Also Known As:
Dhimba, Dimba, Otjidhimba, Zemba, Tjimba, Simba, Chimba, Oluthimba, Luzimba
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Link to a CNN article about the Himba.
BBC News Online looks at the impact the Aids/HIV virus is having on one isolated community in Namibi
Vulnerable
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30,000–35,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Kunkel, Janet and Barbara Cameron. 2002. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Dhimba Language." In SIL Electronic Survey Reports, 2002-070: Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2002-070.
Bibliography of Locations:
Kunkel, Janet and Barbara Cameron. 2002. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Dhimba Language." In SIL Electronic Survey Reports, 2002-070: Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2002-070.
Bibliography of Context:
Kunkel, Janet and Barbara Cameron. 2002. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Dhimba Language." In SIL Electronic Survey Reports, 2002-070: Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2002-070.