Herero language
Herero (ISO 639-3 code her) is a language of the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in Angola, Botswana, and Namibia. It has about 24,500 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | her |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | here1253 |
| Family | Atlantic-Congo |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Angola, Botswana, Namibia |
| Speakers (estimate) | 24,500 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Atlantic-Congo languages, nearest first.
- Zulu27,000,000 speakers
- Xhosa19,000,000 speakers
- Bemba4,100,000 speakers
- Chokwe1,000,000 speakers
- Zemba32,500 speakers
- Subiya24,500 speakers
- Yeyi20,000 speakers
- Kgalagadi12,500 speakers
- Tswapong2,000 speakers
- Birwa
- Bolo
- Holoholo
More about Herero
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.