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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoekhoe_language#:~:text=Common%20words%20and%20phrases Khoekhoe Common words and phrases] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoekhoe_language#:~:text=Common%20words%20and%20phrases Khoekhoe Common words and phrases] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/afrikaans.php Useful Afrikaans phrases] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/afrikaans.php Useful Afrikaans phrases] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans#:~:text=Afrikaans%20phrases Afrikaans phrases] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/herero.htm Useful phrases in Herero] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/herero.htm Useful phrases in Herero] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/lozi.htm Useful phrases in Lozi] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/lozi.htm Useful phrases in Lozi] - Omniglot
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoekhoe_language#:~:text=Phonology Khoekhoe Vowels, Consonants, Clicks] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoekhoe_language#:~:text=Phonology Khoekhoe Vowels, Consonants, Clicks] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/afrikaans.htm#:~:text=Afrikaans%20alphabet Afrikaans alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/afrikaans.htm#:~:text=Afrikaans%20alphabet Afrikaans alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans#:~:text=Phonology Afrikaans Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/herero.php#:~:text=Herero%20alphabet Herero alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/herero.php#:~:text=Herero%20alphabet Herero alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herero_language#:~:text=Phonology Herero Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwangali_language#:~:text=Phonology Kwangali Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/lozi.htm#:~:text=Lozi%20alphabet Lozi alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/lozi.htm#:~:text=Lozi%20alphabet Lozi alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozi_language#:~:text=Phonology Lozi Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia


'''Pronunciation'''
'''Pronunciation'''
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==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
'''Dictionaries'''
* Wilfrid H G Haacke & Eliphas Eiseb, '''''A Khoekhoegowab dictionary : with an English-Khoekhoegowab index''''' , Windhoek : Gamsberg Macmillan, 2002 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/khoekhoegowab-dictionary-with-an-english-khoekhoegowab-index/oclc/231983874&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Haacke, Wilfrid H. G and Eliphas Eiseb. ''A Khoekhoegowab dictionary.'' Windhoek: Gamsberg Macmillan, 2002. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/231983874 WorldCat].
* Jan Kromhout, '''''Afrikaans-English, English-Afrikaans dictionary''''', New York, N.Y. : Hippocrene Books, 2006 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/afrikaans-english-english-afrikaans-dictionary/oclc/71196783&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Kromhout, Jan. ''Afrikaans-English, English-Afrikaans dictionary.'' New York, N.Y: Hippocrene Books, 2006. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/71196783 WorldCat].
* Nduvaa Erna Nguaiko, '''''The new Otjiherero dictionary : English-Herero, Otjiherero-Otjiingirisa''''', Bloomington, IN : AuthorHouse, 2011 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/new-otjiherero-dictionary-english-herero-otjiherero-otjiingirisa/oclc/648936290&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Nguaiko, Nduvaa Erna. ''The new Otjiherero dictionary : English-Herero, Otjiherero-Otjiingirisa.'' Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/648936290 WorldCat].
* Ronald Gestwicki, '''''An English-Herero, Herero-English dictionary''''', Windhoek, South West Africa, 1966 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-herero-herero-english-dictionary/oclc/659375&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Gestwicki, Ronald. ''An English-Herero, Herero-English dictionary.'' n.p.: n.p., 1966. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/659375 WorldCat].
* J K Kloppers, D Nakare & L M Isala, '''''Burenkango Rukwangali - English = English Rukwangali dictionary''''', Windhoek : Gamsberg Macmillan, 1994 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/burenkango-rukwangali-english-english-rukwangali-dictionary/oclc/824634751&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Kloppers, J. K., D. Nakare, and L. M. Isala. ''Burenkango Rukwangali - English = English Rukwangali dictionary.'' Windhoek: Gamsberg Macmillan, 1994. '''''Available at:'''''[https://www.worldcat.org/title/824634751 WorldCat].
* Owen O'Sullivan, '''''English-Silozi dictionary''''', Lusaka : Zambia Educational Pub. House, 1993 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-silozi-dictionary/oclc/35810377&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* O'Sullivan, Owen. ''English-Silozi dictionary.'' Lusaka: Zambia Educational Pub. House, 1993. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/35810377 WorldCat].
* '''''Concise Oxford-Duden German dictionary : German-English, English-German''''', Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/concise-oxford-duden-german-dictionary-german-english-english-german/oclc/69483654&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* ''Concise Oxford-Duden German dictionary : German-English, English-German.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/69483654 WorldCat].


