Ovahimba
Lands
Kunene Region of north-western Namibia and south-western Angola
Facts 3
Land
Ovahimba are mainly herders whose homes lie in the dry mountains and plains of north-west Namibia's Kunene Region.
Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs), The Indigenous World 2026: Namibia (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Ovahimba speak a Herero language and keep semi-nomadic herding homelands that reach from north-western Namibia into south-western Angola.
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Culture
Skilled cattle herding has made Ovahimba communities comparatively well off for their region.
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