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PRONUNCIATION OF OVAMBO

Ovambo  [əʊˈvæmbəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVAMBO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ovambo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVAMBO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Ovambo in the English dictionary

The definition of Ovambo in the dictionary is -bo, -bos. a member of a mixed Khoikhoi and Negroid people of southern Africa, living chiefly in N Namibia: noted for their skill in metal work. Other definition of Ovambo is the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVAMBO


ambo
ˈæmbəʊ
bimbo
ˈbɪmbəʊ
bumbo
ˈbʌmbəʊ
Colombo
kəˈlʌmbəʊ
combo
ˈkɒmbəʊ
crambo
ˈkræmbəʊ
dumbo
ˈdʌmbəʊ
flambeau
ˈflæmbəʊ
flambeaux
ˈflæmbəʊ
gambo
ˈɡæmbəʊ
giambeux
ˈdʒæmbəʊ
gumbo
ˈɡʌmbəʊ
jambeau
ˈdʒæmbəʊ
jumbo
ˈdʒʌmbəʊ
limbo
ˈlɪmbəʊ
mambo
ˈmæmbəʊ
rumbo
ˈrʌmbəʊ
sambo
ˈsæmbəʊ
Tambo
ˈtæmbəʊ
zambo
ˈzæmbəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVAMBO

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WORDS THAT END LIKE OVAMBO

akimbo
arms akimbo
Bembo
bombo
Chrimbo
Crimbo
dimbo
himbo
Huambo
jambo
kimbo
miombo
mumbo jumbo
nelumbo
superjumbo
timbo
umbo

Synonyms and antonyms of Ovambo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Ovambo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVAMBO

Find out the translation of Ovambo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Ovambo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ovambo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奥万博
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ovambo
570 millions of speakers

English

Ovambo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Ovambo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Ovambo
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

овамбо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ovambo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Ovambo
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ovambos
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ovambo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ovambo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Ovambo
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Ovambo
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ovambo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ovambo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Ovambo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओवम्बो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ovambo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ovambo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ovambo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

овамбо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ovambo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ovambo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ovambo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ovambo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ovambo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ovambo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVAMBO»

The term «Ovambo» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.179 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVAMBO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Ovambo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Ovambo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ovambo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVAMBO»

Discover the use of Ovambo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ovambo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ovambo Politics in the Twentieth Century
Ovambo Politics in the Twentieth Century offers a paradigm shift from how studies typically treat the colonization of Africa.
Allan D. Cooper, 2001
2
The Colonising Camera: Photographs in the Making of Namibian ...
NAN 11831 and children) remove sand in baskets, Ovamboland [1929-1930] ( C.H.L. Hahn) Famine of the dams, Ovambo labourers with baskets and picks. Ovamboland [1929-1930] (C.H.L. Hahn) Famine of the dams, 1929-1930: Ovambo ...
Wolfram Hartmann, Jeremy Silvester, Patricia Hayes, 1998
3
Herero Heroes: A Socio-political History of the Herero of ...
urgently needed labour, and the Ovambo famine victims took up the positions vacated by the Herero. 'The route south from Ovamboland was marked by the corpses and skeletons of those who had collapsed and died as they failed to make ...
Jan-Bart Gewald, 1999
4
The Radical Motherhood: Namibian Women's Independence Struggle
The purpose of this chapter is to present the Namibian history fi )m the point of view of women and especially Ovambo women. V ost importantly it tries to describe the changing life of women in Namibia during different periods of Namibian ...
Iina Soiri, 1996
5
Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities
Ovambo. ENCYCLOPEDIA WORLD'S MINORITIES OFTHE This page intentionally left blank ENCYCLOPEDIA. Capsule Summary Location: Southwestern Africa, mostly in the northern territory of Namibia Total Population: approximately ...
Carl Skutsch, 2013
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The South West Africa/Namibia Dispute: Documents and ...
According to reports the talks were conducted in a friendly atmosphere but ended in a deadlock.2 In December 1971 the Ovambo showed their opposition to the South African administration in more concrete form when 13,000 Ovambo ...
John Dugard, 1973
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Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East
Facts On File, Incorporated. OVAMBO location: Namibia and Angola time period: 15th century c.e. to present ancestry: Bantu language: Bantu (Niger-Congo). b. b time period: Seventh century c.e . to present ancestry: L. Pierce. The Imperial ...
Facts On File, Incorporated, 2009
8
Encyclopedia of African Peoples
Angolan Ovambo are one of that country's smaller Bellman. \ ethnic groups, but the half million Namibian Ovambo mamaw'd" \cUaflga, constitute almost half of Namibia's population. Many Elgm O'PI'M Ovambo have migrated to live elsewhere ...
The Diagram Group,, 2013
9
Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East: An ...
London: International African Institute, 1998. Pankhurst, Richard. The Ethiopians. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1998. Ullendorff, Edward. The Ethiopians. London: Oxford University Press, 1965. Ovambo The Ovambo inhabit the far southwest ...
John A. Shoup III, 2011
10
Namibia in Pictures
black population, the Ovambo comprise about 50 percent of the total and make up the largest ethnic group in Namibia. Their homeland lies in the north, where Ovambo towns straddle the border with Angola. Higher rainfall in this region allows ...
Thomas Streissguth, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVAMBO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ovambo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Makalani Palm or Fan Palm ... (Hyphaene Petersiana)
The well-known Ovambo baskets are woven out of fibres obtained from the young unopened leaves of this tree. They are dyed dark brown or ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Lumkile Mondi: ANC's inability to take policy risk is SA's missed …
You grew up with someone coming from Ovambo coming from the then South West Africa, today Namibia, so we are quite diverse. Particularly ... «BizNews, Jul 15»
3
Namibian colonial era genocide catches up with Germany 100 years …
The Nama and Herero mistrust the government, which is dominated by the majority Ovambo. The amount of money involved will not be large. «Dalje.com, Jul 15»
4
Kaazi Scouts' Land Under Threat As Chinese Move in
Among the rare bird species sighted in the forest are the red-headed malinde and turaco, scaly francolin, pennant-winged nightjar, ovambo ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
5
Poly students accused of forged letters scamz
... do things in an honest manner for a change my people............every time i read the newspaper, most of the time it is just the Ovambo Nation, ... «Namibian, Jun 15»
6
“Work hard” - Trey Songz
Rebecca, dressed in traditional Ovambo cultural attire, was not the only one who showed interest in Namibian clothing, Trey Songz also ... «Informante, Jun 15»
7
Chinese robbed of N$1m in goods and cash
“The victim took a taxi near the Government Park and asked to be dropped off at her residence in Ovambo location. The taxi driver then drove to ... «Namibian, May 15»
8
Southern Africa: Mbekism, Zumaism and crossroad (1)
So are Sotho in South Africa same as the Sotho of Lesotho, the Tshwana in South Africa and Botswana, Ovambo in Namibia and Angola, ... «BusinessDay, May 15»
9
Marula Oil Is Your New Miracle-Working Beauty Secret
Marula oil is harvested from the nut inside the sweet marula fruit and has been a hallmark skincare cure-all for the Ovambo women in northern ... «MarieClaire.com, Apr 15»
10
Dr. Kofi Dompere On Nkrumah's Scientific Thinking 12
... a Gonja; Richard Nixon, an America; Nnamdi Azikiwe, an Igbo; Sam Nujoma, an Ovambo; Chou En-Lai, a Chinese; and K.A. Busia, a Bono? «GhanaWeb, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ovambo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ovambo>. Apr 2024 ».
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