Life in Namibia Owamboland| How to Brew Traditional Beer | Namibian YouTuber

There's definitely no place like home, Owamboland. I went home and capture our way of living and how we preserve our heritage, as things slowly modernize. I show you our means of survival and also how we brew traditional beer.
#NamibianCulture #Heritage #Villagelife #TravelAfrica

[@lorrenzom]

i'm South African and this just made me miss my grandmother,Its amazing that our cultures are so similar even the food.much love one Africa

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you Lorrenzo. One Africa indeed ♥️

[@southafrican1010]

The Owambo culture is something else trust me...I've been to Owamboland and I was very shocked at how different their culture is

[@naame-owoyeya-malapi2454]

ZA were are u from?

[@msbanji4963]

Your mom asking about your sleeping cousins at 2.42 is every African mom..... Sarcastic to boot. Love your channel. From Kenya

[@ItsWoven]

I keep saying, it’s as if African parents all grew up in one home. It’s like they have a script 😅. Thank you 💞

[@NoaPenda]

I love how raw and authentic your vlogs are. Big up sissy for showing our culture❤

[@zakaroyalty62]

We don’t call that spinach but it’s commonly known as ‘nyevhe or rudhe’ in Zim which only grows during the rainy season when we plough or till the fields! I just adore the brilliant way you’re preserving our cultures & making the traditional fermented brew... only difference is it takes up to seven days for the brew to be imbibed in Zim..kudos to you , ey ..😜!

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you Nao 🙏🏾. I just hope we will be able to preserve our culture because everything is slowly modernizing 😔

[@ItsWoven]

This really just shows that we are all from the same lineage and it’s always so fascinating to know of the many similarities we share as Africans, I love this. 7 days? Does it become alcoholic? I would love to travel to Zim one day but more on the rural sides. Oh and thank you 🙏🏾.

[@stephanushiskiel6]

I never used to be proud of being a village boy. I was always trying to look like a town person, even if we dont have a house in town. Your transition from the village life to your town persona is amazing. You inspire me to be proud of my village ways.

[@khomotjomalatji4600]

New on your channel and binge watching. I loved this. Made me miss my gran. This is why we South Africans are now poor: No land and urbanization. My kids will never know this life. Makes me sad.

[@latunahtarea4453]

Watching this reminds me of back when my family used to be this close.. Now we only see each other during weddings or funerals..

[@twinkitten1]

We have sorghum here in the Caribbean but we call it guinea corn flour and its already ground to flour, we use it as a main ingredient in a dish called jug jug or use it as porridge. I love some African cultures, here we see hard work which may seem slow to others but you see the end result which is amazing, the movement it makes you fit, is healthy and well done, slow food is healthy food plus no added chemicals to speed the process along and no pollution created or electricity needed just nature and man power, clean living no carbon footprint that's what I call working hand in hand with nature. I hate how some plastics was introduced to Africa because in the ancient days the ancestors never had plastics just use natural items to store they things in, which was much healthier ....never lose your ancient culture to western modern ways okay ? If an apocalypse happen (which unfortunately seem to be happening now for some reason) and all modern electricity and wifi and all that convenient stuff stopped working guess what many tribal cultures would not be affected because they know how to survive without those things.

[@josephnakale7343]

That's how I call real living,I for one though have a house in the city and spend most of my time in city still much connected to my village life interacting with undisturbed nature.Yes with development things are changing, electricity has arrived even in some of our villages on the other hand life became much easier while on the other some things are no longer thesame.Back in the days to plough the field we used plough and oxen,now we are using tractors,to move from one village to the next we used to ride horses,now we are using cars,to pound Mahangu for flowers we used motars and pistols now replaced by machines.Back then to preserve meat we had to dry it now that had replaced by the refrigerators,back then games were plentiful to hunt now all these are protected and now no more free meat,unless one have to slaughter a goat or probably a cow all these as good as it may sound also have negative effects to tye way of living we know not many years past.

