Language specialist: Taimi Nghikembua
Oshikwanyama is mostly spoken: Northern regions of Namibia (predominantly in Ohangwena and some parts of Oshana and Oshikoto)
Letter name | Letter sound |
---|---|
A | /a/ ![]() /aa/ ![]() |
B | /b/ ![]() /bee/ ![]() |
D | /d/ ![]() /dee/ ![]() |
E | /e/ ![]() /ee/ ![]() |
F | /f/ ![]() /fee/ ![]() |
G | /g/ ![]() /gee/ ![]() |
H | /h/ ![]() /hee/ ![]() |
I | /i/ ![]() /ii/ ![]() |
J | /j/ ![]() /jee/ ![]() |
K | /k/ ![]() /kee/ ![]() |
L | /l/ ![]() /lee/ ![]() |
M | /m/ ![]() /mee/ ![]() |
N | /n/ ![]() /nee/ ![]() |
O | /o/ ![]() /oo/ ![]() |
P | /p/ ![]() /pee/ ![]() |
S | /s/ ![]() /see/ ![]() |
T | /t/ ![]() /tee/ ![]() |
U | /u/ ![]() /uu/ ![]() |
V | /v/ ![]() /vee/ ![]() |
W | /w/ ![]() /wee/ ![]() |
X | /x/ ![]() /xee/ ![]() |
Y | /y/ ![]() /yee/ ![]() |
Language Specialist: Taimi Nghikembua
Oshindonga is mostly spoken in Northern regions (predominantly in Oshikoto but also some parts of Oshana, Omusati and Ohangwena)
Letter name | Letter sound |
---|---|
A | /a/ ![]() /aa/ ![]() |
B | /b/ ![]() /bee/ ![]() |
D | /d/ ![]() /dee/ ![]() |
E | /e/ ![]() /ee/ ![]() |
F | /f/ ![]() /fee/ ![]() |
G | /g/ ![]() /gee/ ![]() |
H | /h/ ![]() /hee/ ![]() |
I | /i/ ![]() /ii/ ![]() |
J | /j/ ![]() /jee/ ![]() |
K | /k/ ![]() /kee/ ![]() |
L | /l/ ![]() /lee/ ![]() |
M | /m/ ![]() /mee/ ![]() |
N | /n/ ![]() /nee/ ![]() |
O | /o/ ![]() /oo/ ![]() |
P | /p/ ![]() /pee/ ![]() |
S | /s/ ![]() /see/ ![]() |
T | /t/ ![]() /tee/ ![]() |
U | /u/ ![]() /uu/ ![]() |
V | /v/ ![]() /vee/ ![]() |
W | /w/ ![]() /wee/ ![]() |
Y | /y/ ![]() /yee/ ![]() |
Z | /z/ ![]() /zee/ ![]() |
Language: Otjiherero
Name of Language Specialist: Dr. Hengari, Job U.
Speakers of Otjiherero are scattered all over Namibia. Predominantly the language is spoken in Khomas, Omaheke, Otjozondjupa, Kunene Regions.
Letter name | Letter sound |
---|---|
A | /a/ ![]() |
B | /b/ ![]() |
D | /d/ ![]() |
ḓ | /ḓ/ ![]() |
E | /e/ ![]() |
F | /f/ ![]() |
G | /g/ ![]() |
H | /h/ ![]() |
I | /i/ ![]() |
J | /j/ ![]() |
K | /k/ ![]() |
L | /l/ ![]() |
M | /m/ ![]() |
Mb | /mb/ ![]() |
Mw | /mw/ ![]() |
N | /n/ ![]() |
Nd | /nd/ ![]() |
Ndj | /ndj/ ![]() |
Ng | /ng/ ![]() |
Ngw | /ngw/ ![]() |
Nj | /nj/ ![]() |
ṋ | /ṋ/ ![]() |
O | /o/ ![]() |
P | /p/ ![]() |
R | /r/ ![]() |
S | /s/ ![]() |
T | /t/ ![]() |
Tj | /tj/ ![]() |
ṱ | /ṱ/ ![]() |
U | /u/ ![]() |
V | /v/ ![]() |
W | /w/ ![]() |
Y | /y/ ![]() |
Z | /z/ ![]() |