Kapkirwok

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

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

Kalenjin Named people by body posture some of the below are names which are common in kalenjin:   Kettienya/ koisiom - bow legged,   kiptesot/Kibilo/Chesilim- short   Kipkeles- short/dwarf person,   Sigilai/Tororei - tall,   Cheseng'eny - irregular and protruding teeth,   Chebitet - hard body,   Buigut -thick lips and stammerer,   Bommet - big headed,   Chebusit -large ears,   Chemase -hairy head,   Chemiron -stammerer,   Chebelyon/Cheptyong -huge body,   Sambu - hairy body,   Tuikong -dark eyes  Tuimising - very dark complexion

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 h yenas 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: 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.

The kalenjins Clans There are 165 clans{oratinwek} and 45 sub-clans {ortanyisiek}.  The 165 clans are grouped into four Bororiosek namely:- Ngetunyo,  kebeni,  kipgaigei and  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;-  ii antanya?  Antanya is the clan of father, inue ano?-Referring to clan where mother was born from. Ibo boriet ainon? -Bororiet ano? Ibo ibin?- which age set?