Orma people

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The Orma people are a Cushitic-speaking pastoralist ethnic group primarily inhabiting eastern Kenya, known for their cattle herding traditions and close cultural ties to other Oromo-related communities.

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instanceOf ethnic group
pastoralist community
alternativeName Galla Orma NERFINISHED
Warra Orma NERFINISHED
citizenship Kenyan NERFINISHED
climateZone semi-arid
conflictIssue resource-based conflicts over pasture and water
continent Africa
country Kenya
culturalPractice age-set system
bridewealth in cattle
nomadic transhumance
dressStyle Oromo-influenced attire
ethnicGroupOf Kenya NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticGroup Oromo NERFINISHED
historicalRelation Oromo expansion in East Africa
languageBranch Lowland East Cushitic NERFINISHED
languageFamily Cushitic languages NERFINISHED
linguisticRelation Borana language NERFINISHED
Oromo language NERFINISHED
livelihoodChallenge drought vulnerability
land pressure
mainLivestock cattle
goats
sheep
neighboringGroup Pokomo people NERFINISHED
Somali clans in Kenya
primaryLocation eastern Kenya
region Garissa County NERFINISHED
Kenyan Coast region NERFINISHED
North Eastern Kenya NERFINISHED
Tana River County NERFINISHED
relatedTo Borana people NERFINISHED
Oromo people NERFINISHED
Somali people NERFINISHED
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
selfDesignation Orma NERFINISHED
socialStructure clan-based organization
patrilineal descent
speaks Afaan Orma NERFINISHED
Orma language NERFINISHED
subsistenceActivity small-scale farming
traditionalEconomy livestock trade
traditionalLivelihood agro-pastoralism
cattle herding
pastoralism
usesRiverineAreasOf Tana River NERFINISHED

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Orma spokenBy Orma people