Hiya,
Before Namibia was colonized, the region that comprises the country today made up of tribes with no political boundaries or a cohesive government. Today in Namibia there are ten tribes and ethnic groups, with the Ovambo tribe being the largest and making up 50 percent of the total population in Namibia. The Ovambo are usually farmers and practice the Lutheran faith under a tribal chief. The Herero are also a big tribe. When the tribes were nomadic, the Herero were shepherds. In the Kavango tribe, there are five sections governed by a king under the jurisdiction of the Namibian government. They work as fishermen, shepherds, and farmers for their livelihood. The Damara tribe is a tribe about which we do not have much information. It is believed that they originated from the San tribes and were hunters and gatherers. The San tribes are many small tribes of hunter-gatherers, and they make clicking sounds in their language. The other tribes are not that big and there is not much information about them either. The other tribes are the Caprivian tribes (4% of the total population), Tswana tribes (1% of the total population) and other groups, such as the Basters and White Namibians, which account for less than 1% of the total population. Below is a photo showing where each tribe was/is located.
Bye for now,
Kimberly
“Post Navigation.” Hippo Adventure Tours, 15 Oct. 2018, www.namibia-adventures.com/a-simple-insight-on-the-ethnic-people-in-namibia/.
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