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How do you use Ovambo in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Ovambo in a sentence

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Ovambo | Ovamboland

Ovambo meaning

A member of a certain Bantu people of Namibia.

Using Ovambo

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of a certain Bantu people of Namibia.
  • In the example corpus, ovambo often appears in combinations such as: the ovambo.

Context around Ovambo

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

ethnic 1× kavango 1×

Sentence patterns with Ovambo

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

among the ovambo 1× of the ovambo ethnic group 1× the ovambo kavango and 1× the ovambo make up 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he was namibia 1× labor had to 1× the ovambo kavango 1× the ovambo make 1×

Common sentence endings:

among the ovambo 1× country s population 1× farmers and herders 1× namibia s people 1×

Words around Ovambo

Just before it in the word index:

ovaltine 2 ovals 27 ovalle 6 ovality 2 ovalis 3 ovale 6

Just after it in the word index:

ovamboland 2 ovando 2 ovans 2 ovarian 196 ovaries 97 ovary 73

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Ovambo

  • In this selection, "ovambo" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ethnic and kavango stand out and add context to how "ovambo" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include among the ovambo and of the ovambo ethnic group. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ovambo" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ovambo

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Labor had to be imported from among the Ovambo. (9 words)

The Ovambo make up about half of Namibia's people. (10 words)

He was Namibia’s first president outside of the Ovambo ethnic group, which makes up more than half the country’s population. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The Ovambo, Kavango, and East Caprivian peoples, who occupy the relatively well-watered and wooded northern part of the country, are settled farmers and herders. (25 words)

He was Namibia’s first president outside of the Ovambo ethnic group, which makes up more than half the country’s population. (22 words)

The Ovambo make up about half of Namibia's people. (10 words)

Example sentences (4)

He was Namibia’s first president outside of the Ovambo ethnic group, which makes up more than half the country’s population.

Labor had to be imported from among the Ovambo.

The Ovambo, Kavango, and East Caprivian peoples, who occupy the relatively well-watered and wooded northern part of the country, are settled farmers and herders.

The Ovambo make up about half of Namibia's people.

Common combinations with ovambo

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ovambo" in a sentence?
An example: "He was Namibia’s first president outside of the Ovambo ethnic group, which makes up more than half the country’s population." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "ovambo" from authentic English texts.
What does "ovambo" mean?
Ovambo means: A member of a certain Bantu people of Namibia.
How many example sentences with "ovambo" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "ovambo", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.