Shocked!!!Herero tribe of Namibia marry their cousins

[@sofiaondemand]

Namibia is rich in culture , we are grateful you visited our country 🎉

[@kish_myworld]

on demand

[@rosmarysamwaka1010]

Kl

[@otjatjitunga9365]

Good to see a fellow African exploring other cultures in Africa - salute 🫡 proud to be a Herero

[@kapiripuriza9525]

Sophia you nail it in that traditional attire, you behaved well in the way you walked in that dress. Thanks for the hospitality you showed to Kish. Believe me there are Namibians who do not even know that there is a place called Opuwo💕

[@kish_myworld]

thanks sofia

[@Thandolwami_]

5:02 The meat they are eating was represented by the brides side of the family special piece of cooked meat from the sacred fire (a fire that burns on the brides’ property) to present to the families of the groom as a union like "we are one now" and eish it sounds better in my native language 😅

[@kish_myworld]

wow amazing culture

[@ZukileFongoqa-id7cn]

I am coming to namibia next month november i wish i can visit these tribes eg herero, and himba but they are far away to north

[@lnut94]

That area is for the Himba people in the northwestern corner of Namibia, the Herero people are mostly from the central, eastern, western part of Namibia, but there are few of them in the southern part of Kunene region.

[@DumeJeusi]

Kish, you are an over-attentive interviewer and ask lots of questions. This is good because it shows deep interest. Your problem is you fire questions to rapidly and don't allow the interviewee to finish talking. Also avoid finishing sentences for your interviewees and repeating yourself to many times. Less talk from you will allow the other person to express themselves much better and longer.

[@bhonibrian]

Your videos never disappoint ❤❤ from watching all your Namibian videos I would love to visit them one day.

[@kish_myworld]

You should!

[@thehelmgang]

please mr kish my worid,we are like you ,when you visit our country ,you must visit our town outjo NAMIBIA

[@hirokoherwamanyami3542]

Namibia has different tribes and all tribes have sub tribes just like in other African countries so Hereros is a tribe with sub tribes being Himbas, Hereros and Zembas etc so Himbas and Hereros are same people speaking same language with slight difference in pronouncing the words and the accent is also different

[@joycebroomfield8237]

Interesting video. Kish thank you for showing us this video. Watching from Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks for watching

[@joycebroomfield8237]

@kish_myworld You are welcome Kish and I hope you will visit Jamaica again soon.

[@DumeJeusi]

The concept of 'Mwari Kukaa Ndan'i or the 'Maiden Being Inside' in Kiswahili is a common Bantu theme and is practised even in East Africa especially Kenyan Coast anda large part of Tanzania through to South Africa. It is meant to symbolise chastity, purity, patience, self-control. In the Swahili East Africa it is another time for the bride to be given marriage advice but also taught how to please the husband by her somo ( or senge meaning aunt), nyakanga or kungwi. In Coastal East Africa it is called 'Kufundwa' which basically means Kufunzwa or being taught.

[@hirokoherwamanyami3542]

What the lady meaned by the age mates of the groom isn't age mates by age but the men circumcised in the same year, in herero culture men are circumcised while they are babies so when one is getting married those men will be like best men or so

[@aloisiakanyangela1437]

Hi Kish my world there you are enjoying Herero wedding. You are not alone bro as we are watching the video we are enjoying as well. Thank you for that keep up brother.

[@kish_myworld]

thank you too...

[@JohnMghanga-ok2uj]

Hello Kish, good to watch this informative vldeo. My opinion about african culture, there are some customs as africans we can keep and some we need to drop. We should drop those customs which are especially biased.

[@hirokoherwamanyami3542]

Which culture is biased here a herero Marrying a cousin is not biased and it's not an arranged marriage the man will propose to a lady like any men would after being in a relationship

[@enarodriguez8355]

Wow Kish my son. I'm blown away by the length of your hair! Didn't realize you had that much! Hope it doesn't get in the way!!

[@kish_myworld]

sometimes it does

[@stacybarnes8428]

In the way of what exactly 😂😂 am asking for a friend 😂l😂

[@carol-Cece]

❤❤beautiful people.. Am always learning and entertained watch your videos..

[@kish_myworld]

Thank you so much 😀

[@carolfarquharson-smith3650]

Top of the morning, kish,you having a ball of a time in Africa 😊

[@kish_myworld]

im so happy

[@marciathompson6924]

Toppa da morning Kish 🙏 ❤️

[@kish_myworld]

toppa Marcia

[@Sarah_M84]

In South Africa is common, especially in my culture Sepedi, Uncle and Aunt's kids can marry each other.

[@kish_myworld]

Ohhh

[@GABRAN47]

its taboo in South Africa. I have never heard of such happening.