[@Ndaps1]

Thank you for sharing the Oshiwambo culture. Am so embarrassed we don’t do all these things anymore 😭, it’s a pity, we need to think of ways to preserve our culture and traditions

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you Monika, it’s always my pleasure. I don’t think you should be embarrassed, the way the world is mordenizing, something’s are beyond our control.

[@mariashikatu9275]

I never get tired of watching your channel. This is soo beautiful and amazing

[@simonhaufiku5960]

I love this woman called wov3nn. She is everything this is really educational my sister. I love it. Am proud Namibian, kwanyama noxo✌️😅❤️

[@elniedkaurora5460]

Your laughter is everything. That feeling of looking for English words after you have woken up 😂😂😂

[@ItsWoven]

Imagine sis, you just woke up and now you must start speaking English, stress 😂😂😂

[@KennedyLeonard19]

I love all your Vlogs, nande pupite efimbo, always go back and re-watch again... ❤️😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you Kennedy 😁🙏🏾 I appreciate this ♥️

[@shiwashawapala2365]

The whole time you were saying “crushing” I was screaming pound and laughing. ♥️❤️😂😂😂

[@friedaHangula77]

Who else salivated when she was eating the oombekes, if you know what I mean 🙈😁 Great content oo. Chopping the spinach kama 😂😁Woven you are the one😍😊my kind of Wambo, ngoe ongoe owala!

[@maganomaggie9717]

Hans just go himself a wife, thank you for showing our culture

[@preludemakhubela2927]

Just recently came across your videos, I love them all. U just made me love Namibia and hoping to travel there.

[@kamatihendrinanuweyaar2851]

“Welcome to Woven is my channel.” 😂😂😂😂😂 Natalia vakwetu

[@ItsWoven]

Alulilange 😂😂😂 She always hears me saying “welcome to my channel” and now she thinks the “my” is a part of the introduction 😭😭

[@tuulikiamunyela9977]

😂😂

[@lukholomambu75]

Watching this from SA, this is the first video I watched and I subscribed, no questions asked. You are so refreshing, I loved everything about this video, very informative, so enlightening and you just made me miss my rural areas. Its really sad that we are modernizing everything nowadays so thanks for documenting this. Give kisses to the little pikininis :)

[@domingostchiyo8076]

Watching your videos makes me feel at home. The pounding of sorghum because we didn't have ladies in the house and the coordination makes me miss Namibia, I only come to know about gender roles them when I moved to the city. But keep the videos coming.

[@Lifeisgoodkitty]

Nice.. We eat the same vegetable in Kenya, in my community it's called chinsaga and the English name is spiderwisp or spider flowers/plant.In zim they call it Shona cabbage.. Scientific name is Cleome gynandra.

[@siliconiusantogramaphantis2122]

A new subscriber here from Australia. Your village videos made me subscribe to you because I'd rather see what village life is like in other countries. I already live in a city so I'm not interested in that. I especially love it when the young educated go back during breaks to keep village life alive. You're the bridge between two worlds. As a Westerner, I'd rather watch videos about people's unique cultures, especially from the viewpoint of an educated local; because no clueless tourist or uneducated tour guide who's barely speaking English can convey and translate your life like someone like you who's well versed in both town and village life. Your life is a bridge between both. Bless you sister keep posting these village videos and I'll watch them.

[@ironaupindi3514]

Thanks Woven, for the video and all, it's sad when I come to think of it, our cultures are dying out😭 Keep doing the most, proud Namibian, aka Village girl You're my role model🤗💖

[@sindimkhize343]

I like what you doing woven us as South African we are shame of our culture, I like everything you did, I wish South African young people would adopt your style and love their culture

[@southafrican1010]

Haibo! we're not ashamed of our culture, it's just that South Africa is very different compared to other African countries...it's more Western here everyone knows that. In Namibia they're always wearing their traditional dresses or attires almost everyday...there's no such here. I've been to Namibia, Owamboland. it's beautiful

[@galinadhlamini4779]

Speak for yourself Sindi Mkhize!

