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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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