Ozondya zeraka rOtjiherero otja motukondwa

 

Ozondya zeraka rOtjiherero otja motukondwa

ozondya zOtjihimba tjOmbandi, tjOmaue notjOmbuku zeposa tji muna zovambo okuryata motjambo okulyata wina ombangu oR noL.

Pwaatena tji mihungire

Onwe mitja etango ndi mba ryata mondata nahi etango ryahiti. Mutja nahi etjitire wina naho.  Nahi mivanga okuya kove ndji yekunwa omiya, ṋangu mutja nahi ndji ri nawa naho? Onwee omundu u ndji tjitira ike naho.

Ozondya zOtjitjimba tja Utua nozondya zOtjimbanderu inḓo kapeno ‘mbangu. Posiya kavehaṋa pokati ko Tj no Sh, Otjakati nOshakati vetamuna tjimwe. Kavena Tj momahungiriro vetjanga uriri.

Puratena shi mehungire

Mbwae mesha eyuva ndi mbayata momunoko tjandje eyuva rahiti. Mosha etjitire wina nao. Tjandje mevanga okuya kove mbi ye kunwa omeva. Kaṋangwi mosha nao mbiri nawa nao. Vakwetu omundu u ndji tjitira iye nao?

Ozondya zOtjitjimba tja Kaoko, okupikira komamuho koutjiro, ovirongo tjimuna Otuvero, Orumana, Onḓororundu otjerunda novirongo ongondoroka. Ovandu mbo vehungira ozondya zOtjiherero nawa, ombe hungira Otjiherero omwa mbu tji tjangwa. Posiya kavena omirya vyomambo, embo rimwe kavenaa aveungurisa ovikando ovingi.

Puratena tji mehungire

Mbwae metja eyuva ndi mbayata momunoko tjandje eyuva rahiti. Motja etjitire wina nao. Tjandje mevanga okuya kove mbi ye kunwa omeva. Kaṋangwi motja nao mbiri nawa nao. Vakwetu omundu u ndji tjitira iye nao?

Ozondya zOtjitjimba tjOmaue/tjOzondundu, notjOkuvare, nawina Otjihimba tjaMaheke. Nawina tjaHamuheke novirongo ongondoroka, Ozongoto novirongo ongondoroka, tjOnḓonḓu yaUaruze novirongo ongondoroka, Etanga novirongo ongondoroka ,Otjitanda novirongo ongondoroka, Onyuva novirongo ongondoroka, otjiṋungua novirongo ongondoroka, nawina eraka rovandu vaKambundu kaNehanga, ndyo ehungi ryetango ryarwe. 

Since people in a local area are more likely to converse with one another, they pick up new variations from each other that are not shared with other groups of people living elsewhere. I did write this poster to criticize, but I have been observing the way Ovaherero Vautwa how they teach Otjiherero from the Lower Primary to the University level. These communities may be even more isolated due to geographical characteristics including vast distances, mountains, oceans, and deserts. As a result of a lack of vocabulary among Ovaherero-vautwa, Ovaherero-Vautua do not view a dialect as a geographical variety of a language, spoken in a particular location, and being different in some linguistic items from other geographical varieties of the same language. I regret seeing a university student fail Otjiherero because of someone who is illiterate in other dialects.

It is imperative for all Otjiherero teachers in Namibia to be aware that geography has a more nuanced impact on language. The types of sounds that people often make are significantly influenced by altitude, and this has an impact on how languages sound. Dialect: a variation of a language used to indicate origin. Although the idea is typically viewed in terms of geography (regional dialect), it might also have some relevance in terms of a person's socioeconomic background or line of work (occupational dialect). As a result, teachers who are not fluent in all Otjiherero dialects are ineligible to teach Otjiherero as a subject at universities.

I'm not advocating for a single standard form of Otjiherero; rather, I'm advocating for an understanding of multiple dialects and vocabularies. Not all Ovaherero-vautwa are poor teachers of Otjiherero, but the majority of young people who enter the workforce with the intention of landing a job are not taught the value of honesty. This applies to both Koutua and Kunene people. Someone who has never done Otjiherero in his life apparently expected to master Otjiherero within four years at the university is another issue. I'm not saying you shouldn't go into teaching, but there will always be that loophole. Another issue is people who speak Otjiherero through friends and you see them doing it at the university.

Everyone is invited to share their thoughts and criticism.

Uerimanga Tjijombo

The Himbacracy Philosopher

Sociolinguists and Educational Technologists