[@thando_ngwe]

Sindi speak for yourself, don't involve us in your shame

[@leenanghixulu954]

Firstly, you are the daughter my mother keeps praying for. Sis your work ethic is commendable, oho duly iilonga, also the relationship you have novaneumbo vaambuleni, soo much love, Your parents did a great job ❤. I am such a village girl, soo your whole video was soo dreamy to me. Lastly thank you for documenting our culture, content I signed up for 🤸🏾‍♀️🤸🏾‍♀️

[@candidtalkswithlauvena1835]

It is the two Natalia's for me and your laughter. Uuh Eemeke man!! The Okutyava process, Oku kateka, and the whole village vibe. Thank you for sharing ss 👏👏👏👏💕💕💕

[@indilenithaikiyata2151]

Your mom is amazing, your family is wonderful and you're one funny women🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤🇳🇦🇳🇦oshilli woven...

[@elagoshitaatala]

Naatalia!!!😍 That fresh ombidi and pap had me salivating .

[@ItsWoven]

The way I was pretending to only be eating a lot of it in the name of taking a video, so that my sister doesn’t call me out 😂😂😂

[@benejinaabraham2532]

The most humble vloger I know❤❤❤

[@ItsWoven]

Wow, this is humbling. Thank you man, I appreciate this 🙏🏾♥️.

[@jacobinaikaku2450]

Yaaaaaaas, this is the content I have subscribed for, 🤗🤗

[@panduitm336]

I can't believe it took me this long to find your channel. And I'm glad I did, been missing home lately and this brought me joy. Thanks for your genuine content, maybe I'll join one of your vlogs when return home. Take good care x.

[@MenowJaansCooking]

21:19 I wanna try that out someday. Thanks for sharing your traditional life. One should never forget where you coming from. Nama from G6!

[@tresianevonga1061]

That “Iilonga yomuumbo omu ne” caught me of guard... I felt that 😂😂😂 I feel you...

[@hildehamuteta2241]

The glow is serious, onhu totaimaike ove ouli ngoo komavou 😩😍😍

[@antoniokasimia4460]

i love everything in this video,, you real showed all the traditional work here, keep it up my girl, proud vambo,,

[@etuholembango7515]

Lol at 14:23 when she had no idea she was speaking Oshiwambo. Loved this video, quite educative also.

[@erudite_shaz9596]

Authenticity 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿what an amaizing video. Thank you for such amaizing content hun.looking forward to many more. Vakwetu Natalia naningepo wambuletu 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣ohadulika. An applaud to your parents, omwatekulwa moshili. ❤️

[@Ilonasworld]

That is why I love Namibia, such diversity of wild indigenous berries available to eat😍😍😍

[@thandonkomiyapi5438]

Namibia is still rich in culture....from South Africa

[@Penelago]

You are a whole Wambu lady... the video is tops👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you Yvonne ♥️🙏🏾

[@katlegothwala5820]

Sis I’m obsessed with ur Chanel ❤️❤️❤️❤️More so the vlogs of you at home such a Queen

[@shishiivenilineekela2623]

I like the fact that everybody work at your house. In some household there in the north only those that stay home throughout work. People like you ngeno just sleep while other do the works

[@fallenskyshomesteadingandp2528]

I love watching your videos of traditional village life and your laughter puts a smile on my face 😁👍🏾 you are awesome straight 🔥🤩💯

[@faithfullypenny]

I love our indigenous food. Wild spinach and millet pap. Great health benefits too.

[@LydiaLydz]

I loved this!! Much love from Kenya

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you 🙏🏾 ♥️♥️

[@indilenithaikiyata2151]

I've always dreamed of having an older sister exactly like you man...you're just the best oshilli. Your siblings ,mom, family at large are blessed ❤

[@lahyamalakia]

Going back to my roots❤

[@thembelanindabeni5313]

This video is everything,so much love for the village life,ukutheza inkuni and seeing u guys eating umswanja made me miss home so much

[@southafrican1010]

The heat in Namibia is overwhelming, it's even worse in Owamboland. I felt like i was literally breathing umlilo.

