Kalenjin names of livestock{kiagik}

 Amongst the kalenjins livestock were named based on size, colour and character.

1. Chesitien- colour with white spots}
2.  Samoi - has 2 different colours}
3.  Tilito- {white tail/ erect ears}
4. Chemarus- {black cow} 
5. Karoi - {hornless},
6. Cheseger - {face spoted cow}, 
7. Chenwach - {short cow}
8. Kipkuino - {large horned cow} 
9. Birir met  - {Red head}
10. Olbas - {tall oxen}, 
11. Tuiyai - {black cow}
12.  Kiplege - {cow with several colours} 
13. Tenkerich - {short cow}
14.  lelgiana - {white udder}
15. cheboi - {redish cow}
16. Bois - {redish bull}
17. chemugen - {white spottd bull}
18. Tilegat - {white spotted cow}
19. simatian - {greyish cow}
20. chemaluk - {productive cow}
21. chelosgei - {arrogant cow}

MYOOT DIALECT

The Kalenjin languages are generally distinguished into four sub-branches.
1. Elgon languages
- Kupsabiny (Uganda)
- Sabaot (Kenya)
2. Nandi-Markweta languages
a. Markweta languages
- Endo language (Kenya)
- Talai language (Kenya)
b. Nandi languages
- Aramanik language (Kenya)
- Kalenjin language (Kenya)
(including Kipsigis, Nandi, Terik, and Keiyo dialects)
- Kisankasa language (Tanzania)
- Mediak language (Tanzania)
- Mosiro language (Tanzania)
- Tugen language (Kenya)
3.Okiek language (Kenya, Tanzania)
- Kinare dialect (extinct)
- Sogoo dialect (endangered)
- Akiek dialect (endangered)
4. Pokot language (Kenya)

KALENJIN AGE SETS AND THEIR CALENDER

Eight age sets in The Kalenjin Sub tribes has eight (8) age sets revolving around 100 year cycle. Each age set span over a period of 13 years before moving to the next age set. The age sets are as detailed below.

1)Maina - 1800 A.D. - 1885A.
2)Nyongi - 1885 A.D.- 1900 A.D
3)Chumiot - 1900 A.D .- 1924A.D
4)Saweiyiek - 1924A.D. - 1940 A.D
5) Korongoro - 1940A.D .-1966 A.D
6) Kipkoimet - 1966A.D .-1976A.D
7) Kaplelach - 1976A.D .- 1996 A.D
8) Kipnyiige - 1996A.D .- todate.

Tugen lost an age set called Maina, after they were exterminated in a war. they had traveled all the way to Laikipia and found the Masais had gone to war at Tanzania. they took all the cows and while at Naivasha, they decided to feast. incidentally, the Masais' arrived and tracked their stolen cows and caught up with them unawares around the present Naivasha and killed all the raiders. The Maina age group was therefore skipped to the next, hence, Keiyos are behind, while the Tugens are a head.

THE BRIEF HISTORY OF OGIEEK

The Ogieek is a Kalenjin tribe that is little known despite being the aboriginal inhabitant of the planet. indeed the Maasai and Kalenjin believe that all human beings descended from the Ogieek (Iltorobo in Maa.They once ranged the plains of East Africa and Ethiopia where they are called Ogaw or Omotik. They also live in Northern Tanzania and Eastern Uganda. A large number of the Ogieek were assimilated by the Agikuyu and Akamba sometimes in the 1750s. they also introduced the secret knowledge to the Shagishu and Ngembe(or Kikuyu). The Kalenjin age sets passed by the Ogieek to Kikuyu are Maina (Maina), Kororngoro (Irungu),Nyongi (Mwangi),and Chumo (cuma). Those Ogieek assimilated into Kikuyu took names like Maina, Irungu, Mwathi(Athi),Ngumba (Gumbaeek of TZ) Kamau (Kemeet of Egypt). The Ogieek are some of the most brown people in Africa and the Kikuyus have their great rivers of blood flowing in their veins.
The Ogieek is term encompassing so many sub-units speaking a stylish Kalenjin language. The Ogieek groups i Know and people have no idea about them are; Marishionik (Marishioni Forest near Elburgon),Tyepkwerereek of Njoro, Kapsobuleek of Enabilbil, Kipchornwoneek of Sogoo, Omotik of Entasikira and Loolgorien, Serengeti, Mosoi of Tanzania, Kaplelelach, Lalaroik, Noosubukia, Barao of Tineet, Irong of Keiyo, Sangururr of Marakweet,Soy,Chepkitale, Bok, Bungunyeek of UG,Tembuet, Koibateek, Kinare which disappeared recently in Kiambu,
In Tanzania, Manyara province in the districts of Mbulu, Hanang, Singida and Basoto plains, the Kalenjin speaking people include Barabaeek- remembered by Kyuks as Barabiu (Godfrey Miriuki-A History of the Abagikuyu,1500-1900 AD), Datogaeek (from To,Ddo or Ddw of Kalenjin legends),Badyud, Hilbagrangaeek of Hanang Hills and parts of Iringa, Musoma, Gumba, Ghumbieng, Athi and many others numbering over 21 sub-groups in North Western Tanzania. The Ogieek are related with Grigua of Western Cape in South Africa and formerly Sirikwa warriors who used to occupy the entire Eastern belt of Africa. The Kikuyu assimilated many of this people while in Meru the Ogieek (Muoki) are spoken of as the original people who lived in Tingania and parts of Mt Kenya till about 200 years ago.

KALENJIN RARE ANIMALS WITH THEIR NAMES

Kalenjin language is sweet but difficult. It is the oldest language which was first written down about 18,000 years ago-The Book of the Death and Herodotus affirms it himself because he learned that language during the 5th C BCE.The answers are:
1.Kyupkenyesuut.........ant bear also called Chemengeweet, kuteet.
2.Abusoiit....skin bag also called abusegit.
3.Oorteet....the most poisonous tree whose smoke can kill
4.moss(verb).....to sip milk,water etc
5.Kipkalunyaat.....a very well behaved man.
6.aabiyet....................leopard in Ogieek
7.Kinugeet..............a bird like a dove
8.kobomborwet..........human skeleton
9.Chepkerusiet,....mongoose.
10.Nkwaiyandet,...quail also called Chepakwaeet.
11.Chepkelembuut / Tikwiria,...........quail
13.nkululeek........foot and mouth disease.
14.sisinaat................plain land
15.kisiereet(kusiereet)....the number ONE THOUSAND.

trees according to kalenjins and their as herbs

KEETIKAB KALENJIN ak boisietab age tugul:
1. Emityoot- used for erecting mabwaita
2. Kurbanyaat- used in the performance os some 'mumeek' ceremonies
3. Lelechuet- used in the sprinkling of cattle 'Iseet-ab-tuga'i.e blessing herds and driving diseases e.g anthrax n rinderpest away
4. Macheget- used to warn people of danger, especially where a cow
which died of anhrax had been burried
5. Marongeet- used in cursing ceremonies
6. Noogirwet- a tree with many muloonok. Used mostly during gooito
7. Cheebitet- a very hard tree. Used in construction of houses and
fences. A house was not to be built where cheebitoik grew since
termites heavily inhabited such areas.
8. Tebeng'wet- its leaves were used to drive away anthrax
9. Baregeiwot- the wood was used for making seegetyet, the small
wooden spoon for cutting kimyeet

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