Wednesday, January 20, 2016

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
2.TARKOK categories takolie (crub), terkekyat (kanga), bang'ang (hornbil)
3.KOBILO categories toret (warthog), sabite (poncupine)
4.CHESIBON categories kamoiben, kapsemelo
5.KIMOI categories, soe (buffalo), kongony (crane), segem (bee)
6.KIBOROGE/TERIKI categories, belio(elephant), chepkulie(small safari ants)
7.KABON categories chesibon, kipyegen, kapkuoi

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