Waata

{{Short description|Oromo-speaking people of southeast Kenya}}

{{for|people named Waata|Waata (given name)}}The Waata (Waat, Watha), or Sanye, are an Oromo-speaking people of Kenya and former hunter-gatherers. They share the name Sanye with the neighboring Dahalo.{{Cite journal |last=Ville |first=Jean-Luc |date=1995 |title=The Waata of Tsavo-Galana: hunting and trading in their semi-arid coastal hinterland |url=https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA02578301_135 |journal=Kenya Past and Present |issue=27 |pages=21–27}}