Orma people
Orma village in Tana River County, Kenya
The Orma people are an ethnic community found in eastern Kenya, mostly along the lower Tana River.[1] They also inhabit the Southern regions of Somalia in the Lower Juba and Middle Juba regions specifically. They are semi-nomadic shepherds, and they live in the southeastern deserts of Kenya except during the rainy season, when they move their herds inland.
The Orma have a population of about 70,000 people (2005). They are related to the Borana Oromo people to the north[1] and speak the Orma language, a variety of Oromo.
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References
- 1 2 Shingledecker, Ken (1982). Unreached Peoples of Kenya Project: Tana River report (Pokomo, Orma, Malakote, Korokoro). Daystar Communications. p. 17.
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