Also Known As:
Okiek, Akiek, Akie, "Ndorobo", Kinare
Dialects & Varieties
- Sogoo
- Suiei
A survey on language death in Africa
Gabriele Sommer. 1992. "A Survey On Language Death in Africa." In Language death: factual and theoretical explorations with special reference to East Africa, edited by Matthias Brenzinger. 402. Mouton de Gruyter.
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Probably dying out, i.e. Akie is being replaced by Maasai (accompanied by the process of changing their subsistence base from hunting-gathering to agriculture)."
Location and Context
Countries
Arusha Region, Tanzania
Location Description
"Makami, Kibaya to Ruvu River... [and] the southern part of the Maasai Steppe, exact extent unknown, roughly (east) Handeni/Ruvu River across to around Makami, then somewhat further west, then south to somehwere south of Kibaya." (Roderic Hall Blackburn. n.d. East African Hunter-Gatherers: a survey. [Unpublished material.])
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Maasai
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
A copy of a metadata entry, such as from:
The Wikipedia page for the Okiek language. Somewhat detailed with many sources.
