Namibia is home to several ethnic groups and many interesting people. Take the Nama people of the south, who wear their patchwork laslappie dress for special occasions and share a language peppered with clicks with the Damara people.
Consider the Herero people, who prize their cattle and whose women wear their regal long multi-layered Victorian-inspired dresses as they stroll down city streets. In the northern regions, the Owambo people who enjoy their staple of grainy mahangu porridge (at times with nutritious mopane worms) and are the largest ethnic group in the country.
The San (Bushmen) people live mostly in the eastern stretches of the country and are descendants of the original inhabitants of southern Africa; while the Kavango and Caprivian people, whose lives revolve around the riches of the river, live in the north-eastern corner.
Then there are the smaller groups, which include the eye-catching Himba people, who traditionally live in the desert reaches of north-western Namibia; the white Europeans, whose predecessors came to Africa centuries ago; and the smallest ethnic group in Namibia, the Tswana people.
Regardless of ethnicity, Namibians are known for their friendliness and convey the message: ‘Hello neighbour!’
Stay informed with The Namibian – your source for credible journalism. Get in-depth reporting and opinions for
only N$85 a month. Invest in journalism, invest in democracy –
Subscribe Now!
