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Variety of the Oromo language spoken in Kenya
Orma
Native toKenya
RegionTana River District, Lamu District, Kilifi District
EthnicityOrma
Native speakers92,000 (2019 census)
Language familyAfro-Asiatic
Dialects
  • Munyo
  • Orma
Writing systemLatin
Language codes
ISO 639-3orc
Glottologorma1241

Orma is a variety of the Oromo language spoken by the Orma people in Kenya. It is a dialect of Southern Oromo.

References

  1. Orma at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) [REDACTED]
Languages of Kenya
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Oromoid
Oromo
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Konsoid
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