Skip to main content

Kalenjin past Religion

The Kalenjin past Religion.Were Monotheist God was Called ASIS.

God had several attributes or praises:

  1. Asiis - also asiista was used meaning sun and it was used to indicated God and it was understood that both asiis and asiista gave the idea of the spirit or personality behind the object called 'the sun'.
  2. Cheptalel - also Cheptalil gives the thought of the supreme being who also had a personal nature, not just power without a personality.
  3. Chepopkooiyo - God of Protection.
  4. Chepomirchiio - God of wars, one who oversees the army.
  5. Chepkeelyen Sogol - The one with nine legs and it was believed that nine is the divine number and associated with infinite.
  6. Chemalus - The one with unconquerable wisdom.
  7. Chepokimabai - Deity of the harvest.
  8. Weeriit Neoo - This is the attribute which linked asiis to mankind.
  9. Cheboo - The great on. 
  10. Chepwooboit - The great worker.
  11. Chepkochor - the rising one, the rising sun is symbolic of the glory and beauty of Asiis
  12. Tororot - The most high.
  13. Lilat - One annoited for holy purpose.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

TUGEN CLANS

1.Ringoi - snake (eren) 2.Siakwei - Bee (Segemia) 3.Kobil - wild pig (toret) 4.Kure - Quail (Taiwa) 5.Saniako - Monkey (Cheree) 6.Kapkuoi/kabon - Moset/kipekeyat (baboon) 7.Sokom - hawk (Chepsirere) 8.Toiyoi - Lightening (Ilat) 9.Tulo - Fox (Lel) 10.Kong'oot - Fire (Maa) 11.Tungo - hyena (kimaget) 12.Soti/chepkeres - Sun (Asista) 13.Teriki/kipngotop/kipkoitin - Elephant (Balio) 14.Talai - Frog (Mororoch) 15.Tarkok - Guniea fowl (terkekekya) 16.Chesibon/kabon - (Family Totem - moset- black baboon) 17.Kipyegen - (Family totem white baboon) 18.Kipkoitin - (family totem Elephant) 19.Kabarsitei - (Family Tortem - Leopard Kobilo) 20.Kipsochon clan(animal is Oloitige/zebra) .Popular in lembus people, 21.Chepsiror(tortem rat(muriat) 22.Kipboroge - chepkuliet 23.kipseger - monkey(kibiset) 24.Kipsegecha - kongony or kongot(crane) 25.Kipkuykuy/kimoi - kuikuye(crocodile) 26.Mokiy - Arawet(moon) 1.TALAI tortem is in three categories:- namely leopard, lion and frog ...

Names given to Relatives and Family amongst Kipsigis

Kapyugoi- Name of son in-law by father in-law. Botoiten-Name of father in-law by son in-law. Nyoiten- Name of brother in-law by son in-law. Sandanin-Name of son in-law by brother in-law. Umama-The real name of your mother real or actual brother. Abule –Name to your male cousins of your mother. Mbojo – Name of your sister brother to you. Senge – respect name by your father sister (auntie). Tilya – Respect name of relative of same clan. Konyiteniot– Respect name to close relative of different clan. Makigat – Respect name to great grandfather of either sex. Mochogoret- Respect name by grandparent to his/her grandchildren. Korgetab-yugoi-respect name to daughter in-law by mother in-law. Iyoo- Respect name of mother in- law by daughter in-law. Bamongo/Aboiyon- Respect name by son to his father. Konut – Name of your father by neighbor when distressed. Batiem-/kogo- Name of grandmother by grandchildren. Chepyoset- Name of elderly woman by his husband. Boger –Name of mother...

Names of animals amongst the kalenjin people

1. Tombisiet- camel 2. Ting'ong'et- crocodile 3. Nyumbut- horse 4. Boinet - gazelle 5. Leitigo- zebra 6. Kimagetiet- hyena 7. Magaita- hippo 9. Cheplanget- leopard 10. Beliot- elephant 11. Ngotiat- wild beast 12. Soet- buffalo 13. Chemengewet- spiny ant eater 14. Cheswereret- porcupine 15. Ngetundo- lion 16. Tisiet - baboon 17. Ng'ororiet- goat 18. Ngechiryet- sheep 19. Cherekweny- hare 20. Ketet- cheeteh 21. Murngetunyit- tiger 22. Kiplekwet - rabbit 23. Toriong - honey becker 24. Moset- monkey 25. Koroitiet - colombus monkey 26. Cheptirkichet - antelope 27. Suiyot- wild dog 28. Lelwot- Jackal 29. Koboet - squirrel 30. Chereret-Vervet  monkey 31. Kipsirichet - rhino 32. Kesengit 33. Mbilisiet 34. Toret - warthog 35. Mengubeito-scorpion  36. Kimenjerut 37. Masiroret 38. Nderit - hyrax 39. Kipsomberet 40. Songoliet- ostrich 41. Kooteet – ant eater, 42  Impolet - black bushbuck 43. Miindet – Bongo 44. Rogoyueet - Eland 45. Sing’o...