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Ovambo
(Ov¦ambo)
Pronunciation:
/əʊˈvambəʊ/
noun
(
plural or
Ovambos
)
1
a 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'
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