Kasarwekab beetuut - times of the day

Kasarwekab beetuut - times of the day:

1. Korir emet-  become red just before dawn.
2. ko yeech koeech emet  - dawn, become daylight
3.Beet - midday, early afternoon, daytime.
4.Kaskoleny'kasoleny'- evening time/afternoon
5. Lagat,Yimen, Nakat, Lang'at - late evening.
6. Kemboy, kemoy - Night.

 who were this people amongst the Kalenjin worriors?

1. kibelbany - feed warriors, they were cowards
2. sogoldaeek - planning invasions(not sure about this)
3. kiboriotinik - fighting men
4. segeik - provide intelligence upon spying on an enemy's territory

Kalenjin livestock(kiagik)

Kalenjin livestock(kiagik)

1. SHEEP- {kechirek}, 
1. subendo - female sheep/ewe, 
2. Mengit -male sheep/Ram,
3. Araget- barren female sheep,
2. GOATS - ngororek,
1. artet - mature female goat/nanny/doe,
2. kwesta - mature male goat/billy/buck
3. arwab ngoror- young one of goat/kid
3. COWS- Tuga
1.  Eiik/Eito- oxen
2.  Iwoket -female
3.  Kirkit - Bull. 
4. Moita - calf. 
5. Soonet - barrel Cow.

General terminologies amongst the kalenjins

1. Embwen -settled area at same altitude
2. Imbaret ap mosop- household millet plot
3. Imbaret ap soi- homestead millet or maize plot
4. Injor- eastern side of room
5. Kaptich- cattle hut (elder's hut)
6. kimonjogut- apical roof post
7. koima - western side of room
8. kong' asis- the east
9. kok- men's sitting place outdoors 
10. kotap mosop- married woman's house
11. mostinwek- fire / fires
12. mabwaita- family altar
13. Mosop- higher, fertile land
14. sandet -sister's husband
15. singroina- bachelors' hut
16. Soin -lower grasslands, open grazing
17. somet -girls' initiation room
18. toloch (talach), toloita -support post in house
19. Waldai -lower land, extensively farmed

Names of persons by body posture

Kalenjin Named people by body posture some of the below are names which are common in kalenjin:

1.   Kettienya/ koisiom - bow legged,
2.   kiptesot/Kibilo/Chesilim- short
3.   Kipkeles- short/dwarf person,
4.   Sigilai/Tororei - tall,
5.   Cheseng'eny - irregular and protruding teeth,
6.   Chebitet - hard body,
7.   Buigut -thick lips and stammerer,
8.   Bommet - big headed,
9.   Chebusit -large ears,
10.   Chemase -hairy head,
11.   Chemiron -stammerer,
12.   Chebelyon/Cheptyong -huge body,
13.   Sambu - hairy body,
14.   Tuikong -dark eyes
15.  Tuimising - very dark complexion

Kalenjin cultural body tattooing techniques

Kalenjin cultural body tattooing techniques:

1. lootetab kelek - Two lower teeth were removed, gap was used to give liquid incase of lockjaw
2. Kaapolobi - face marks cut on forehead and cheeks where grain of sand was placed of wound to raise it.
3. Peleetab soremik - dry sap of tree was mixed with munyeiweek and heated on skin of hand and thighs. (Myths- whoever does not burn soremik when he is married the hyenas will eat him with his wife.)
4. Ndipchoot - Piercing of the upper ears to instill courage for facing pain and to prepare ear for wearing ornaments i.e kipsosoiyat.
 5. Parpareetab iitik - was done by using loinet i.e small arrow for bleeding animals and a sharp knife and kipalbaliat was placed to enlarge the ear

Various Kalenjin marriages

Various Kalenjin marriages:

1. kitunji toloch - occurs when married woman become barren hence she will marry another woman known as, "kapsirwonin" to give birth on her behalf,
2. Kabwatereret - occurs when very young boy and  girl under 10 yrs parents agreed for their marriage i.e booking in advance
3. Museet - occurs when mother arranges wife for  her son who is battle field so that incase of eventuality somebody mainly his brother can assist
4.Katunisitab tororyet - Important ceremony performed late in life to show respect for couple who
had been married for many years
5.Kandiet- invoves inheritance and taking of responsibility by brother to his brother widow
6.Keeturum saandet - ceremony performed as aresult of infidelity of wife where her parent pays a bull as fine.

Kalenjin clan clusters

The kalenjins Clans

There are 165 clans{oratinwek} and 45 sub-clans {ortanyisiek}. 

The 165 clans are grouped into four Bororiosek namely:-

1. Ngetunyo,
2.  kebeni,
3.  kipgaigei and
4.  kasanek.

Each clan has totem inform of animal which may be shared by several clans.when a typical Kalenjin is asking 4 your clan he normally asks;-

1.  ii antanya? 
2. Antanya is the clan of father,
3. inue ano?-Referring to clan where mother was born from.
4. Ibo boriet ainon? -Bororiet ano?
5. Ibo ibin?- which age set?