Alternate Names: Ambo, Ochindonga, Oshindonga, Osindonga, Otjiwambo, Owambo
Dialects: Eunda Kolonkadhi, Kwaludhi, Ngandyera. Ngandyera may be a separate language. Partially intelligible of Kwanyama ,.
Status Notes: Recognized language (2001, Education Act No. 16, Article 35), implemented by Ministry of Education, 2003.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 807,000 (2006).
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 75%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1954–1986.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Namibia
Other Comments: Glossonym: Otjiwambo and Owambo, together with the Kwanyama , and Kwambi ,. Christian, traditional religion.