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Akie Range
Akie may refer to: *Akie people *Akie language *Akie (given name) Akie is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Akie can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *明江, "bright, creek" *明恵, "bright, grace" *明絵, "bright, drawing" *明枝, "b ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akie People
The Akie (sometimes called Mosiro, which is an Akie clan name) are a Tanzanian ethnic and linguistic people living in south western Ngorongoro District of Arusha Region. In 2000 the Akie population was counted at 5,268. The Akie, like other hunter-gatherer peoples in Kenya and Tanzania, are sometimes called by the derogatory and misleading term '' Dorobo'' or ''Wandorobo''. The Akie were featured by Bruce Parry in the BBC series "Tribe" (10th episode, 2007). Exonym The Akie are sometimes officially called Dorobo or Wandorobo, which is a derogatory Swahili exonym for them. This Swahili exonym is derived from the Maa words "Ol‐dóróboni" and "Il‐Tóróbo," which mean "people without cattle." Lifestyle The Akie are one of the last actual hunter-gatherer groups left on the African savanna. Beside hunting they collect honey, which involves 'steaming' out the bees, making it possible for to reach into the hive and grab the honey. They enjoy beer which they make from h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akie Language
Ogiek (also Okiek and Akiek)The initial vowel varies by dialect. The first consonant is , but is pronounced or between vowels. is a Southern Nilotic language of the Kalenjin family spoken or once spoken by the Ogiek peoples, scattered groups of hunter-gatherers in Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Most Ogiek speakers have assimilated to cultures of surrounding peoples: the Akiek in northern Tanzania now speak Maasai and the Akiek of Kinare, Kenya now speak Gikuyu. '' Ndorobo'' is a term considered derogatory, occasionally used to refer to various groups of hunter-gatherers in this area, including the Ogiek. Dialects There are three main Ogiek varieties that have been documented, though there are several dozen named local Ogiek groups: *''Kinare'', spoken around the Kenyan place Kinare on the eastern slope of the Rift Valley. The Kinare dialect is extinct, and Rottland (1982:24-25) reports that he found a few old men from Kinare in 1976, married with Kikuyu women and inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akie (given Name)
Akie is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Akie can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *明江, "bright, creek" *明恵, "bright, grace" *明絵, "bright, drawing" *明枝, "bright, branch" *明慧, "bright, wise" *昭江, "clear, creek" *昭恵, "clear, grace" *昭絵, "clear, drawing" *昭枝, "clear, branch" *昭慧, "clear, wise" *秋江, "autumn, creek" *秋恵, "autumn, grace" *秋絵, "autumn, drawing" *晶江, "sparkle, creek" *晶恵, "sparkle, grace" *晶絵, "sparkle, drawing" *章慧, "chapter, wise" *章恵, "chapter, grace" *章絵, "chapter, drawing" *彰江, "clear, creek" *晃慧, "clear, wise" *朗枝, "clear, branch" *亜紀恵, "Asia, chronicle, wise" The name can also be written in hiragana あきえ or katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |