# Waata

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Oromo-speaking people of southeast Kenya

For people named Waata, see [Waata (given name)](/source/Waata_(given_name)).

The **Waata** (Waat, Watha), or **Sanye**, are an [Oromo](/source/Oromo_language)-speaking people of Kenya and former [hunter-gatherers](/source/Hunter-gatherer). They share the name *Sanye* with the neighboring [Dahalo](/source/Dahalo_language).[1]

## See also

- [Degere](/source/Degere)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Ville, Jean-Luc (1995). ["The Waata of Tsavo-Galana: hunting and trading in their semi-arid coastal hinterland"](https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA02578301_135). *Kenya Past and Present* (27): 21–27.

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