Himba also known as Dhimba or Dimba or Chimba or Otjidhimba or Oluthimba or Luzimba or Tjimba is a language spoken in Northern Namibia in the Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) and Southern Angola by the Himba people.
It belongs to the Herero group of languages .
Himba language has approximately 50,000 native speakers.
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