Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

himba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: him-ba
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A moribund Bantu language of Gabon.

noun

An indigenous people of northern Namibia.

name

The dialect of the Herero language spoken by the Himba people.

Synonyms

Simba

Questions

What does himba mean?: A moribund Bantu language of Gabon.

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