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        <tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Akiek,Ndorobo,Kinare,Ogiek,Akie,Okiek
 
 
<b>Description:</b>
 
Ogiek (also known as Okiek or Akiek; pronounced [oɡiɛk]) is a Southern Nilotic language cluster of the Kalenjin family spoken or once spoken by the Ogiek peoples, scattered groups of hunter-gatherers in Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Most if not all Ogiek speakers have assimilated to cultures of surrounding peoples: the Akiek in northern Tanzania now speak Maasai and the Akiek 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.
There are three main Ogiek varieties that have been documented, though there are several dozen named Ogiek local groups:<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=1584708 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
        <tr><td><h2>Location of Okiek Language Speakers</h2>
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-0.425170, 36.751730, Kenya
9.102097, 18.281250, Africa</googlemap>
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        <tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2>
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<tr><td>Detailed Description:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_oki_detail-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_oki_detail-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Map:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_oki_map-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_oki_map-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Table Of Contents:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_oki_contents-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_oki_contents-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
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<h2>Overview</h2>
 
<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/kenya Kenya]</td></tr>
 
<tr><td><b>Spoken In: </b></td><td>
 
<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/africa Africa]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>oki</td></tr>
 
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      <tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
[[All Languages]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Nilo-Saharan Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Eastern Sudanic Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Nilotic Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Southern Nilotic Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Kalenjin Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Okiek Group]]
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>[[Okiek Language]]</b>
 
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