[@yourbestdailymotivations_137]

Only pedi tribe , 'm a south African my cousins are My brothers and sisters

[@lnut94]

I'm a herero from Khorixas, central western part of the Namibia, us we do that but only if they like each others, there are also Herero people from the central, eastern, western part of Namibia,

[@fridayjy]

I have to admit, Herero weddings are the best in Namibia

[@murielnembungu5904]

Kish, you must come to Luderitz 😢namas culture and

[@patrickmendes8189]

In the ombundu cultura in the south of Angola it’s common marriage between cousins…almost everyone 1st love is a cousin

[@lettitheakahimunu346]

Enjoyed the video so much ❤

[@kish_myworld]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@monicakurangera4784]

Enjoy kish 🇳🇦

[@kish_myworld]

thanks...

[@winniethewinner]

Honestly this is surely interesting

[@kish_myworld]

It’s very interesting

[@loxionNam]

Great content.

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks

[@VenusSang-rs3gf]

Bless up, Kish!

[@kish_myworld]

one love

[@williamwebbs1952]

Love the vlog today 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿

[@kish_myworld]

Big up

[@hirokoherwamanyami3542]

She is trying to tell you the meat from the groom side is given to the bride and same also the bride side give meat to the groom side and its same part of the cow called "evango"

[@mercyelias271]

Thanks for the lovely video😊

[@kish_myworld]

My pleasure 😊

[@maneibaztv5943]

l love this culture watching from🇶🇦

[@kish_myworld]

Enjoy

[@Thepearltraveller]

Super nice place!

[@kish_myworld]

Yes it was!

[@Thepearltraveller]

@@kish_myworld Kish you didn’t answer my question.

[@PeacefulIsoscelesTriangl-qm3wz]

They do the same in Senegal and Gambia they married their cousins .

[@kish_myworld]

Wow can’t wait to visit

[@nicholasmulinge6661]

there are culture some how to our culture

[@myrtle-annrenaud6263]

Nice video

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks

[@stacybarnes8428]

What a gwan bro nice blog as always ❤

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks a ton

[@INERGYVIBRATION]

Jah Rastafari Blessings kish my World 🌎 🙏

[@yvonnecummings9572]

Oooomg very interesting culture, they can marry in the family. Oooomg, in some culture that’s a taboo. Wooooooooow

[@DavidMuya20]

Which part of Namibia is this I want to go there.

[@kish_myworld]

About 60kms from opuwo

[@DavidMuya20]

@@kish_myworld Ok now I'm lost but definitely would want to visit soon looks like that's a nice country to tembea

[@DavidMuya20]

@@kish_myworld Need to tembea huko Africa is so beautiful

[@joakimpetrus1259]

This Kenyan's Lauphings, is very international.

[@pulanekibe]

Marriage between cousins is common in Africa,even here in South Africa. 😅

[@IgnatiusSanya]

Taboo

[@Accuface2000]

Only your tribe, don't include everyone

[@liveinwisdom3610]

You must be Boer or coloured. Because, Nguni's/Basotho/Tswana are not even allowed to marry within their same clan. So please speak for your self don't generalize all South African tribes.

[@pendypaul3366]

even us Wambo in Namibia is common sothat the wealthy should stay in family.

[@TheHuny85]

Not common but yes in your tribe dont lump us all in that weirdness

[@anna-brittaingelsson8906]

Interesting culture

[@kish_myworld]

Amazing

[@francellaansby1781]

Watching from Jamaica 🇯🇲 Jamaican will never do that

[@kish_myworld]

land we love

[@BelindaUapimbi]

That's why you are Jamaicans dear, not Hereroes, tribes are different

[@lnut94]

Jamaica and Namibia ain't in the same continent, at least Jamaica and Cuba or Namibia and South Africa...

[@Doreen-s2q]

They don't eat the cowskin ? We love it in Jamaica!! Beautiful clothing for the wedding love the wedding party culture

[@DumeJeusi]

Eating of skin is rare in East and Southern Africa. It's a different cattle culture coming from a place of abundance as the savannah environment allows keeping large herds. Eating skin and many other undesirable parts of the cow is a West African thing especially in the swampy, forested area where there could be a protein deficiency due to lack of domestic cattle-keeping. This is due to tsetse fly and the equatorial forest/ climatic conditions. You notice that the West and Central African forest dwellers consumes a lot of wild game that is considered abominable by their Bantu cousins. The Bantu had even to create a totem system with elaborate food taboos to stop consumption of some wild game. Yet, the Bantu are originally from Mambila plateau in the Cameroon border with Nigeria. Hides and Skins have different use in East and Southern Africa.

[@Doreen-s2q]

@DumeJeusi thank you for the information very informative ❤️ from jamaica 🇯🇲

[@F.S.L.C.]

WOW - EH - NICE.

