Ogiek language
| Ogiek | |
|---|---|
| Okiek Akiek | |
Ogiek People | |
| Native to | Kenya, Tanzania |
| Region | Kinare: Kinare, Kenya, on the eastern slope of the Rift Valley. Sogoo: Kenya, southern Mau forest between the Amala and Ewas Ng'iro rivers. Akiek: Tanzania, southern part of Arusha Region. |
| Ethnicity | Okiek, Akie |
Native speakers | 79,000 in Kenya (2009 census) A few older speakers in Tanzania |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | oki |
| Glottolog | okie1247 Okiek-Akieokie1245 Okiek |
| ELP | Okiek |
| Linguasphere | 04-CAA-e |
Ogiek (also Okiek and Akiek) is a Southern Nilotic language of the Kalenjin family spoken or once spoken by the Ogiek peoples, scattered groups of hunter-gatherers in Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Most Ogiek speakers have assimilated to cultures of surrounding peoples: the Akie in northern Tanzania now speak Maasai and the Ogiek of Kinare, Kenya now speak Gikuyu. Ndorobo is a term considered derogatory, occasionally used to refer to various groups of hunter-gatherers in this area, including the Ogiek.