Herero

//hɛˈrɛəroʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a people belonging to the Bantu group, with about 240,000 members today mostly in Namibia, Angola, and Botswana.
  2. 2
    a Bantu language spoken by the Herero in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola wordnet
  3. 3
    a member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language of the Herero people.

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herero language

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"Germany's genocide against the Herero is documented."

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