Okiek language
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The Okiek language is a Southern Nilotic language spoken by the Okiek (Ogiek) people of Kenya and Tanzania, known for its many dialects and its endangered status.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Southern Nilotic language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Ogiek language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Okiek traditional culture
ⓘ
forest-dwelling communities ⓘ |
| country |
Kenya
ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Okiek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | multiple dialects ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
dialectal variation
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ vowel harmony ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Nilo-Saharan languages (proposed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| riskFactor | language shift to dominant regional languages ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Ogiek people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Okiek people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInKenya | endangered ⓘ |
| statusInTanzania | endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
endangered language preservation programs
ⓘ
language documentation efforts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
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