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单词 otjiherero
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Otjihereron.

Brit. /ˌɒtʃɪhəˈrɛːrəʊ/, U.S. /ˌɔtʃihəˈrɛroʊ/
Forms: 1800s– Otjiherero, 1800s– Otyiherero, 1900s– Ochiherero, 1900s– Otshi-herero.
Origin: A borrowing from Herero. Etymon: Herero Otjiherero.
Etymology: < Herero Otjiherero the Herero language < otji- , class prefix forming language names + Herero Herero n. Compare Ovaherero n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) enters this under Otshi-herero, and gives the pronunciation (ōu:tʃiherēə·ro) /ˌəʊtʃɪhɛˈrɛərəʊ/.
The Bantu language spoken by the Herero people of Namibia, Botswana, and Angola. Also called Herero.The application of Damara to this language (and its speakers) is a 19th-cent. misnomer.
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1855 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 25 96 I have..given the corresponding terms in the Otjiherero (Damara) and the Chylimanse.
1871 J. Mackenzie Ten Years North of Orange River 494 Otyiherero (Damara).
1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 732/2 By their language (Otyiherero) the Herero belong to the great Bantu family.
1910 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 358/1 They call themselves Ovaherero and their language Otshi-herero.
1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 71 Herero = Otjiherero = Otyiherero, Ds also Cimba = Himba = Timba = Simba, Mbandieru 25,000.
1996 B. F. Grimes Ethnologue (ed. 13) 321 Herero (Ochiherero, Damara) 141,000 in Namibia..; 18,000 in Botswana.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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