Herero

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Either a person from a Bantu-speaking group in Namibia, Botswana and Angola or their language

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Now we are overflying Namibia, where the German commander Von Trotha ordered the extermination of the Herero people.

Examples

A group of starving Herero survivors returned after being driven into the desert of Omaheke by German forces in Namibia in about 1907.

Blog text (18)
Germany does pay aid to Namibia, but has to date refused to compensate the Herero directly.

Blog text (18)
These are my words to the Herero people now.
This was followed by a general uprising of the Herero in central Namibia in January 1904.

Academic text (2006)
In August 1904, the Herero forces, including thousands of women and children, were driven into the Omaheke desert by the Schutztruppe after the battle at the Waterberg.

Academic text (2006)
Michael's case was clearer since he was a spokesperson for an ethnic group, the Herero, in a Trust Territory (Southwest Africa, now Namibia).
Germany does pay aid to Namibia, but has to date refused to compensate the Herero directly.
On Sundays, there were three different services, each in a different language: Afrikaans for the Basters, Oshiwambo, and Herero.

Herero language

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A language spoken by the Herero people in Namibia, Botswana and Angola

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The name Herero is the group's own name in their language, so it can mean either a person of that ethnic group or the 'language' they speak.