| Tjamuaha | |
| Chief of the Herero people in South-West Africa | |
| House: | Ovaherero |
| Birth Date: | 1790 |
| Birth Place: | Otjikune |
| Father: | Tjirwe |
| Death Date: | 1861 |
| Death Place: | Okahandja |
| Place Of Burial: | Okahandja |
Tjamuaha (also: Tjamuaha waTjirwe, literally en|Tjamuaha, son of Tjirwe, born ca. 1790 in Otjikune, died December 1861 in Okahandja) was a chief of the Herero people in South-West Africa, today's Namibia, and the father of Maharero. He was a close ally and subordinate of Jonker Afrikaner, Captain of the Oorlam Afrikaners, and stayed with him in Windhoek for most of his chieftaincy.[1] With Tjamuaha's death, hostilities started between the Nama people and the Herero.
. Heinrich Vedder. Das alte Südwestafrika. Südwestafrikas Geschichte bis zum Tode Mahareros 1890. The old South-West Africa. South-West Africa's history until Maharero's death 1890. German. 1997. 7th. Namibia Scientific Society. Windhoek. 0-949995-33-9.