Kalenjin names of livestock(kiagik)
Generally livestock were named based on size,colour and character.

1. Chesitien -colour with white spots
2. Samoi- has two different colours
3. Tilito- white tail/ erect ears
4. Chemarus - black cow
5. Karoi - hornless
6. Cheseger- face spotted cow
7.  Chenwach - short cow
8. Kipkuino- large horned cow
9. Birir met - Red head
10. Olbas- tall oxen
11. Tuiyai- black cow
12. Kiplege - cow with several colours
13.  Tenkerich- short cow
14. Lelgina- white udder
15. cheboi- redish cow
16. Bois- redish bull
17. chemugen- white spottd bull
18. Tilegat- white spotted cow
19. simatian- greyish cow

KIPSIGIS LION CLAN AND THEIR TOTEM

These are some of the Kipsigis clans whose totem is the LION (and their various war divisions). The Kipsigis (by extension, the Kalenjin) were a martial society, hence the boriosiek (war divisions or regiments) into clans were grouped:

1. KAP-CHEBUMBWEK (Kebeni war division)
2. KAP-CHEPALUNGU (Kipkaige war division)
3. KAP-KESOGEK (Kipkaige war division)
4. KAP-SOIGOEK (Ng’tunyo war division)
5. KAP-SYORIRI (Kipkaige war division)
6. KIP-BOKWOEK (Kipkaige war division)
7. KIP-TUIYEK (Kebeni war division)
8. TALAI (did not participate in war directly)
9. KIP-SAMAEK (Kebeni war division)

Kalenjin Name people by body characteristics/habits

1.Cheripapan- Well built
2.Cheptelmet/Chesimet- Big head
3. Kweleta- Bow legged
4. Cherikat- Walks with a stoop
5. Changina- Very thin,
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/Cheptyony - huge body,
13. Sambu - hairy body,
14. Tuikong- dark eyes
15.Tuimising/kipsalat- very dark complexion
16.Kipng'eng'erwo - talks alot
 17.kipkirinyet- silent
18.Changina- Very thin
19.Chemarus- Dark woman
20. Kettienya/ koisiom- bow legged,
21.kiptesot/Kibilo/Chesilim/Kipkeles- short/dwarf,
23. Sigilai/Tororei- tall,
24. Cheseng'eny- irregular and protruding teeth,
25. Chebitet -hard body

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