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Dialect of Southern Oromo spoken in Kenya

Waata
Sanye
Native to	Kenya
Region	Lamu District, Tana River
Ethnicity	Waata
Native speakers	20,000 (2019 census)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Lowland East Oromoid Oromo Southern Oromo? Waata
Writing system	Latin (limited use)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ssn`
Glottolog	`waat1238`

The Waata language is a dialect of Orma or otherwise Southern Oromo spoken by the Waata people of Kenya.

References

Waata at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) [REDACTED]

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Bantu	Bajuni Digo Embu Gusii Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki Ilwana Kamba Khayo Kikuyu Kuria Logoli Luhya Marachi Mijikenda Meru Nyole Pokomo Samia Suba Taita West Nyala
Cushitic	Aweer Burji Daasanach Dahalo El Molo Orma Oromo Rendille Somali Southern Oromo Waata Yaaku
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Sidamoid

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Central	Borana–Arsi–Guji Oromo Orma
Eastern	Eastern Oromo Waata

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