The Wise Hunter-Gatherer okiek_narratives004 A Preliminary Documentation of the Okiek Language of Kenya

The speaker tells of a story whereby a man (hunter and gatherer) cleverly evaded a group of Maasai men who wanted to take his honey and kill him. Francis Lesingo is very knowledgeable in Okiek language and culture. He introduced me (Jane Oduor)to the Okiek community in Nessuit. Jane Oduor is the Okiek language documentor. 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 Duncan is waiting to go to college. He completed secondary school education. Simon Konana Konini is a respected community elder who took who participated in many documentation sessions. He is the narrator of the story in the second session (okiek_Narratives002).