Owambo Culture: Language

Vern Learns Oshikwanyama!
In Part 1 of our Owambo Culture series, follow along with Peace Corps / Namibia Volunteer Vern as he learns how to greet people, name food, and count to ten in Oshikwanyama - one of the languages spoken by the Owambo people in Northern Namibia.
Language-learning a major part of each Volunteer's service. Each has his or her own way of learning, but talking with host family kids is a great method! Learning a local language such as Oshikwanyama is a big asset to our Volunteers' all-important community integration.

[@lettysirkkaiyambo4186]

Thank you in Oshiwambo is ( Iyaloo ). Tangi is a borrowed word from Afrikaans language ( Dankie )

[@silasndategelela4313]

Very good Vern

[@cumar345]

This language is easy than swahili...sounds nice like zulu

[@paulenwhybe9762]

I love tht... they ar vry funny!

[@lettysirkkaiyambo4186]

Thank in Oshikwanyama is iyaloo. Tangi is a borrowed word from Afrikaans word Dankie.

[@thulanimutonga7415]

Beautiful language

[@SimonDocksido-e1e]

Hello!! What is the different between amaadi eemeke and odjove.

[@tinubumistura4845]

I'm working on a documentary about ovambo tribe pls can you help me out I need lyrics of there songs pls

[@OttlieTushiimbeni]

my homemates,yoh that tym neh...?

[@ramomohlabi8665]

Ntate (Tate) Mogolo (Kulu) in Sepedi

[@ramomohlabi8665]

We also use Tate as father

[@dtawantawng5131]

That sounds like a difficult language to speak!

[@ivony4689]

Not gonna lie, I'm acVamboe and yoh, when the elders speak, sometimes I won't even understand some words.

[@shikondafillionjasson3242]

Tamulonga tu atilyane Eleka letu?

[@teamria]

🤭🤭🤭 he is not white

[@somebluehafeni6004]

Mufa and mengela I know them

[@somebluehafeni6004]

Tangenu