Ovambo people - Wikipedia
The Ovambo people (pronounced ⓘ), also called Aawambo, Ambo, Aawambo (Ndonga, Nghandjera, Kwambi, Kwaluudhi, Kolonghadhi, Mbalantu, mbadja), or Ovawambo (Kwanyama), are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily modern Namibia. They are the single largest ethnic group in Namibia, accounting for about half of the population. [3]
The rise and origin of Ovambo People | The African History
2020年12月17日 · The Ovambo people are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, mainly present Namibia. They are the largest known ethnic group in Namibia, accounting to about half of the population. They are also found in the province of Cunene in southern Angola, where they are more commonly known to as 'Ambo.'
AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes - Ovambo people
The Ovambo people also called Aawambo, Ambo, Ovawambo are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, primarily modern Namibia. They are the single largest ethnic group in Namibia, accounting for over half of the population. They are also found in southern Angolan province of Cunene where they are more commonly referred to as "Ambo".
AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes - Kwanyama people
Members of the royal family of the Owamboland are known as ovakwaluvala. Only those who belong to this family by birth, through the maternal line, have a claim to chieftainship. The clans figure their descent by a matrilineal kinship system, with hereditary chiefs arising from the daughter's children, not the son's.
Generally speaking, the Ovambo peoples in the north (i.e. southern Angola) enjoy better living condi-tions as a result of the sub-tropical arboreal environment, which is directly attributable to the greater abun-dance of water due to the proximity of the permanent Kunene and Okavango rivers and seasonal river Kuvelai.
OVAMBO (OWAMBO) PEOPLE: THE AGRICULTURAL AND POWERFUL BANTU PEOPLE …
2014年3月19日 · The Ovambo people (sometimes called Owambo) are an amalgamation of diverse agricultural Bantu-speaking people occupying international border regions of southern Angola and northern Namibia, popularly known as Ovamboland. The Ovambo people are by far the largest ethnic group in Namibia and make up just over half the population.
Ovambo - Summary - eHRAF World Cultures
Ovambo peoples live in north-central Namibia (Oshana, Ohangwena, Omusati, and Oshikoto regions) and south-central Angola (Cunene Province). This land, called Owambo, is characterized by sandy soils, flat terrain, and periodic flooding.
The Ambo Ethnic Group - eHRAF World Cultures - Yale University
This is a general historical and ethnographic survey of the Ambo (Ovambo) people. Historical aspects covered include geographical features of the area, the colonial division of the people between Portuguese-occupied Angola in the north and German (and after 1915 South African) ruled Nambia in the south, increased labor migration to mining sites ...
The Ovambo in Context: the People, Their Land And - DocsLib
The Okavango peoples of eastern southern Angola are also culturally related to the Ovambo, and once formed one kingdom ruled by the Hyena clan, sharing common ancestry with the same clan in Ovambo (Williams 1988:23, 89-91).
Ovambo - Description - eHRAF World Cultures
The Ovambo are matrilineal people living in north-central Namibia and south-central Angola. They speak a variety of languages, collectively known as Oshiwambo, part the Southern Bantu group.