'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Online Dictionaries'''
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'''Language Aids'''
'''Language Aids'''
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoekhoe_language#:~:text=Grammar Khoekhoe Grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoekhoe_language#:~:text=Grammar Khoekhoe Grammar] - Wikipedia
* Derek Fivaz & Sakaria Shikomba, '''''A reference grammar of Oshindonga (Oshiwambo)''''', Windhoek, Namibia : Out of Africa Publishers, 2003 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/reference-grammar-of-oshindonga-oshiwambo/oclc/56640839&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans#:~:text=Grammar Afrikaans Grammar] - Wikipedia
* B C Donaldson, '''''A grammar of Afrikaans''''', Berlin : Mouton de Gruyter, 1993 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/grammar-of-afrikaans/oclc/782135976&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otjiherero_grammar Otjiherero grammar] - Wikipedia
* Wilhelm J G Möhlig & Jekura U Kavari, '''''Reference grammar of Herero (Otjiherero) : Bantu language of Namibia''''', Köln : Köppe, cop. 2008 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/reference-grammar-of-herero-otjiherero-bantu-language-of-namibia/oclc/778215453&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Fivaz, Derek and Sakaria Shikomba. ''A reference grammar of Oshindonga (Oshiwambo).'' Windhoek, Namibia: Out of Africa Publishers, 2003. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/56640839 WorldCat].
* Donaldson, B.C. ''A grammar of Afrikaans.'' Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 1993. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/782135976 WorldCat].
* Möhlig, Wilhelm J.G. and Jekura U. Kavari. ''Reference grammar of Herero (Otjiherero) : Bantu language of Namibia.'' Köln, cop: Köppe, 2008. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/778215453 WorldCat].


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==

Latest revision as of 19:32, 20 March 2024


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Description

English is the sole official language in Namibia but only 3% speak it as a home language.
Oshiwambo is the most common language spoken.
Afrikaans is the most widely understood national language.
Most of the white population speaks either German or Afrakaans. [1]

Languages most often spoken in Namibian households are:

Word List(s)

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Dictionaries

  • Haacke, Wilfrid H. G and Eliphas Eiseb. A Khoekhoegowab dictionary. Windhoek: Gamsberg Macmillan, 2002. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Kromhout, Jan. Afrikaans-English, English-Afrikaans dictionary. New York, N.Y: Hippocrene Books, 2006. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Nguaiko, Nduvaa Erna. The new Otjiherero dictionary : English-Herero, Otjiherero-Otjiingirisa. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Gestwicki, Ronald. An English-Herero, Herero-English dictionary. n.p.: n.p., 1966. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Kloppers, J. K., D. Nakare, and L. M. Isala. Burenkango Rukwangali - English = English Rukwangali dictionary. Windhoek: Gamsberg Macmillan, 1994. Available at:WorldCat.
  • O'Sullivan, Owen. English-Silozi dictionary. Lusaka: Zambia Educational Pub. House, 1993. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Concise Oxford-Duden German dictionary : German-English, English-German. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

  • Khoekhoe Grammar - Wikipedia
  • Afrikaans Grammar - Wikipedia
  • Otjiherero grammar - Wikipedia
  • Fivaz, Derek and Sakaria Shikomba. A reference grammar of Oshindonga (Oshiwambo). Windhoek, Namibia: Out of Africa Publishers, 2003. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Donaldson, B.C. A grammar of Afrikaans. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 1993. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Möhlig, Wilhelm J.G. and Jekura U. Kavari. Reference grammar of Herero (Otjiherero) : Bantu language of Namibia. Köln, cop: Köppe, 2008. Available at: WorldCat.

Additional Resources

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Namibia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia#:~:text=Languages, accessed 9 Apr 2022.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Namibia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Namibia#:~:text=Languages%20most%20often%20spoken, accessed 9 Apr 2022.
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