[@ItsWoven]

😂😂😂 as for breathing umlilo, but honestly sometimes it does feel like that.

[@Elias-fy9ut]

Hello there,i am really enjoying your videos it is a wonderful experience to learn how life is in Owamboland because i live in South Africa around Pretoria i promise to watch more of your videos in future as i feel tempted to visit that area,i am overwelmed with joy to have imparted your experience with me, añyway goodnight it's midnight i have to sleep i will watch more thank you

[@diaryofkamali]

This looks just like my village ❤️ I miss home

[@diaryofkamali]

I miss ombeke my goodness, how many years now without eating them 😭salivating 😋😋😋😋

[@gratiomokoma8357]

no Laziness with african parents. I can relate from south africa.

[@ItsWoven]

There’s really no laziness with African parents 😂😂. I love that that there’s a lot similarities between African countries, it’s like we’re live in one global village.

[@phelomatomanematomane1952]

My favourite youtuber 💞 thanks for sharing 😙

[@ItsWoven]

It’s definitely always my pleasure ☺️. And thank you, for watching I appreciate this ♥️🙏🏾

[@Namtrendingvideos]

The Lord bless you more Woven🙏

[@LydiaJairus]

I love your video. But the memories... I am almost crying, confession "I am the lazy one." I don't miss this. I am tired from just watching you do this work. So I'm gonna use this video to show my offsprings our culture.

[@aillynembungu352]

Your videos are so informative.. Keeping doing what u do best love it👌👌

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you Ailly! I’m glad they can be of use .

[@MaxUushona]

This content is very rich and raw, big ups Woven!! Just some thought on how to improve your audience's experience, I recommend that you add some of those Oshiwambo beats/drums or rhythms (in between your explanations) to complement the flow of your narration. It will complete the package. Looking forward to the next vlog.

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you so much Max, for watching and for the suggestion. I agree, this will improve the experience. I’m struggling to find cultural beats that are not copyrighted though, it would really be great if I could get my hands on these.

[@teresak6147]

The way you were supervising, love it. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂totale nge ovatyava NGO oikuni yakola.

[@letykalety304]

Woven ft Natalia the feeling when you hear woven calling Natalia just know you have to laugh ,

[@dorothymate9820]

I.love.your.chanel

[@abrahamshoopala4730]

Am watching this with ma granny, shes a kwanyama but a mbwiti, she just said "tala eshi shatya okada" when the small boy was walking trouserless around the goat kraal 😂😂😂😂I died

[@reyteeuniversalvlogs1154]

it looks so beautiful and peaceful. you looking clean yourself .

[@vusibesilmboweni1400]

I love your village vedios. I personally prefer them because the culture is so familiar to me. Its very similar to how i grew up.

[@theophelustuyeni6293]

Keep on promoting the tradition

[@joannghifikwa5991]

I love you , you are so organic/original/raw and you are soooo good at creating content... Ndee ondi muhole Naaatalia

[@ItsWoven]

Ndee Natalia is taking my shine. These are such kind words Joan, thank you. I appreciate this 🙏🏾♥️

[@joannghifikwa5991]

ItsWoven you’re welcome ❤️❤️

[@esthernambuli2925]

I love this video. Proud wambo

[@dijonaymicko]

Very informative vlog!! I like how you reduced you dress length so u can work properly. I used to do that a lot back home.

[@peneyambekoerastus5786]

I love love this...this is me all the time when I'm home. Thanks sis. Great content.

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you Peneyambeko 🙏🏾

[@tilien4963]

Natalia mahn 😍😂😂😂. Thank you once again meme Woven for the great content🤗. I will help my grandma oku dunga omalodu come December 🧘‍♀️

[@thembelanindabeni5313]

-9:19unyawuthi pap and umbida wolude(wild spinach)100%

[@Selma_Kaseli]

Ndapewaaaaa😂😂 Beautiful Vlog ever. Natalia from the start of the Vlog finnished me already, I wasnt ready for that Welcome. Wow Oshili omwa longwa uuteku niilonga and indeed your mum is such a super mother, imagine she is also busy with her children working. I'm so proud of you. God bless you guys.

