Okiek people
The Okiek (Ogiek: [oɡiɛk]), sometimes called the Ogiek or Akiek, are a Southern Nilotic ethnic group native to Tanzania and Southern Kenya (in the Mau Forest), and Western Kenya (in the Mount Elgon Forest). In 2019 the ethnic Okiek population was 52,596, although the number of those speaking the Akiek language was as low as 500.
Ogiek | |
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| 52,596 (2019, census) | |
| Languages | |
| Ogiek | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kalenjin peoples Especially Akie |
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