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Oshiwambo

Oshiwambo proper noun: a cluster of several very closely related languages in Angola and northern Namibia, notably Kwanyama (or Oshikwanyama), Ndonga, and Kwambi.

Proper noun

Oshiwambo

  1. A cluster of several very closely related languages in Angola and northern Namibia, notably Kwanyama (or Oshikwanyama), Ndonga, and Kwambi.

Forms of Oshiwambo

alternative formOshivambo

Questions about Oshiwambo

What does Oshiwambo mean?
Oshiwambo means a cluster of several very closely related languages in Angola and northern Namibia, notably Kwanyama (or Oshikwanyama), Ndonga, and Kwambi.
What part of speech is Oshiwambo?
Oshiwambo is a proper noun.

Words near Oshiwambo in the dictionary

  1. oshinko
  2. Oshiro
  3. Oshiros
  4. oshis
  5. oshitaoshi
  6. Oshiwambo
  7. oshizushi
  8. Oshkosh
  9. Oshnavieh
  10. Osho
  11. Oshogbo

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