The Waata language is a dialect of Orma or otherwise Southern Oromo spoken by the Waata people of Kenya.
On 5 July 2025, after a thirteen year translation project, the New Testament of the Bible was published in Waata. The translation was overseen by Wycliffe Bible Translators and Bible Translation and Literacy. The launch of the New Testament took place at the Mapimo Vocational Training Center in Gongonie, Kilifi Country.[2][3] Work has begun on the Old Testament in the Waata language.[2][3]
The Jesus Film was launched in 2018 of the language.[2][4]
References
- ^ Waata at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ a b c “Waata translation”. BTL East Africa. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ^ a b “Waata Community receives Bible in native language – Kenya News Agency”. 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ^ “Language page of Scripture Earth”. scriptureearth.org. Retrieved 2026-04-08.