German as "main language" in Namibia
German as “main language” in Namibia
‘The main language is English. German is spoken by around 20,000 people within the country, and there are various native languages
1966 map of South West Africa (Namibia) showing farms, districts, homelands, diamond areas and game reserves
1966 map of South West Africa (Namibia) showing farms, districts, homelands, diamond areas and game reserves [revised 1972]
‘That’s amazing. Are the numbers the farms’ reference numbers? And I note that some farms have names that make no sense as last names, such as Oslo and Aalborg - I presume the map shows the farm’s name and not the owner’s?’
Distribution of the Nama (Hottentot) language in Namibia
Distribution of the Nama (Hottentot) language in Namibia
“Interestingly, Nama is spoken not only by the Nama themselves but also by the Damara, who are (as best we can tell) a Bantu-origin people who adopted Khoi speech”–Lazar_Taxon