Orma language, the Glossary
Orma is a variety of the Oromo language spoken by the Orma people in Kenya.[1]
Table of Contents
11 relations: Cushitic languages, Kenya, Kilifi District, Lamu District, Latin alphabet, Lowland East Cushitic languages, Orma (clan), Oromo language, Oromoid languages, Southern Oromo language, Tana River District.
- Oromo groups
Cushitic languages
The Cushitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family.
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Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa.
Kilifi District
Kilifi District was an administrative district in the Coast Province of Kenya.
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Lamu District
Lamu District was a district of Kenya's Coast Province.
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Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also known as the Roman alphabet, is the collection of letters originally used by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language.
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Lowland East Cushitic languages
Lowland East Cushitic is a group of roughly two dozen diverse languages of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. Orma language and Lowland East Cushitic languages are Afroasiatic language stubs.
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Orma (clan)
The Orma is one of the Oromo clans in the Horn of Africa who predominantly live in Tana River County in northern Kenya and in southern Ethiopia. Orma language and Orma (clan) are Oromo groups.
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Oromo language
Oromo (or; Afaan Oromoo), historically also called Galla (a name regarded as pejorative by the Oromo), is an Afroasiatic language that belongs to the Cushitic branch. Orma language and Oromo language are languages of Kenya.
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Oromoid languages
The Oromoid languages are a branch of Lowland East Cushitic languages that includes the most populous Cushitic language, Oromo, and the closely related Konsoid dialect cluster. Orma language and Oromoid languages are Afroasiatic language stubs.
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Southern Oromo language
Southern Oromo, or Borana (after one of its dialects), is a variety of Oromo spoken in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya by the Borana people. Orma language and southern Oromo language are languages of Kenya and Oromo groups.
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Tana River District
Tana River District was a district of Coast Province, Kenya.
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See also
Oromo groups
- Arsi people
- Barento
- Boorana
- Borana Oromo
- Eastern Oromo language
- Gujii
- Ituu
- Karrayyu
- List of Oromo subgroups and clans
- Machaa
- Orma (clan)
- Orma language
- Qallu
- Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa
- Southern Oromo language
- Tulama
- Welega Oromo people
- Wollo Oromo people
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orma_language
Also known as Bararetta language, ISO 639:orc, Kofira language.