Language

Okiek

Okiek is a language in the Nilotic family spoken in Tanzania and Kenya.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Okiek

Portions of Scripture are reported in Okiek.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Okiek is spoken

  • Tanzania
  • Kenya

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About Okiek

Part of
Kalenjin (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Nilotic
ISO 639-3 code
oki
Glottocode
okie1245
Also known as
Okiek: Sogoo

Dialects and varieties 3

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Okiek as a whole.

  • Nuclear OkiekNo known Scripture
  • SogooNo known Scripture
  • SuieiNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.