![]() Herero women | |
Total population | |
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317,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 273,000 |
![]() | 25,000 |
![]() | 19,000 |
Languages | |
Herero (Otjiherero), English, Namibian Black German (rare) | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Traditional faith | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Ovambo, Ovimbundu and other Bantu peoples |
Herero | |
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Person | OmuHerero |
People | OvaHerero |
Language | OtjiHerero |
Country | Hereroland |
The Herero (Otjiherero: Ovaherero) are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting parts of Southern Africa. There were an estimated 250,000 Herero people in Namibia in 2013. They speak Otjiherero, a Bantu language. Though the Herero primarily reside in Namibia, there are also significant populations in Botswana and Angola, and a small number in South Africa. The Hereros in Botswana and South Africa are there because of displacement during the 1904 - 1908 genocide committed by the German Empire.