Tuesday, January 28, 2014

General terminologies amongst the kalenjins

  1. Embwen -settled area at same altitude
  2. Imbaret ap mosop- household millet plot
  3. Imbaret ap soi- homestead millet or maize plot
  4. Injor- eastern side of room
  5. Kaptich- cattle hut (elder's hut)
  6. kimonjogut- apical roof post
  7. koima - western side of room
  8. kong' asis- the east
  9. kok- men's sitting place outdoors 
  10. kotap mosop- married woman's house
  11. mostinwek- fire / fires
  12. mabwaita- family altar
  13. Mosop- higher, fertile land
  14. sandet -sister's husband
  15. singroina- bachelors' hut
  16. Soin -lower grasslands, open grazing
  17. somet -girls' initiation room
  18. toloch (talach), toloita -support post in house
  19. Waldai -lower land, extensively farmed

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