Sunday, September 30, 2018

Names of animals amongst the kalenjin people


1. Tombisiet- camel
2. Ting'ong'et- crocodile
3. Nyumbut- horse
4. Boinet - gazelle
5. Leitigo- zebra
6. Kimagetiet- hyena
7. Magaita- hippo
9. Cheplanget- leopard
10. Beliot- elephant
11. Ngotiat- wild beast
12. Soet- buffalo
13. Chemengewet- spiny ant eater
14. Cheswereret- porcupine
15. Ngetundo- lion
16. Tisiet - baboon
17. Ng'ororiet- goat
18. Ngechiryet- sheep
19. Cherekweny- hare
20. Ketet- cheeteh
21. Murngetunyit- tiger
22. Kiplekwet - rabbit
23. Toriong - honey becker
24. Moset- monkey
25. Koroitiet - colombus monkey
26. Cheptirkichet - antelope
27. Suiyot- wild dog
28. Lelwot- Jackal
29. Koboet - squirrel
30. Chereret-Vervet  monkey
31. Kipsirichet - rhino
32. Kesengit
33. Mbilisiet
34. Toret - warthog
35. Mengubeito-scorpion
 36. Kimenjerut
37. Masiroret
38. Nderit - hyrax
39. Kipsomberet
40. Songoliet- ostrich
41. Kooteet – ant eater,
42  Impolet - black bushbuck
43. Miindet – Bongo
44. Rogoyueet - Eland
45. Sing’oito– Waterbuck
46. Mogoitit- Black Monkey
47. Toraet –wild pig
48. Tumda– great forest hog

Kalenjin naming part 2

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