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Herero

Speech parts

1. Herero - Noun

2. Herero - Proper noun

Meaning

a Banto language spoken by the Herero in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola

a member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola

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All Nama and Herero cattle and land were confiscated from the very diminished population, with remaining Nama and Herero assuming a subordinate position. Source: Internet

As cattle numbers increased, the Herero moved southward to central Namibia for grazing land. Source: Internet

Herero and Nama competed for guns and ammunition, providing cattle, ivory, and ostrich feathers. Source: Internet

Historians are examining the links and precedents between the Herero and Namaqua Genocide and the Holocaust of the 1940s. Source: Internet

In the 1830s Jonker Afrikaner concluded an agreement with the Nama chief Oaseb whereby the Oorlams would protect the central grasslands of Namibia from the Herero who were then pushing south. Source: Internet

In the beginning of the war the Herero, under the leadership of chief Samuel Maharero had the upper hand. Source: Internet

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