Orma (clan)
The Orma is one of the List of Oromo and some from Somali subgroups and clans, Oromo Clans in the Horn of Africa who predominantly live in Tana River County in northern Kenya and in southern Ethiopia. They share a common language and cultural heritage with List of Oromo subgroups and clans, Oromo clans. First and foremost they are pastoralists and almost all are Muslims. In 2019 the Orma numbered 958,993. Terminology The literature on the Orma, Oromo, Warra Daya, (Wardai, Waridei, and Wardeh) shows that the terminology is extremely confusing. Therefore, first a few comments concerning the terminology. In the oldest literature, the Cushitic speaking people who nowadays are identified as the Orma and Oromo speaking people were called Warra Daya. This name was used by the Somali for the Oromo or Southern Galla living in Jubaland. In white colonial literature these people are called the Galla. The Oromo never called themselves Galla as they considered the name offensive. In the midd ...
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Orma Village Kenya
Orma may refer to: * Orma people * Orma language * Orma, Pella, a village in the municipality Almopia, northern Greece * Orma Marble Palace, situated at Kothakulangara * Orma Film Festival * Orma, Tibet * Orma (film), ''Orma'' (film), directed by K. K. Rajeev * Ocean Racing Multihull Association * Orma, common name of the butterfly ''Mopala orma'' {{dab ...
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