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Okiek
The Okiek, sometimes called the Ogiek or Akiek (although the term Akiek sometimes refers to a distinct subgroup), are an ethnic and linguistic group based in northern Tanzania and southern Kenya. In 2000 the ethnic Okiek population was estimated to number 36,869, though the number of those speaking the Akiek language was as low as 500 Many Ogiek speakers have shifted to languages of surrounding peoples: the Akiek in northern Tanzania now speak Maasai] and the Akiek of Kinare, Kenya now speak [[Gikuyu language|Gikuyu.
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