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.

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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

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Kalenjin languages hasMember Okiek language
Okiek people language Okiek language