Okiek people
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"Akiek people" redirects here. For other uses, see Akiek.
The Okiek (Ogiek: [oɡiɛk]), sometimes called the Ogiek or Akiek, are a Southern Nilotic ethnic group native to Tanzania[citation needed] and Southern Kenya (in the Mau Forest), and Western Kenya (in the Mount Elgon Forest). In 2019 the ethnic Okiek population was 52,596,[1] although the number of those speaking the Akiek language was as low as 500.[2][dubious – discuss]
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Ogiek | |
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52,596[1] (2019, census) | |
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Ogiek | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Kalenjin peoples Especially Akie |
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