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Ovambo

Pronunciation: /əʊˈvambəʊ/

Definition of Ovambo

noun (plural same 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'

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