Waata language

Waata
Waata
Sanye
Native to	Kenya
Region	Lamu District, Tana River
Ethnicity	Waata
Native speakers	20,000 (2019 census)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Lowland East Oromoid Oromo Southern Oromo? Waata; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (limited use)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ssn
Glottolog	waat1238
ELP	Sanye

The Waata language is a dialect of Orma or otherwise Southern Oromo spoken by the Waata people of Kenya.

NativetoKenya

EthnicityWaata

Native speakers

20,000 (2019 census)^[1]

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