"Akiek people" redirects here. For other uses, see Akiek.
Okiek people
Ogiek
Total population
52,596[1] (2019, census)
Languages
Ogiek
Related ethnic groups
Kalenjin peoples Especially Akie
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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]
^ ab"2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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