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IBINWEKAB KALENJIN AK SALANIK (AGESETS AND SUB AGESETS)


A) MAINA (Mainek)
- Founded in 1750. The first cycle started in 1900 and ended (keng'asur) in 1922
- Its Salaniks are:
a) Mesiewa
b) Siling'
c) Chemorta
d) Silobai (I)
B) CHUMO (Chumek)
- Founded in 1790. First cycle in 1924 and ended in 1945.
- Its Salaniks are:
a) Silobai (II)
b) Sileta
c) Kiminget
d) Kimoino
e) Kigenya
f) Kimatagur
g) Kiptobot
C) SAWE (Saweiyek)
- Founded in 1800. First cycle in 1947 ak kengasur en 1961
- This age set had no salaniks
D) KORONGORO (Korongorek)
- Founded in 1820. First cycle in 1963 and ended in 1976
- Salaniks are:
a) Kipkoimet
b) Kipsor okwot
c) Kiptor mesendet
d) Kimariri
e) Kibelgot
E) KAPLELACH
- Founded in 1840. First cycle 1977 and ended in 1998 and in some parts of Kipsigis 1999
- Salaniks:
a) Kimut oiywet
b) Kimasiba
c) Kebebucha
d) Kibol oeng
e) Keny age ni
f) Bin laden
F) KIPNYIGE
- Founded in 1860. First cycle 1999/2000 and it is yet to end (it is a taboo to say when).
- Salaniks are:
a) Kipsil Choget
b) Tabarit
G) NYONGI
- Founded in 1890. First cycle yet to begin (taboo to predict when)
- Salaniks are:
a) Kiptil garit
b) Kosigo
c) Kipsir got
d) Kimel siagit
e) Buluu

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