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    In the lingua franca of Tswana, tribal groups are usually denoted with the prefix 'ba', which means 'the people of...'.Therefore, the Herero are known...
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    Ovambo and the Herero, were more heavily represented elsewhere: the Ovambo in Namibia and the Herero in Namibia and Botswana. The Herero dispersion, especially...
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    Between 1904 and 1908, German troops waged a punitive campaign against the Herero and Nama which escalated into the first genocide of the 20th century. German...
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    of the "main" national languages: Bangala ('Mbangala'), Chokwe, Fiote, Herero ('Helelo'), Kikongo, Kimbundu, Kwanyama, Lunda, Ngangela, Ngoya, Nyaneka...
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    and for a while Windhoek prospered. A series of wars between the Nama and Herero tribes eventually destroyed the settlement. After a long absence, Hahn visited...
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    Makonde (400,000) Nathembo (25,000) Ovambo (Ambo, Oshiwambo) (1,500,000) Herero (200,000) Jarawa (250,000) Mbula-Bwazza (100,000) Kulung (40,000) Bile (38...
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    a "war of annihilation" to exterminate the Herero and Namaqua in what has since become known as the Herero and Namaqua genocide. The genocide came to...
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    coast of Africa, which was also the time period when Swahili emerged as a lingua franca in the region.[8] The number of Swahili speakers, be they native...
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    R241 Kwaluudhi, R242 Kolonkadhi-Eunda] R30: R31 Herero, [R311 North-West Herero, R312 Botswana Herero] R40: R41 Yei S10: S11 Korekore, S12 Zezuru, S13a...
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  • indigenous African languages Botswana: English, Tswana, Kalanga, Khoi, Herero, Afrikaans, Nama, San, Ndebele, Sign language, and 21 others. Comoros: Comorian...
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