Livonia in 1534. Latvia's historic cultural regions and zones. Lithuania's ethnoregonal sub-regions. This is an attempt to find out the ethnic origins of the Baltic peoples, whether they are the ones of Finnic (Estonians, etc.) or Balt (Latvians, etc.) origins. The time frame is from the first human lived in the region to the rule of Medieval Teutonic Knights.
[oki] Manyara and Tanga regions; some south of Arusha among Maasai [mas] language speakers. Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Akiek Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Southern, Kalenjin, Okiek Comments: Speakers in Tanzania and Kenya are not in touch with each other.
With so many groups in the country, it may seem that communicating with the locals is impossible, but Tanzanians proudly speak Kiswahili as well as their native and national language. As you culturally tour in Tanzania, you may have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet some of the native peoples. The largest group is the Sukuma people in northwest Tanzania near Lake Victoria, a people who live from fishing, cotton farming and cattle herding.