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The Himba (singular: OmuHimba, plural: OvaHimba) are an ethnic group with an estimated population of about 50,000 people [1] living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) and on the other side of the Kunene River in southern Angola. [1]
When Germany established a colony in Namibia in 1884, they left the Ovambo people undisturbed. [9] The Germans focused on the southern and coastal regions. After World War I, Namibia was annexed by the South African government into the Union of South Africa as the Territory of South West Africa. This brought major changes, with South African ...
The Himba and Herero worship a god named Mukuru. [1] Mukuru is the creator of the world, the supreme ruler. The Bantu root of the word expresses greatness and power. [2] The deceased ancestors of the Himba and Herero are subservient to him, acting as intermediaries.
Otjomotjira is a settlement in the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. It consists of about 70 households of Ovahimba people, a nomadic tribe that lives almost totally isolated from modern society. The village does not have any facilities, the next shop is a three-day walk away.
Groups in Angola include the Mucubal OvaKuvale, Zemba, OvaHakawona, OvaTjavikwa, OvaTjimba and OvaHimba, who regularly cross the Namibia/Angola border when migrating with their herds. However, the OvaTjimba, though they speak Herero, are physically distinct indigenous hunter-gatherers .
Both the Maasai of Kenya and the Ovahimba of Namibia have spent centuries as cattle farmers. With their lands being turned into protected game reserves, these ancient tribes have turned to tourism as a means of survival. [1]
The history of Namibia has passed through several distinct stages from being colonised in the late nineteenth century to Namibia's independence on 21 March 1990. From 1884, Namibia was a German colony: German South West Africa .
It is the largest spoken local language in Namibia, [3] particularly by the Ovambo people. The language is closely related to that of the Herero and Himba , the Herero language ( Otjiherero ). An obvious sign of proximity is the prefix used for language and dialect names, Proto-Bantu *ki- (class 7, as in the name of the Swahili language ...