on in ) ▁are ▁a ▁cl an ▁of ▁the ▁N ama ▁people ▁in ▁Nam ib ia . ▁Their ▁settlement s ▁are ▁all ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁K uis eb ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁Er ongo ▁Region ▁of ▁central ▁Nam ib ia , ▁the ▁largest ▁one ▁is ▁Ut use b . ▁ ▁History ▁Top na ars ▁began ▁sett ling ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Wal vis ▁Bay ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁K uis eb ▁River ▁during ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁They ▁first ▁occupied ▁the ▁area ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Sw ak op ▁River , ▁today ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sw ak op mund , ▁and ▁moved ▁south ▁beyond ▁Wal vis ▁Bay ▁to ▁the ▁K uis eb ▁mouth ▁between ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁A ▁small ▁fa ction ▁moved ▁up river ▁to ▁Sand f onte in ▁but ▁was ▁attacked ▁and ▁driven ▁away ▁by ▁war riors ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Nation . ▁They ▁re ced ed ▁to ▁Ro o ib ank ▁( S che pp mann sd orf ▁during ▁Imperial ▁Germany ' s ▁colonial ▁rule ▁of ▁South - West ▁Africa ). ▁ ▁Mission ary ▁Heinrich ▁Sch m elen ▁and ▁Captain ▁Am ra al ▁Lam bert ▁of ▁the ▁K ai <0xC7> <0x80> kh au an ▁( K h au as ▁N ama ) ▁visited ▁the ▁Top na ar ▁around ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁or ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁while ▁searching ▁for ▁a ▁hosp itable ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁coast ▁to ▁improve ▁log istics ▁for ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the