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Orma

A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3: orc

Population	69,000 (2006), increasing.
Region	North Eastern and Coast provinces, Garissa and Tana River districts.
Language map	Kenya, reference number 44
Alternate names	Uardai, Wadai, Warday, Wardei
Dialects	Munyo (Korokoro, Munyo Yaya), Waata (Sanye), Orma. Distinct from Borana [gax]. Munyoyaya is an ethnic group speaking a dialect of Orma.
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Oromo A member of macrolanguage Oromo [orm] (Ethiopia).
Language use	Vigorous. Closed community. GIDS 6. Home, social gatherings. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Kiswahili [swh].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Less than 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Less than 30% (English, Kiswahili). Bible portions: 2000.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Orma: pastoralists: cattle, sheep, goats; Munyo: fishermen. Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HOSKINS, Dale R., author. 2011. "Phonology of the Orma Language."  

Vernacular Publications

Odu Hagaale: akkā daddī innama Handˀudˀo kˀabū jeelatte amminne ilaaltu. 2008.