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Where is Okiek spoken?

Okiek is a Nilotic language, spoken in Kenya and Tanzania. It is marked on the map by a ringed point.

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Where Okiek is spoken

Okiek is spoken in 2 countries: Kenya and Tanzania.

Country
Kenya
Tanzania

Okiek has no area on the map because no open area map covers it. The ringed point is the position Glottolog gives for the language.

How many people speak Okiek?

Wikidata holds no speaker count for this language.

Status: Moribund. Glottolog lists it as moribund: the youngest speakers are middle-aged or older, and children are no longer learning it.

Where Okiek sits in the language family tree

Glottolog classifies Okiek as follows, from the largest family down to the language itself.

Nilotic
Southern Nilotic
Kalenjin
Okiek-Akie
Okiek

Related languages

Other languages in the Okiek-Akie group:

Akie

More about Okiek

Codes: ISO 639-3 oki, Glottolog okie1245. Glottolog macroarea: Africa.

Questions about Okiek

Where is Okiek spoken?

Okiek is spoken in Kenya and Tanzania. On the map it is shown as a single point, because no open area map covers it.

Which language family is Okiek in?

Glottolog places Okiek in the Nilotic family, in the branch Southern Nilotic, Kalenjin and Okiek-Akie.