo tribe.
From Time Magazine Archive
As Kapuuo's cortege passed through Katatura, a black township outside the modern territorial capital of Windhoek, a group of Ovambo tribesmen, the Hereros' traditional enemies, threw stones at the chiefs followers.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Ovambo name is a corruption of the name of the tribe for themselves, which means "the wealthy."
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
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