Ovambo

 
Pronunciation: /əʊˈvambəʊ/

noun (plural or Ovambos)

  • 1a member of a people of northern Namibia.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Bantu language of the Ovambo.

adjective

  • relating to the Ovambo or their language.

Origin:

a local name, from ova- (prefix denoting a plural) + ambo 'man of leisure'