[@karenleach6427]

Kish in Trinidad our muslim teadition i s like this one

[@nonokavita2648]

I'm a Herero...I regards my cousins as my brothers..noways I will romantically involved with them

[@hirokoherwamanyami3542]

Yes we get married to our mothers brothers kids but not to our mothers sisters kids cos if you say cousin its a wide name

[@kish_myworld]

Interesting

[@virginiakibe1846]

Wira muchere wohiki na makeki

[@miriammmamoitoisehloho3055]

Tswana tribes also

[@emiliendamwenaamweelo5139]

That herero girl you interview she doesnt know her culture.. she is very confuse. i am also from Namibia.

[@sifisomabilisa5952]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MissMuneneOfficial]

Its funny when they werr dragging that woman with the cow skin😂😂😂😂

[@kish_myworld]

😂😂😂 likkle drama for the road

[@IgnatiusSanya]

Someone from different country can also marry them? You didn't ask this question

[@Munatjari00]

Yes you can, you marry whoever you want I'm a Herero

[@votershideneye2485]

​@@Munatjari00❤

[@judithmutonga6125]

Tomorrow is Saturday

[@lettysirkkaiyambo4186]

In Wambos tribe it is a taboo.

[@nicholasmulinge6661]

Wah,how can you marry your cousin

[@kish_myworld]

Normal in there cukture

[@hirokoherwamanyami3542]

The aim for this was to keep the live stock like cattle in the family.

[@coolnassa1420]

How comes there is disease if they share wife and husband each other….?

[@miriammmamoitoisehloho3055]

The grooms side is viby

[@kish_myworld]

yes it is

[@mercynjeri3020]

To a 100k subs❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@matheusmpn_]

You and Sofia should get married

[@kish_myworld]

😂😂😂 we are not cousins unfortunately

[@runvil]

@@kish_myworld and you are not even Hereros 😂😂😂

[@NamafricaGlobe]

@@kish_myworldSofia culture (aawambo) NOT allowed to marry cousins only Hereros

[@lettysirkkaiyambo4186]

Woman's Family and Man, family. But this people are one. Who is regarded as who belongs where? Am confused.

[@gregorydavinci]

In Germany, it's allowed to marry your cousin. I don't know anybody who did, but it's legal.

[@patriciayarber3356]

Queen Elizabeth married her cousin Prince Phillip.

[@kivumbiyusuf2330]

I was kinda bored of the video until i saw that lady holding on the cow skin😂😂😂

[@kish_myworld]

haha for real? silly 😂😂

[@kivumbiyusuf2330]

Yes.she looked really funny

[@runvil]

Toppa di Wedding

[@kish_myworld]

Haha Toppa di bride

[@runvil]

@@kish_myworld 😂😂 Imagine

[@monicakurangera4784]

Shuu Namibia is very hot!!

[@kish_myworld]

yes it is...

[@TomTomSCREEN]

Yes, here my country those tribes they don't care😂.

[@TomTomSCREEN]

Their main food is actually meat and milk.

[@IgnatiusSanya]

all w.africa countries hot hot

[@hirokoherwamanyami3542]

We know right 😂

[@MwanaZion]

That’s not a shock, it happens in many Bantu cultures, it’s very common in Kongo and even in Kenya, you’re just a city boy who have lost hold of your cultures and customs.

[@Accuface2000]

Stop lying, it's not a Bantu culture. Only perverted tribes do this

[@Janekarambu2973]

In Kenya, no, it's an abomination where i come from and i am a bantu

[@MwanaZion]

@@Janekarambu2973 you have clearly lost touch of your culture and traditions then, doesn’t surprise me though as Kenyans happens to be some of the most sell out people alongside Ugandans and Tanzanians. If you look deep into your history you’ll know that marriages between cousins were very prevalent, ask your mwami’s if you even have any.

[@ShervelJA]

So because it's "culture" it is right? Too much abomination in the name of culture and tradition, hence why kids in these places are being born with all sorts of deformities and illnesses.

[@DumeJeusi]

NO. Its NOT NORMAL. It's an ABOMINATION and INCEST is Punishable by LAW and Traditions. It is very SHAMEFUL.

[@dikolizaskk5847]

Shame the lady is trying so hard to explain herself and tell Kish her culture

[@kish_myworld]

why shame though?

[@TomTomSCREEN]

Some other parts of my country its their culture and the don't care.

[@JohnHaze4666]

​@@kish_myworld It's not a shame, Botswana, Lesotho Swaziland, Namibia and some part of Zim are influenced by SA slang, culture and cuisine,what they are trying to say is I pity her/shame is used as a slang ,I see even eish is adopted in East Africa.

[@runvil]

Shame as how?! She’s probably not used to speak English on Camera…for that matter!

[@CapeTown-rw4tv]

Kish spreading mis information. He's looking for negativity....

[@mercyelias271]

How and the locals are giving him the information

[@kish_myworld]

@mercy don’t mind him. There’s always guys like this in the world

[@BelindaUapimbi]

It's not misinformation, we can testify since it's our culture

[@MalbaMedina]

Don't like this traditional marrying family,I don't agree with this

[@BelindaUapimbi]

No body asked you to like it though, it's not your culture after all😅