hz
Technical information about ISO 639 language code hz
The table below provides technical details for the Herero language, designated by the hz
code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
Herero belongs to the Niger-Congo language family, more specifically to the Bantu subgroup. It is used mostly in the Kunene, Omaheke, and Otjozondjupa regions in Namibia. It is written using the Latin script. It is estimated that there are more than 250,000 speakers worldwide.
Speakers
230K
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Herero speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
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