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Kwangali
Uukwangali (also Ukwangali, Kwangali, and Kwangari) is a traditional kingdom of the Kavango people in northern Namibia. Its capital is Nkurenkuru, its Hompa (king) is Eugene Siwombe Kudumo. The Uukwangali speak ruKwangali Kwangali, or RuKwangali, is a Bantu language spoken by 85,000 people along the Kavango River in Namibia, where it is a national language, and in Angola. It is one of several Bantu languages of the Kavango which have click consonants; these are t .... List of rulers Source: * Queen Mate I (c. 1750) * Queen Nankali (c. 1775) * Queen Simbara (1785–1800) * Queen Mate II (1800–1818) * King Siremo (1818–1822) * King Mpepo (1822–1833) * King Sikongo (1833–1870) * King Mpasi (1870–1880) * Queen Mpande (1880–1886) * King Himarua (1886–1910) * King Kandjimi Hawanga (1910–1924) * King Mbuna (1924–1926) * Queen Kanuni (1926–1941) (first reign) * King Sivute (1941–1958) * Queen Kanuni (1958–1971) (second reign) * King Mbandu (1971–1977) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwangali Language
Kwangali, or RuKwangali, is a Bantu language spoken by 85,000 people along the Kavango River in Namibia, where it is a national language, and in Angola. It is one of several Bantu languages of the Kavango which have click consonants; these are the dental clicks ''c'' and ''gc,'' along with prenasalization Prenasalized consonants are phonetic sequences of a nasal and an obstruent (or occasionally a non-nasal sonorant) that behave phonologically like single consonants. The primary reason for considering them to be single consonants, rather than clus ... and aspiration. Maho (2009) includes Mbunza as a dialect, but excludes Sambyu, which he includes in Manyo. Phonology Consonants A dental click type may also be heard, being adopted from the neighboring Khoisan languages. The clicks may also tend to be heard as alveolar . Vowels Short vowels of /i e o u/ may also be pronounced as � ɛ ɔ ʊ References * Dammann, Ernst (1957). ''Studien zum Kwangali: Grammatik, Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavango People
The Kavango people, also known as the vaKavango or haKavango, are a Bantu people, Bantu ethnic group that resides on the Namibian side of the Namibian–Angolan border along the Okavango River, Kavango River. They are mainly riverine living people, but about 20% reside in the dry inland. Their livelihood is based on fishing, fishery, livestock-keeping and cropping (mainly pearl millet). The Kavango Region of Namibia is named after the people. In Tribal chief, traditional politics they are divided into five kingdoms (Kwangali, Mbunza, Shambyu, Gciriku and Mbukushu), each headed by a ''hompa'' or ''fumu'', both meaning "king". Traditional law is still in use and legitimized by the Constitution of Namibia, Namibian constitution. The Kavango people are matrilinear. The most common language spoken is Kwangali language, RuKwangali (in Kwangali and Mbunza territory); also spoken are Shambyu language, Shambyu, Gciriku language, Gciriku, and Mbukushu language, Mbukushu in the corresponding t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres (660 feet) away along the Zambezi, Zambezi River near Kazungula, Zambia. Namibia's capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, and has been inhabited since prehistoric times by the Khoekhoe, Khoi, San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. From 1600 the Ovambo people#History, Ovambo formed kingdoms, such as Ondonga and Oukwanyama. In 1884, the German Empire established rule over most of the territory, forming a colony known as German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1908, German troops waged a punitive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkurenkuru
Nkurenkuru (1.093 m above sea level) is a town on the south-western banks of the Kavango River. It is the capital of the Kavango West Region of northern Namibia, located west of Rundu. It is also a former mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society. Nkurenkuru has a population of around 10,261 (in 2023) inhabitants and is homestead of the local Uukwangali kings. Until 1936 it has been the capital of the region, after which the seat of the regional government was moved to Rundu, due to its strategically more central location. In 2013 it became a regional capital again, of the newly created Region of Kavango West. Nkurenkuru is the smallest town in Namibia, and the only self-governed settlement in the Region of Kavango West. On the opposite, north-eastern banks of the river lies Cuangar in Angola and the two towns are linked via a nearby border post. History The history of Nkurenkuru (formerly also ''Kuring Kuru''), Kwangali language: ''„the old place”'', is close ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanuni (hompa)
Kanuni (c. 1900 – February 18, 1972) was a ''hompa'', or queen, of Kwangali in the Okavango region of Namibia. She is one of only two female ''hompas'' to have retained her traditional position during a period when tribal leadership was masculinized by the South African government. Little is known of Kanuni's background, save that she was a member of the Kwangali royal clan. She became regent in 1923 after the death of the previous ruler, Kandjimi; she was not only his sister but also sister to the newly-chosen ''hompa'', Mbuna, who died in an accident in 1926 before taking power himself. Beginning in that year Kanuni began to rule under her own name, although some sources state instead that she became regent for another brother, Sivute, who was only a minor. It was at this time, in 1926, that she permitted the opening of a Roman Catholic mission station in Tondoro; in 1929, she allowed a Catholic mission school to be started at Nkurenkuru. Sivute, for his part, soon came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Era (Namibia)
The ''New Era'' is a daily national newspaper owned by the government of Namibia. The newspaper is one of four daily national newspapers in the country, the others being ''The Namibian'' (English and Oshiwambo), '' Die Republikein'' (Afrikaans) and '' Allgemeine Zeitung'' ( German). ''New Era'' was created by the ''New Era Publications Corporation Act of 1992''. According to Ullamaija Kivikuru, it copied the format of ''The Namibian'' in order to establish credibility. The two newspapers still resemble each other in having long stories spread over several pages. ''New Era'' has a usual circulation of 9,000, going up to 11,000 on Fridays.Rothe, ''Media System and News Selections in Namibia'', p. 23. It was established as a weekly newspaper and was later published only bi-weekly. It has appeared daily since 2004. ''New Era'' is published in English and five indigenous languages: Otjiherero, Oshiwambo, Damara/Nama, Silozi, and Khwedam. ''New Era'' is published by the New Era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hompa (Uukwangali King) a king of a tribe or clan
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Hampa or Hompa () may refer to: Places * Hampa, East Azerbaijan * Hampa, West Azerbaijan Titles * Hompa, in the traditional leadership of Namibia A tradition is a system of beliefs or behaviors (folk custom) passed down within a group of people or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Siwombe Kudumo
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Former Countries In Africa
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being used in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose cone to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
