Herero (Otjiherero) | mossyrune

Language

Herero

240K speakers · Latin

On the Map

At a Glance

BotswanaNamibiaAngola

Written in the Latin script. Uses SVO word order. Notable features include tonal distinctions and pronoun dropping.

Vulnerable

Typology

Word order SVO

Adjective after noun

Numeral after noun

Adposition preposition

Def. article no

Indef. article no

Pro-drop yes

Tonal yes

Gender yes

Noun cases no