The Waata Dialect of Oromo: Grammatical Sketch and Vocabulary

by Bernd Heine

“Very few Kenyans (linguists included) know about the existence of the Waata people. Thus Heine’s study is a much needed piece of work not only for the benefit of international scholarship but to Kenyans as well. The introduction [...] is a very essential component of the whole. this section deals with the geographical location, the profession, custom beliefs, dress, diet, socio-linguistics of the Waata. Two maps accompany the section, one showing the Waata-speaking communities and the second the location of the Oromo dialects.” Rachel Kanyoro in “ Journal of the International African Institute”, Vol. 55, No. 2 (1985), pp. 228-232.

76 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981