Ovambo People
The Ovambo or Ambo people (endonyms Aawambo, Ovawambo ) consist of a number of kindred ethnic groups which inhabit Ovamboland in northern Namibia as well as the Southernmost Angolan province Cunene. In Namibia, these are the Ndonga, Kwanyama, Kwambi, Ngandjera, Mbalantu, Mbadja, Kolonkadhi and Kwaluudhi. In Angola, they are the Kwanyama, Kafima, Evale and Ndonga.
The Ambo people migrated south from the upper regions of Zambezi and currently make up the greatest population in Namibia. The reason that they settled in the area where they now live was for the rich soil that is scattered around the Ovamboland. The Ambo population is overall roughly 1,500,000.
The Ambo are part of the great Bantu family. They speak Oshivambo, which includes the Kwanyama, Ongandjera, Mbadja, Ndonga and other dialects.
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