Herero (Otjiherero) is a Bantu language spoken by the Herero and Mbanderu peoples in Namibia and Botswana , as well as by small communities of people in southwestern Angola . There were 250,000 speakers in these countries between 2015 and 2018.
20-654: Karibib ( Otjiherero : Otjandjomboimwe ) is a town in the Erongo Region of western Namibia . It has 8,434 inhabitants. Karibib is the district capital of the Karibib electoral constituency . It is situated on the Khan River , halfway between Windhoek and Swakopmund on the B2 (Trans-Kalahari Highway), the main road between Walvis Bay and Johannesburg . The town is known for its aragonite marble quarries and
40-632: A major role in developing the school. Karibib Junior Secondary School is situated in town and offers grade 8 to Grade 10. Otjiherero language Its linguistic distribution covers a zone called Hereroland , which is constituted of the region of Omaheke along with the Otjozondjupa and Kunene Regions . The Himba people , who are related to the Herero and Mbanderu, speak a dialect very close to Otjiherero. Many Herero-speakers live in Windhoek ,
60-478: A total of 990 votes were cast. SWAPO won with approximately 60% of the vote. Of the three other parties seeking votes in the election, United Democratic Front (UDF) received approximately 31% of the vote, followed by RDP (9%) and the Congress of Democrats , which, despite being on the ballot, did not receive a vote. SWAPO also won the 2015 local authority elections , gaining 4 seats (653 votes). 2 seats went to
80-419: Is Zemba ( Otjizemba ). Maho (200) also removes Kuvale to Bantu Zone R.10, while differentiating North-West Herero (Kaokoland Herero, including Zemba and presumably Himba and Hakaona), R.311, and Botswana Herero (including Mahalapye Herero), R.312, as distinct from but closely related to Herero proper. Within Herero proper, he recognizes two dialects: Central Herero and Mbandero (East Herero). Northwest/Zemba
100-581: Is found on either side of the Namibian–Angolan border. Central Herero covers a large area in central Namibia, with East Herero and a few islands to the east but still in Namibia. Botswana Herero consists of a few scattered islands in Botswana, with about 15% of the population of Herero proper. Ethnologue separates Zimba as a distinct language but retains Himba, East Herero, and Botswana Herero within
120-664: Is taught in Namibian schools both as a native tongue and as a secondary language. It is included as a principal material at the University of Namibia . Otjiherero is also one of the six minority languages that are used by the Namibian State Radio (NBC). Gamsberg Macmillan, as of 2008 , has published the only dictionary in Otjiherero. The Hakaona variety is now considered a separate Bantu language, as sometimes
140-573: The Herero and Namaqua War . Its status was upgraded to that of a county, and governance was extended to include Omaruru . At the end of the war in 1907, Karibib counted 316 white residents, and the remaining Herero land was expropriated and offered to white farmers. Karibib was declared a municipality in 1909, and Eduard Hälbich was its mayor. One of Karibib's oldest buildings is the Roesemannhaus / Roesemann's house , erected in 1900 shortly after
160-769: The Landless People's Movement (LPM, registered in 2018, 80 votes) and the KRA (68 votes). Schooling in Karibib started as a private missionary enterprise in 1902. From 1907 the Deutsche Schule Karibib ( German : German School Karibib , also: Privatschule Karibib ) operated in town, first as a government school of Imperial Germany, and after World War I as private school supported by German government. In 1965 it had 13 teachers and 53 learners. When competition from other German schools eroded its pupil base,
180-473: The Navachab Gold Mine . Karibib comprises 97 square kilometres (37 sq mi) of town land. The Navachab Gold Mine owned by QKR Namibia is located 10 km from Karibib town. The mine is the major tax payer, employer and property owner of the town, providing more than 750 jobs and owning 240 residential properties. In 2008, proposals surfaced for a new cement works . Karibib is home to
200-647: The Usab Stadium . and there is a golf course at the Klippenberg Country Club. Karibib is situated on the B2 national road ( Walvis Bay – Okahandja ) close to the branch-off of the C33 to Otjiwarongo . About 1,000 trucks per day pass the town. Karibib is connected to the TransNamib railway network; Karibib Railway Station is situated downtown. The next station to the west is Kranzberg ,
