Herero
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Herero is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Herero people of Namibia and neighboring countries.
Aliases (1)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
→
human language → |
| belongsTo |
Herero linguistic cluster
NERFINISHED
→
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kuanyama language
NERFINISHED
→
Ovambo language NERFINISHED → |
| countryWithOfficialRecognition |
Namibia
NERFINISHED
→
|
| ethnicGroupAssociated |
Herero people
NERFINISHED
→
|
| geneticClassification |
Atlantic-Congo languages
NERFINISHED
→
Bantu languages NERFINISHED → Benue-Congo languages NERFINISHED → Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED → Southern Bantoid languages NERFINISHED → |
| glottologCode |
here1253
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|
| hasAlternativeName |
Ochiherero
NERFINISHED
→
Otjiherero NERFINISHED → |
| hasApproximateSpeakers |
hundreds of thousands of speakers
→
|
| hasBibleTranslation |
yes
→
|
| hasDialect |
Mbanderu
NERFINISHED
→
Otjiherero NERFINISHED → Zemba NERFINISHED → |
| hasLanguageRegulator |
Namibian language policy bodies
→
|
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
prefixal noun classes
→
rich verbal morphology → |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
noun class system
→
tone → |
| hasStandardizedOrthography |
yes
→
|
| iso639-1Code |
hz
→
|
| iso639-2Code |
her
→
|
| iso639-3Code |
her
→
|
| languageFamily |
Bantu
NERFINISHED
→
|
| linguisticTypology |
agglutinative language
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|
| majorityLanguageFor |
Herero people in central Namibia
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|
| primarySpeakers |
Herero people
NERFINISHED
→
|
| region |
Southern Africa
NERFINISHED
→
|
| spokenIn |
Angola
NERFINISHED
→
Botswana NERFINISHED → Namibia NERFINISHED → |
| statusInNamibia |
national language
→
|
| subfamily |
Southwest Bantu languages
NERFINISHED
→
|
| usedAlongside |
Afrikaans in Namibia
NERFINISHED
→
English in Namibia → |
| usedFor |
daily communication
→
oral literature → traditional ceremonies → |
| usedIn |
education in Namibia
→
radio broadcasting in Namibia → |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Southern Bantu
→
|
hasMemberLanguage |
|
Nama
→
|
hasNeighboringContactLanguages |
|
Atlantic–Congo languages
→
|
includesLanguage |
|
Namibia
→
|
recognizedLanguage |
|
Nama people
("Herero people")
→
|
relatedGroup |