Ovambon.adj.

Brit.

/ə(ʊ)ˈvambəʊ/, U.S.

/oʊˈvæmboʊ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Ovambos.

Forms: 1800s– Ovambo, 1800s– Ovampo, 1900s– Avamba, 1900s– Owambo.

Origin: A borrowing from Oshiwambo. Etymon: Oshiwambo Ovambo.

Etymology: < Oshiwambo (Kwanyama dialect) Ovambo the Ovambo people < ova-, plural class prefix + ambo, self-designation.

A. n.

1. A member of an African people living mainly in northern Namibia. Also called Ambo.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples

Xhosa1801

amaXhosa1809

Matabele1823

Amapondo1824

amaZulu1829

Bapedi1835

Basotho1835

knobnose1848

Ovambo1853

Sotho1883

Tonga1891

Ronga1899

Venda1901

Pedi1912

Mopedi1928

Ndebele1930

Lobedu1933

Tsonga1937

Pondo1950

Nguni1957

1853 F. Galton Narr. Explorer Trop. S. Afr. vi. 179 The Ovampo were twenty-four in number with a tall enterprising-looking young man as captain.

1856 C. J. Andersson Lake Ngami xiv. 163 At a considerable distance to the north, there lived a nation called Ovambo.

1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 318/2 Many..of the Bantu-speaking southern races..[including] Ovambos of the south-west coast..are also variously affected by foreign elements.

1911 J. G. Frazer Golden Bough: Magic Art (ed. 3) I. iii. 63 The Ovambo of South-western Africa believe that some people have the power of bewitching an absent person by gazing into a vessel full of water till his image appears to them in the water.

1967 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 20 Apr. 18/6 It was interesting to find the tall, slim, gentle houseboy employed by my host and hostess was an Ovambo.

1991 New Scientist 6 July 54/1 The Ovambo of northern Namibia have harboured a smouldering resentment against the Etosha National Park ever since the game reserve was proclaimed in 1973.

2. The Bantu language of the Ovambo.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages

Kaffir1820

Swahilese1833

Sesotho1846

Chagga1849

Kikuyu1849

Mitshi1854

Manganja1859

Bantu1866

Kavirondo1870

Luganda1876

Sotho1876

Fan1883

Gogo1883

Lunda1883

Nyamwezi1883

Kioko1884

Barotse1888

Ganda1891

Tumbuka1891

Chichewa1897

Bemba1902

Nyanja1902

Rwanda1902

Lingala1903

Sepedi1905

Ila1907

Lamba1907

Chewa1908

Venda1908

Ngoni1911

Munchi1913

Meru1921

Yao1924

Lozi1937

Nguni1939

Ndembu1945

Mwera1947

Sango1948

Ovambo1953

Sukuma1969

Tiv1976

1953 L. G. Green Lords of Last Frontier xvi. 235 Finnish missionaries learn Ovambo before they leave Finland.

1984 Manch. Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 8 Jan. 7 Thomas tells him that he speaks Ovambo. Van Rooyen replies that anyone who speaks Ovambo is a Swapo terrorist.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Ovambo or their language.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > Bantu peoples

Xhosa1812

Morolong1822

amaXhosa1824

Zulu1824

Sotho1827

amaZulu1828

Amapondo1830

African1832

Matabele1835

knob-nosed1838

Manganja1859

Pondo1872

Bapedi1878

Ovambo1897

Tsonga1907

Venda1913

Pedi1922

Nguni1929

Lobedu1937

Mosotho1955

1897 J. Bryce Impressions S. Afr. v. 42 On the higher grounds and generally in the far northern parts [of German South West Africa], where the Ovampo tribe dwell, grass is abundant.

