In an old age A great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed their hold, you may have escaped, not from one master but from many.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Friday, November 14, 2014
Names of months by Kalenjins
- mulgul - January
- ,Ngotioto - February
- Kiptamo - march
- Iwatgut - April
- Mamut - May
- Baki - June
- Ng'eiyet - July
- Roptui - August
- Buret - September
- Epeso - October
- kipsunde ne tai - November
- kipsunde nebo aeng - December
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Human diseases amongst Kalenjins
- kunonik-eye cataract
- chebwonet-TB
- eeset-malaria
- cherebenyit-polio
- kamberuk/kipsasarek-measles
- mogondosik-leprosy
- lubaniat/seriat-cancer
- chepokitkit-whooping cough
- chepteget-pneumonia
- kochek-scabies
- taganet-syphilis
- kipsununut-gonorrhoea
- kipkenda/chelugui/
kipchololit-aids - amdautiet-cancerous wound
- kondirit-boil
- kambitek-skin disease
- kipkarasit-liver cirhosis
- mokonyiot-gout
- kipsebetit-mumps
- karikab gut-oral thrush
- chepkebejinik-arthritis
- kiptoleit/cheptoleit-epilepsy
- kugumda/agutet-tumour
- kwarimet-ulcer
- kibonjoret/logobet-goitre
- kapcheyube-tetanus
- kiptororet-stomache of women
- muserto-stomach cancer
- mirutik-
- sirkichik-worms that percolates human flesh causing rotting
DOWRY PAYMENT AMONGST THE KIPSIGIS:
1. Teta ne abai - (cow under lactation)
2. Eito - (Bull)
3. Teta nebo riyotet/ne kotot - (cow near toconceive)
4. Roriat - (heifer)
5. Teta ne iyumi nego/iywoget - (mature cow)
6 .kwesta/kipkugeret - (he goat for father)
7. kechiriet/chepkugeret - (sheep for mother)
8. Chepngabait/ Roriat - (money for upkeep)
9. Kechiriet nebo arwet - for mother in law so as to allow you call her Boger or Goat with lamb so to allow you call her Bogine
10 Mwaita - (for the father lump, some money)
Names of personalities based on social roles amongst Kalenjins
- Kipsarurinik- Judges
- kiruogik - chiefs
- chemosian - girl circumcisor
- boiyondet - male circumcisor
- chepkutiat - soloist
- tienindet - singer
- meiwot - worker
- kimonjororiat - prisoner
- kipsogorindet - spy
- bunotiot- alien person
- motellin - expert
- ngomut - traditional brain surgeon
- kipkoroisi/
ngetet - uncircumcised boy bcos of presence of prepuce/foreskin on his genital equivalent 2 hat - boiyotab komta/kibisho-initiation chief priest
Names reffered to Relatives/personalities amongst Kalenjin
- kapyugoi- name of son in law by father in law
- sandanin -name of son in law by brother in law
- Botoiten- name of brother in-law by son in law
- umama- real brother of the mother
- abule- male cousins of mother
- mbojo - name of father sister to you
- senge- respect name by father sister
- Bakule- male whom initiated at same home
- Botum- male initiated same yr
- Ornyon- same clan member
- manyun- closely related clan members
- simotik- twins un identical
- saramek- identical twins
- barnotiot- youth
- neraniat- young child below 15yrs
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
clans amongst Sabaot/ Sabiny
- Kaapsoti -Asista
- Kamayeek- Sooyet
- Kamusereek -Oron'get
- Sero Bukuno - N'goitunto
- Kapchai- Chebombayeet
- Kaapnyiitok - Maketiet
- Kamin'geeny- koon'gony
- Kapnim
eek -Soeet - Kopunjos- Mongeshiet
- Kapnyirireek -Moroorocheet
- Kapsokootik - Cheptirikicheet
- Kapcherop - Ileet Tooyio
Kapsumbata in Sengwer Kapsumai -Moroorochet.
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