[@ItsWoven]

Natalia ohapenge o stressa 😂😂 like there she memorized how I say “welcome to my channel” and now she thinks “my” is part of the introduction 😭😭. Thank you Kaseli (may I call you this?), will definitely tell my mom too.

[@Selma_Kaseli]

Thank you Ndapewa, Yes please 😁

[@shataditswai2673]

You rich gal not by money but by your life stock 🤩😍🥰

[@reyteeuniversalvlogs1154]

your camera is perfect, this is so beautiful

[@TheDtfamu89]

I loved watching this. Thank you so much!

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you, I’m glad it was worth your time 🙏🏾♥️

[@hileniiileka3257]

I was missing the home(the village) until I watched this video 😂😂😂

[@lindangoma8227]

So impressed with you.. educated.. smart....and def a homemaker

[@ItsWoven]

You are far too kind, Linda. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@petrussd8881]

My dear your channel is literally disturbing my studies right now. I just miss life in the north, now i have to balance university and your channel😂😂

[@ItsWoven]

Vakwee 😂😂😂. Let’s strike a deal. 2 hours of studying and 30 minutes/a video on the study break. Please!!

[@SizzlesDiaries]

Couldn't miss an upload bestie, home girl you are a worrior. Okutya ngo ko village ove kamana, mo town wow xwangu ne. Kundilapo oludalo lange olo unene ngo Natalia, ovakulepe aveshe. Much respect Woven wange, I had to watch till the end🥰.

[@dianamwatukange2436]

I love you and your videos mahn... Really amazing... 💯

[@christineaitana1279]

hahaha, at 14:26 "ai popi moshiwambo ano", I love it!!! Great content Woven :-)

[@glassyshaanika1389]

My poor big sister😩 ya'll don't rest in your house, otchili i won't be able to survive in your house 😂, but i love how kwitchi, you just do everything, i mean if you don't work Who'll do it for you, big ups for you mahn😘. Lots of love ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@ItsWoven]

Moshili nee, your poor big sister shili 😩😂. The work in my house is never ending 😂😂. Thank you Glassy ♥️😘

[@dankieyadave8230]

Interesting homestead

[@taimyimmanuel2834]

Our culture z juc supper...wow thnk yu fr sharing wat I dd aswell.woven yu re juc a mwaaah

[@clotildatekere7572]

Love your videos,I am from Zimbabwe our cultures are just the same .I would like to know the name of that u call spinach in your language,in my lunguage it's Nyeve,and the berry fruit is Tsvanzva.

[@annatuna8985]

Spinach is "Ombidi" in Oshikwanyama her mother tongue and "Omboga" in other oshiwambo sub-tribes. There are 8 sub-tribes under the oshiwambo "language" different accents, different meanings to some words and spellings but we understand each other 100%. Kinda like English American vs British

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you Clotilda!! I actually love that our cultures are mostly the same and one can always relate. What I have observed with Zimbabweans though is they can be kinder than Namibians at times and they don’t trouble nobody ♥️♥️. Oh, the spinach is ombidi/omboga. Also, thank you for watching 🙏🏾

[@Dicts33]

That looks like thepe in Setswana.

[@esterlyaalukeni971]

Ombidi

[@74tula]

@@Dicts33 Rotlhwe not thepe

[@kulanibaloyi85]

Your village refreshes my mind. Thank you 🙏

[@ItsWoven]

I’m really happy to hear this. Thank you for watching 🙏🏾

[@lenahmahlangu8253]

I love your content it just takes us back 😍😍😍😍

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you soo much Lenah ♥️♥️

[@laviniakanhalelo954]

aih manh, you are everything Woven oshili . Part two please????

