Okiek people

Okiek people
Ogiek
Total population
52,596[1] (2019, census)
Languages
Ogiek
Related ethnic groups
Kalenjin peoples
Especially Akie

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][dubiousdiscuss]

  1. ^ a b "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Tanzania".