1973 Daily Tel. 21 Nov. 4/6 They were familiar with Ovambo tribal customs.

1997 Esquire Nov. 142/1 It's the tragicomic legacy of German colonialism that compels the Ovambo tribeswoman who is your waitress..to be gussied up as a Bavarian milkmaid.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ovambo
释义	Ovambon.adj. Brit. /ə(ʊ)ˈvambəʊ/, U.S. /oʊˈvæmboʊ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Ovambos. Forms: 1800s– Ovambo, 1800s– Ovampo, 1900s– Avamba, 1900s– Owambo. Origin: A borrowing from Oshiwambo. Etymon: Oshiwambo Ovambo. Etymology: < Oshiwambo (Kwanyama dialect) Ovambo the Ovambo people < ova-, plural class prefix + ambo, self-designation. A. n. 1. A member of an African people living mainly in northern Namibia. Also called Ambo. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples Xhosa1801 amaXhosa1809 Matabele1823 Amapondo1824 amaZulu1829 Bapedi1835 Basotho1835 knobnose1848 Ovambo1853 Sotho1883 Tonga1891 Ronga1899 Venda1901 Pedi1912 Mopedi1928 Ndebele1930 Lobedu1933 Tsonga1937 Pondo1950 Nguni1957 1853 F. Galton Narr. Explorer Trop. S. Afr. vi. 179 The Ovampo were twenty-four in number with a tall enterprising-looking young man as captain. 1856 C. J. Andersson Lake Ngami xiv. 163 At a considerable distance to the north, there lived a nation called Ovambo. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 318/2 Many..of the Bantu-speaking southern races..[including] Ovambos of the south-west coast..are also variously affected by foreign elements. 1911 J. G. Frazer Golden Bough: Magic Art (ed. 3) I. iii. 63 The Ovambo of South-western Africa believe that some people have the power of bewitching an absent person by gazing into a vessel full of water till his image appears to them in the water. 1967 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 20 Apr. 18/6 It was interesting to find the tall, slim, gentle houseboy employed by my host and hostess was an Ovambo. 1991 New Scientist 6 July 54/1 The Ovambo of northern Namibia have harboured a smouldering resentment against the Etosha National Park ever since the game reserve was proclaimed in 1973. 2. The Bantu language of the Ovambo. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages Kaffir1820 Swahilese1833 Sesotho1846 Chagga1849 Kikuyu1849 Mitshi1854 Manganja1859 Bantu1866 Kavirondo1870 Luganda1876 Sotho1876 Fan1883 Gogo1883 Lunda1883 Nyamwezi1883 Kioko1884 Barotse1888 Ganda1891 Tumbuka1891 Chichewa1897 Bemba1902 Nyanja1902 Rwanda1902 Lingala1903 Sepedi1905 Ila1907 Lamba1907 Chewa1908 Venda1908 Ngoni1911 Munchi1913 Meru1921 Yao1924 Lozi1937 Nguni1939 Ndembu1945 Mwera1947 Sango1948 Ovambo1953 Sukuma1969 Tiv1976 1953 L. G. Green Lords of Last Frontier xvi. 235 Finnish missionaries learn Ovambo before they leave Finland. 1984 Manch. Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 8 Jan. 7 Thomas tells him that he speaks Ovambo. Van Rooyen replies that anyone who speaks Ovambo is a Swapo terrorist. B. adj. Of or relating to the Ovambo or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > Bantu peoples Xhosa1812 Morolong1822 amaXhosa1824 Zulu1824 Sotho1827 amaZulu1828 Amapondo1830 African1832 Matabele1835 knob-nosed1838 Manganja1859 Pondo1872 Bapedi1878 Ovambo1897 Tsonga1907 Venda1913 Pedi1922 Nguni1929 Lobedu1937 Mosotho1955 1897 J. Bryce Impressions S. Afr. v. 42 On the higher grounds and generally in the far northern parts [of German South West Africa], where the Ovampo tribe dwell, grass is abundant. 1973 Daily Tel. 21 Nov. 4/6 They were familiar with Ovambo tribal customs. 1997 Esquire Nov. 142/1 It's the tragicomic legacy of German colonialism that compels the Ovambo tribeswoman who is your waitress..to be gussied up as a Bavarian milkmaid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1853
随便看	to stop two gaps with one bush to stop up to stop upon a dime to stop, to fill , to supply a gap to stop, to fill in, to supply a gap to stop, to fill up, to supply a gap to store the kin to story forth to story out to stour to stout it to stout it out to stout out to stow away to stow down to stow one's gab to straddle the market to straight a rope to straighten out to straighten up to strain a metaphor to strain a person to one's bosom, heart to strain a point to strain after to strain at