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Glossary of Oshiwambo
meme= mother or woman or miss/Mrs. (pronounced MAY-may) tate = father or man or sir/Mr. (pronounced TAH-tay) Cuca shop = small shop selling beer and some other things like cookies oshana = a large, shallow pool of water that forms during the rainy season oshilumbu = foreigner or white person iilumbu = plural for oshilumbu, foreigners or white people mahangu = millet, the staple crop in northern Namibia oshithema = a porridge made from mahangu wa lala po / uhala po / wa tokewa po = greetings for morning / afternoon / night Oshindonga = the dialect of Oshiwambo that was spoken at our school Oshiwambo = broad term for the many dialects spoken by the Owambos Owambo = tribe of people who live in Northern Namibia Owamboland = area in northern Namibia inhabited by the Owambos O! = a short interjections used to show surprise |
