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oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1279415

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Title:Seclusion for Initiates
okiek_traditions015
A Preliminary Documentation of the Okiek Language of Kenya
Contributor:Magdalene
Contributor (annotator):Aron
Shadrack
Contributor (consultant):Francis
Kirasi
Contributor (depositor):Jane
Contributor (recorder):Patrick
Contributor (researcher):Jane
Simotwo
Contributor (translator):David
Coverage:Kenya
Date:2016-12-22
Description:The speakers talk of a kind of seclusion (Menjet) what initiates would go through in order to learn some traditions. This Menjet would last for up to four months but these days it has reduced due to schools taking up time. They also discuss how an initiate was received back home.
Jane Oduor is the Okiek language documentor.
Francis Lesingo is very knowledgeable in Okiek language and culture. He introduced me (Jane Oduor)to the Okiek community in Nessuit.
In this project the actor is a consultant as well as a community mobilizer
Patrick works within the Okiek community as a social worker and community mobilizer. In this project he also assisted in community mobilization, video recording, translating and annotating.
Sila Kibet Simatwo is a PhD student working on Okiek language. His involvement as a researcher enabled to assist in this language documentation project. He learnt language ducumentation techniques alongside other members ofthe Okiek community. recording during this sessionthe laus in
David completed a degree course in the University and is waiting to go for attachment
Format:audio/x-wav
video/mp4
text/x-pfsx+xml
text/x-eaf+xml
Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1279415
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1279415%23
Publisher:Jane Akinyi Ngala Oduor
University of Nairobi
Subject:Discourse
Okiek language
Subject (ISO639):oki
Type:Audio
Video

OLAC Info

Archive:  Endangered Languages Archive
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OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1279415
DateStamp:  2019-04-01
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Search Info

Citation: Jane (researcher); Jane (depositor); Francis (consultant); Kirasi (consultant); Patrick (recorder); Magdalene; Simotwo (researcher); David (translator); Aron (annotator); Shadrack (annotator). 2016-12-22. Jane Akinyi Ngala Oduor.
Terms: area_Africa country_KE iso639_oki

Inferred Metadata

Country: Kenya
Area: Africa


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