Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Namibia (/ n ə ˈ m ɪ b i ə / ⓘ [15] [16]), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean . It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the east and south.
Namlish (a portmanteau of the words Namibian and English) is a form of English spoken in Namibia. [1] The term was first recorded in 1991. [2]English is the country's official language since independence in 1990.
Country Capital Country Capital Official or native language(s) (alphabet/script) Namibia: Windhoek: Namibia Namibia Namibië Namibia Namibia: Windhoek Windhuk Windhoek /Ae-//Gams Otjomuise: English German Afrikaans Damara/Nama Herero: Nauru: Yaren (de facto) [16] Nauru Naoero: Yaren Yaren: English Nauruan: Nepal: Kathmandu: Nepāl नेपाल
Although the number of Angolans in Namibia declined from 2014 to 2015, affected by the neighbouring country's economic crisis, there are still around 100,000 Portuguese speakers in Namibia as of 2024, equivalent to 3.3% of the country's population. [6] [7] [8] The language is now offered as an optional subject in many schools throughout the ...
Popular styles of music in Namibia include hip hop, R&B, Soul, reggae, afro-pop, house and kwaito. Upon Namibia's independence Jackson Kaujeua and Ras Sheehama had been the most outstanding Namibian performers. Kaujeua had been performing since the 1970s, he performed a mix of Namibia's traditional genres with afro-pop/gospel sounds.
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...
Typically, in Namibia, a combination of jus sanguinis and jus soli are used to determine nationality at birth. [9] Those who are eligible include: Persons born in Namibia whose parents are legal ordinary residents in the country and do not have diplomatic immunity and are not employed in the service of another government; [10] [11]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more