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Herero

Also known as hz, Herero language

Bantu language of Nambia and Botswana

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The Herero language is a Bantu language spoken by the Herero people primarily in Namibia and Botswana. It matters as an important part of the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Herero communities in southern Africa.

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Wikimedia language code: hz
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 237000
native label: Otjiherero
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/HER
P10369: Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
P11012: 2011 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship
Commons category: Herero language

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A Herero speaker, recorded in Namibia. Herero (Otjiherero) is a Bantu language spoken by the Herero and Mbanderu peoples in Namibia and Botswana, as well as by small communities of people in southwestern Angola. There were 250,000 speakers in these countries between 2015 and 2018.

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