Herero

Facts

  • Language: Herero
  • Alternate names: Ochiherero, Otjiherero
  • Language code: her
  • Language family: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, R, Herero (R.31) (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: ~24,500
  • Vulnerability: Vulnerable
  • Script: Latin script.

More information:

    Glossonym: Damara, erroneous. Traditional religion, Christian.

    Herero is spoken in Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Africa.