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THE AFRICAN EBONY

  African Ebony is a typical hardwood. It is a straight slender forest tree that can grow up to 90ft tall. It has a very dark bark and bears spherical yellow fruits. ★Kipsigiis→Cheptuuiyweet ★Nandi→kenduiywet ★Botanical name→the Diospyros abysinnica ★English→the African Ebony  
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Tilya; |•tilyeet•|, relative by either blood or marriage.   1. Tuupche; |•tuupcheet•|, relative by blood and is either paternal or maternal. (i) Oorny'oon; clansman; male paternal relative. (ii) Maat; male maternal relative    2. Koony'itenio; |•koony'itenioot•|, relative by marriage.

Kipsigis mens Rites of passage steps

1. Ketopen Kogellik / Kepir Moo 🔭🌠 Cosmic timing & spiritual favor. Elders read the seasons, the weather, and the signs of the land to choose the right moment. This teaches that human action must be aligned with nature and theunseen rhythms that govern life.  2. Kelumta Mabwai / Korosiot 🪵 Erecting the Asiis altar. An altar anchors the ritual: the people publicly invite Asiis intothe work ahead, making the seclusion a communal, sacred responsibility ratherthan a private act.  3. Kepiirchi Bei 💧 Purification with water . A cleansing of body and spirit that marks the end of childhood impurity and the beginning of renewal; for those returning from foreign rites, it is also a ritual of their repentance and restoration ( Kenuur ) to the Kipkaa lineage .  4. Yaatitaaet 🔪 Circumcision. A rite of endurance and discipline that trains the initiate in patience, self-control, and bravery the bodily threshold through which character is tempered.  5. Lapeetab...

Parts of a Tree in KIpsigis Language

Kipsigiis dialect. The bark - peerteet The stump - muusukyeet The trunk - kesikyoot The log - supeneet The stick - kirokto The branch - temeet The twigs - siipaaiik

Hand- Euut in Kalenjin Languages

1. The toe - moorneetaap keeldo 2. The finger - moorneetaap euut 3. The hand - euut 4. The Little Finger - Cheepkiiloot 5. The Ring Finger - Moornaap tamoog 6. The Middle Finger - Kipkooigooiyet; Moornaap Kween 7. The Index Finger - Kooliindet 8. The Thumb - Kipteen Sot: /Kipteesot/ 9. The palm - rupeito 10. The wrist - kipyesit

Kalenjin naming part 2

SALANIKAP BOISYEKAP KIPSIGIS Marindany —Chii nechome kobor ak koyaga tich Korgoren —Chii nechaang Kiyagiik Loboso —Chii neuei Soin akoweekse kora kowendi sineet (Emkwen) Kiptesot —Chii nenwach kou Soteet. - (Kikiichoe kelelen Kipnuach uu Sotet ak Mugeet) Kipsalat —Chii netui - (Kikichoe kele Kipsalat nekisalbei sikeyee) Kenduywo —Chii netui - (Kikichoe kele Kenduiyweet Kimultany) Kipkeles —Chii nenuach ako woo Moet (Kikichoe kele Kipkeles arap Salabul) Cheborgei —Chii neneregin Chebugon —Chii nechome komeny osnosiek. Bariwoot —Chii nekipor Tuga koroboni (iwoot) Kibiwoot —Chii ne kikisich en kasartaap Ropta neoo (iwoot) Chesitgei —Chii nechome kotililiit en etgai tugul Chepseng'eny —Chii ne eechen kelek. Segerger —Chii nemotuiyo keelek Kipnyoruru —Chii ne kisisigee akotepye kou nenereche agot yon baibai. Kibise —Chii nechaang Ngala amokimuche Kenai imanitab ngalechoton Kileges —Chii nechome kwendoot kokatat biik ako sait age kobenie oloto. Kimasiit —Chii nematamoke...

Taaiyweet -the partridge