Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Names of personalities based on social roles amongst Kalenjins


  1. Kipsarurinik- Judges
  2. kiruogik - chiefs
  3. chemosian - girl circumcisor
  4. boiyondet - male circumcisor
  5. chepkutiat - soloist
  6. tienindet - singer
  7. meiwot - worker
  8. kimonjororiat - prisoner
  9. kipsogorindet - spy
  10. bunotiot- alien person
  11. motellin - expert
  12. ngomut - traditional brain surgeon
  13. kipkoroisi/ngetet - uncircumcised boy bcos of presence of prepuce/foreskin on his genital equivalent 2 hat
  14. boiyotab komta/kibisho-initiation chief priest

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