"Ovambo" meaning in English

See Ovambo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Ovambo
  1. Their Bantu language. Categories (topical): Languages Derived forms: Ovamboland, Ovambo sparrowhawk
    Sense id: en-Ovambo-en-name-435DyhXs Disambiguation of Languages: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 20

Noun

Forms: Ovambos [plural], Ovambo [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Ovambo}} Ovambo (plural Ovambos or Ovambo)
  1. A member of a certain Bantu people of Namibia.
    Sense id: en-Ovambo-en-noun-oOW7yFRE

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Ovambo meaning in English (1.4kB)

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