220-477: The Herero language. However, it no longer recognizes Kuvale as a dialect but as a separate language. Namibian local and regional elections, 2010 Namibia held elections for its local and regional councils on 26 and 27 November 2010. The terms of regional councillors and local authority representatives were originally set to expire in 2009. As a local and regional election in 2009 would have meant organising four different elections in one year, this part of
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#1732780902821240-601: The UDF (223 votes), and the remaining seat was won by the local Karibib Residents Association (KRA) that gained 128 votes. In the 2020 local authority election SWAPO won again by a large margin but lost the majority of seats in the town council. SWAPO obtained 461 votes and gained three seats. One seat each went to the UDF (175 votes), the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC, newly formed in August 2020, 94 votes),
260-548: The capital of Namibia. The sounds /f s l/ are found in loanwords. Because of the translation of missionary Gottlieb Viehe (1839–1901) of the Bible into Herero, at the end of the 19th century, the spoken language was transcribed to an alphabet based on the Latin script. Father Peter Heinrich Brincker (1836–1904) translated several theological works and songs. Long vowels are doubled. f and l are only used in loanwords. Otjiherero
280-479: The election was postponed and terms of office extended by one year. Regional elections contested 101 seats in 13 regional councils. Local elections determine the population of the village, town, and city councils and have a direct influence on who will become mayor, as this position is elected among all councillors. Contrary to the regional elections, local elections in Namibia are determined by party, not by individual. There were 50 local authorities in Namibia with
300-671: The junction for the branch railways to Tsumeb and Grootfontein from the line to the capital Windhoek . North of the town is the location of the headquarters of the Namibian Air Force at the Karibib Air Base , housing the Command of the Air Force. The air base has a 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) asphalt runway, parallel paved taxiways and apron. The history of Karibib Airport goes back to pre-independence when it
320-522: The purchase price was 22,500 marks (ℳ) , two ox wagons, and 742 pounds 5 shillings that Zeraua had incurred in debts in Hälbich's shop in Otjimbingwe. Karibib began to grow quickly when on 30 May 1900 the railway construction reached the newly founded place. 1 June 1900 marks the day of the official foundation of Karibib at the occasion of the first train arriving from Swakopmund. The railway station
340-484: The school closed down in 1986. The campus is currently leased to the similarly named but unrelated Karibib Private School . Karibib is also home to Karibib Junior Secondary School and Ebenhaeser Primary School, situated in the Usab Location. Karibib Junior Secondary School emerged from Ebenhaeser Primary School when the latter started offering classes beyond grade 7. The Navachab gold mine in Karibib has played
360-645: The town was founded. Other historic structures are the Wollhaus / Wool house ( 1900) erected from local marble, the Railway station building (1901), the Kaiserbrunnen / Emperor fountain (1 906-1908) and the Christ Church (1910). Karibib was downgraded from municipal to town status in 2010. It is now governed by a town council that has seven seats. In the 2010 local authority election in Karibib,
380-468: Was built, a medical practice, storage facilities, a prison, and living quarters were erected, and the population rose to 274. This development disadvantaged the settlement of Otjimbingwe; ox wagons that before would travel via Otjimbingwe on the Alter Baiweg ( Old bay path ) would now take the route through Karibib. In 1904 the place once again became important as a railway hub for ferrying troops in
400-502: Was used by the South African Air Force. Originally Karibib was a waterhole known to the Herero under the name Otjandjomboimwe . Expecting business opportunities arising from the railway construction between Swakopmund and Windhoek, Eduard Hälbich, merchant at Otjimbingwe , bought the waterhole and 20,000 hectares of land surrounding it from Herero headman Zacharias Zeraua . The deal was finalised on 7 January 1895,
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