ISO 639-3 · herher
Niger–Congo family
Herero
Otsiherero
Herero is a language of the Southwest Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Botswana and Namibia. Wikidata counts about 237,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language of Nambia and Botswana”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
her- ISO 639-1
hz- Glottocode
here1253- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- UNESCO
- Safe
- Centre point
- -21.50, 20.00
- Wikipedia
- 69 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
11levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Herero · Otsiherero |
|---|---|
| Also called | Otjiherero, Herero language |
| All speakers | 237,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Safe
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Herero
The branches above Herero, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Botswana
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationaltsnTswanaNiger–Congo · 4.5 m1 · NationalndeNorthern NdebeleNiger–Congo · 1.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationlozLoziNiger–Congo · 600,0004 · EducationalnaqKhoekhoeKhoisan · 250,0004 · EducationalmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousktzJuǀʼhoansiKhoisan · 33,6004 · EducationalyeyYeyiNiger–Congo · 24,0006b · Threatened