Orma people of Kenya
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The Orma people of Kenya are a Cushitic-speaking pastoralist ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Tana River region, known for their cattle herding traditions and close cultural ties to other Oromo-related communities in the Horn of Africa.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
pastoralist community ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | Tana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | pastoralist–farmer resource conflicts ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-set system
ⓘ
bridewealth in livestock ⓘ nomadic transhumance ⓘ |
| ethnicCategory |
Cushitic peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oromo-related peoples ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Oromo peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicZone |
Kenyan Coast region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
semi-arid lowlands ⓘ |
| historicalMigrationOrigin | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cushitic languages ⓘ |
| linguisticRelation | Oromo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livestockType |
camels
ⓘ
cattle ⓘ goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| nationalMinorityOf | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Pokomo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somali clans in Kenya ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
ghee production
ⓘ
livestock trade ⓘ milk production ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Orma language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Tana River County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tana River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Borana people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oromo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Somali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| resourceBase |
access to water points
ⓘ
rangeland grazing ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based structure ⓘ |
| traditionalDiet |
meat
ⓘ
milk ⓘ |
| traditionalDress | Oromo-style garments ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | mobile huts ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
cattle herding
ⓘ
goat herding ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ |
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