Himba

Facts

  • Language: Himba
  • Alternate names: Dhimba, Dimba, Otjidhimba, Zemba, Tjimba, Simba, Chimba, Oluthimba, Luzimba
  • Language code: dhm
  • Language family: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, R, Herero (R.30) (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 30,000–35,000
  • Vulnerability: Vulnerable
  • Script: Latin script.

More information:

    Dhimba is part of the southern Helelo (Herero) cluster. Related languages or dialects are Cavikwa, Himba ((See: [[Dhimba]]) in Namibia), Muakaona, and Mundokena.

    Himba is spoken in Namibia, Angola, Africa.