[@ItsWoven]

Owati 😂😂 Thank you Lavinia. Eewa, will start working on part two.

[@sedzesanimathavha9939]

Thanks for the content

[@veronikaaileka669]

Fav youtuber🔥🔥🔥🔥 Fav part was when you have to do the supervision while everyone else was collecting wood 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@petrinababes]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 why are you this person. I love love it man.

[@itsalltrue9985]

You Guys are Brewing Tombo.. I Was salivating when u showed us Nompeke and Kakukuru, that's what we call the 2nd berrues, This is my life at the village (Mpungu) I miss it of course.. With this memories :I definitely am going back home

[@naame-owoyeya-malapi2454]

Not Tombo..no one brews Tombo at home...it's omalodu...a traditional beer that has a small % of alcohol(kids can drink it)

[@ItsWoven]

Would you believe it if I told you my village is 100kms away from Mpungu. And no, it’s not Tombo 😂😂

[@itsalltrue9985]

Aww, that's great. Our side of the country is definitely blessed. We can't complain, unfortunately 😊 would love to try this 1 day. What do you doing is really different and motivation to keep on holding onto our culture... Thanks wov3n..

[@itsalltrue9985]

@@naame-owoyeya-malapi2454 ouh, just the way it's done, apart from adding the yellow flour, it's how it's done on the northern eastern part of the country... Shame though.. Guest must taste first.

[@marthatoe215]

You look beautiful on those dresses ❤️❤️❤️

[@theopondeshipanda3287]

“lil doughnuts or something” 💀💀😂😂😂 I’m recommending this to my mother, knowing very well she will tell me to see what other kids are doing, bc despite that, I know she will love it.😂 Also I’m watching this at 3am and I want water, the north’s water to be specific, directly from the tap ngeno, also oombeke, 🤯 I don’t remember the last time I had that. Wow. GREAT CONTENT MAN.🙏🏿🙌🏿

[@ItsWoven]

English is a lie man 😂😂😂 Your mom is my mom, that’s literally her response whenever I show her something on the internet 😭. Also thank you for watching man, I appreciate this ♥️.

[@Omwenyo]

Thank you so much for sharing our culture. This just made me miss home so much. I think (omhako) is a “filter” ile hasho walye 😀

[@ItsWoven]

Filter is actually befitting, thank you 😆. And it’s definitely always my pleasure sharing. Thank you for watching 🙏🏾

[@lettakyjoy]

Wow,you guys are blessed muna iikuni,we had to get it the hard way bra,to a point where we had to use cow 💩 to cook 😂😂,or meme had to go buy fire wood,eeno nga also when people go to the forest our forest is 150 km away mbela.Seeing firewood like that is a luxury 😂😂. Also that gava pounding was bad news to me coz my hand are super soft,ohe ningi omapuva eehonde 😭🙈. Great content Ndapewa 🙏🏾

[@okashanardc9398]

Tomonikwa wafa ombwiti nee🙆‍♀️Ashike mboli iilonga yokumbo owuyishi 🙏👌💞

[@ItsWoven]

Ombwiti peni hano 😂😂, iilonga ondeyi tekulilwa mona wameme 💞

[@domingostchiyo8076]

Ano ove oho tanga neengobe mboli? The last part of the video deserves its own episode. Perhaps you should capture for us aantu tavii tanga.

[@carolineshavuka2325]

Aniwa "Aaai, otei popi mOshiwambo hano?" DEEAAD!!! Mahn...crying. Great vlog though!

[@metumomungungu3180]

I'm here for this content.👏 Subscribed.

[@laimishaapopi8983]

Here for Natalia 😂😂😍❤️

[@ItsWoven]

Natalia gives me stress 😂😂😂 she’s memorized how I say “welcome to my channel” and now she thinks she must say “my” aswell 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@nehemiasimon1121]

Thanks alot l like the way you show off our culture the originally way it is without editing any thing...💖🙏..

[@ItsWoven]

Thank you Nehemia, I appreciate this 🙏🏾.