Orma
E206178
Orma is a major dialect of the Oromo language spoken primarily by the Orma people of Kenya.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orma canonical | 2 |
| Orma [orc] | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oromo dialect
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Borana-Arsi-Guji
ⓘ
surface form:
Borana Oromo
Oromo ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Oromo
|
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| countryOfficialStatus | no official status in Kenya ⓘ |
| endonym | Afaan Orma ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation | Orma people of Kenya ⓘ |
| ethnologueEntry |
Orma
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Orma [orc]
|
| glottologCode | orma1241 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Orma self-link ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| hasCaseMarking | yes ⓘ |
| hasCaseSystem | nominative–accusative ⓘ |
| hasDialects | none significant documented ⓘ |
| hasGeminateConsonants | yes ⓘ |
| hasGenderDistinction | yes ⓘ |
| hasNumberDistinction | singular and plural ⓘ |
| hasPostpositions | yes ⓘ |
| hasRichVerbalMorphology | yes ⓘ |
| hasVowelHarmony | yes ⓘ |
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith | nearby Oromo dialects to a significant degree ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | orc ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Cushitic
ⓘ
surface form:
Cushitic languages
|
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup |
Oromo
ⓘ
surface form:
Oromo languages
|
| languageSubbranch |
Cushitic
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowland East Cushitic languages
|
| lexicalSimilarityWith | other Oromo varieties ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | subject–object–verb word order ⓘ |
| macrolanguageOf | none ⓘ |
| minorityLanguageIn | Kenya ⓘ |
| morphologyType | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| partOf | Oromo macrolanguage ⓘ |
| primaryUsage |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Orma people ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Kenya ⓘ |
| status | living language ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Oromo
ⓘ
surface form:
Oromo language
|
| usedFor |
cultural identity expression
ⓘ
local trade and communication ⓘ traditional songs and poetry ⓘ |
| usedInDomain | pastoralist communities ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Orma [orc]