The New Otjiherero Dictionary

About the Book

The Otjiherero-English dictionary is a working dictionary of contemporary Otjiherero-English words you are likely to read, write or hear in daily interactions. It is designed to be a translator reference source for travelers, students and home. Additionally, the book contains lists of grammar, phrases, numerals, conversion sizes, holidays and commemorations, life and culture of Otjiherero-speaking people, time charts, abbreviations, etc.

The goal of this book is to enhance communication between Otjiherero and English language and through it introduce the culture of the Otjiherero- speaking people.

Embo romambo ndi embo e ungurisiwa esusupare  neperaka rOtjiherero nOtjiingirisa ndi nomambo ayehe wOtjiherero potungi ngu mo yendakana mokuzuva, okulesa nokutjanga. Embo romambo romburo ohinandjambi yondjiviro komuryange, omuhongwa nomukareponganda wandino. Okuyandja ondjiviro ohepwa momatorokero wohakahana nomapupu nu youparanga yomambo omahungirwa nomatjangwa yOtjiherero oyeni. Ondando yEmbo romambo ndi okununisa omawaneno we reka rOtjiherero nOtjiingirisa nokutjivisa ombazu yaKouherero. Embo romambo ndi enahepero motuveze atuhe.

About the Author

Nduvaa Erna Nguaiko, the eldest of eight children, was born in Ozongaka, Omaruru, Namibia, to Tjikori Junias Keeja and Mina Nguaiko-Keeja. She grew up in her village until she went to an all-girl Catholic boarding school in Waldfrieden, near Omaruru, at the age of eight. Her determination to write an Otjiherero-English dictionary stems from her personal life experiences.

When Ms. Nguaiko arrived in the United States at the age of 17, with zero limited command of the English language, she attended an adult educational program in the evenings to improve her English and took courses to prepare for the GED test. Within a year, she received a full scholarship from United Nations to study at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, where she received her high school equivalency diploma 1989.