THE HIMBA,LIVING IN NAMIBIA NORTH, NEAR ANKOLA
THE HIMBA,LIVING IN NAMIBIA NORTH, NEAR ANKOLA The Himba (singular: OmuHimba, plural: OvaHimba) are indigenous peoples with an estimated population of about 50,000 people[1] living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene region (formerly Kaokoland) and on the other side of the Kunene River in Angola.[1] There are also a few groups left of the Ovatwa, who are also OvaHimba, but are hunters and gatherers. Himba herders in Kaokoland The OvaHimba are a semi-nomadic, pastoral people, culturally distinguishable from the Herero people in northern Namibia and southern Angola, and speak OtjiHimba (a Herero language dialect), which belongs to the language family of the Bantu.[1] The OvaHimba are considered the last (semi-) nomadic people of Namibia. Daily life[edit] Himba village about 15 km north of Opuwo, Namibia. Women and girls tend to perform more labor-intensive work than men and boys do, such as carrying water to the village, earthen plastering...