Otjiherero
/ˌɒtʃɪhəˈrɛːrəʊ/(also Otyiherero, Ochiherero, Otshi-herero)
noun
The Bantu language spoken by the Herero people of Namibia, Botswana, and Angola.
- The application of Damara to this language (and its speakers) is a 19th-cent. misnomer..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. From Herero Otjiherero the Herero language from otji-, class prefix forming language names + Herero.