Kalenjin names of livestock(kiagik)
Generally livestock were named based on size,colour and character.
Generally livestock were named based on size,colour and character.
- Chesitien -colour with white spots
- Samoi- has two different colours
- Tilito- white tail/ erect ears
- Chemarus - black cow
- Karoi - hornless
- Cheseger- face spotted cow
- Chenwach - short cow
- Kipkuino- large horned cow
- Birir met - Red head
- Olbas- tall oxen
- Tuiyai- black cow
- Kiplege - cow with several colours
- Tenkerich- short cow
- Lelgina- white udder
- cheboi- redish cow
- Bois- redish bull
- chemugen- white spottd bull
- Tilegat- white spotted cow
- simatian- greyish cow
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