Orma people

Orma village in Tana River County, Kenya

The Orma is an ethnic community found in Eastern Kenya, mostly along the lower Tana River. The Orma are semi-nomadic shepherds. They live in the southeastern deserts of Kenya except during the rainy season when they move their herds inland.

The tribe has a population of about 70,000 people (2005).

It has its own language, also called Orma.

External links

Orma - A Language of Kenya

Ethnic groups in Kenya

Niger-Congo	Agumba Bajuni Chonyi Digo Embu Giriama Jibana Kamba Kikuyu Kisii Kuria Luhya Mbeere Meru Mijikenda Pokomo Suba Swahili Taita Taveta

Nilo-Saharan	Akiek Ariaal Ateker Camus Kalenjin Samburu Kipsigis Kore Luo Maasai Okiek Teso Turkana

Afro-Asiatic	Aweer Borana Oromo Daasanach El Molo Gabra Orma Rendille Somali Yaaku

Indo-European	European Indian

Source: Population and Housing Census - Ethnic Affiliation

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Orma people

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