Ogiek
Country 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
Speakers
79,000 in Kenya (2009 census)
A few older speakers in Tanzania
Family
Dialects
  • Kinare (extinct)
  • Sogoo (endangered)
  • Akiek (endangered)
AreaRift Valley Province, Nakuru District, east Mau Escarpment. Sogoo in Mau Forest south between Amala and Ewas Ng’iro rivers near Nosogami stream. Also in Tanzania.
Language Sites
ISO 639-3 oki
Glottolog okie1247
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