Herero

[ huh-rair-oh ]

/ həˈrɛər oʊ /

a member of an indigenous people of Namibia, Botswana, and Angola.

the Bantu language of the Herero.

Example sentences from the Web for herero

She had to lie down once in a while to rest.393 The Herero wear iron which in the dry climate retains luster.

Folkways |William Graham Sumner
After another decade of comparative peace war again broke out and spread from the Hottentots to the Herero.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 |Various
The Herero had accepted the German protectorate by treaty—without fully comprehending that to which they had agreed.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 |Various
The new governor issued a general amnesty to the Herero, and set aside two large reserves for those who surrendered.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 |Various

This act was the beginning of a struggle between the Germans and the natives which lasted over four years, and cost Herero war.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 |Various

Herero

/ (həˈrɛərəʊ, ˈhɛərəˌrəʊ) /

plural -ro or -ros a member of a formerly rich cattle-keeping Negroid people of southern Africa, living chiefly in central Namibia

the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family