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Ovam·bo | \ ō-ˈvam-(ˌ)bō 
, -ˈväm- \
, -ˈväm- \ plural Ovambo or Ovambos
Definition of Ovambo
1 : a member of a Bantu people of northern Namibia
2 : the Bantu language of the Ovambo people
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The first known use of Ovambo was in 1853
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