Kapkirwok

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 ...

a) kiptesot- thumb b) koolindet- c) siab kwen/siab tamook d) mesiewa e) chepkiloot/metengele

Inside 1.Olmarich/mogoto- gate although they are not the same.In the main house (kamosop) we have, 2. kurgat/musereita- door. sic~ (musereita was made from muserech tree.) 3. inchoor/nchoor- sitting room 4Tootet/suum- bedroom literally 5. itook- bed 6. koima/koitab ma-fireplace 7. kipeelkonyan- space between fireplace and wall.women keep cooking stuff. 8. saanet/saana- place for keeping utensils and it hangs from the root 9 kapsotoon- place for keeping calabashes 10. Taboot/tabuut- ceiling Outside 1. kook-sitting place for men 2. Mabwai- the altar it must be on the eastern side of the main house as it is sacred place. 3 kaapmetet- sitting place for women and in most cases to the western side.women do their stuff there. 4. Piutab tuga/apathetic-cattle enclosure 5. kaapmoen- calves enclosure 6. kaaptich/singiroino- hut for men built inside or adjacent to cattle enclosure for security reasons 7 kapmosoop/mosoop- main house for parents 8 choogo/chooget- granary

Chepkutiat- soloist. Tienindet- singer. Chepkugoniot- Prostitute woman. Chebaigeyat- Concubine Chepkerta/chepkesesiot- Promiscuous woman. Kipkerta- gigolo (prosmicuos man for money). Bunotian- alien person. kipsogorindet- spy Chemungarainik- businessmen. Chepngwalo-Traders.

Asista-sun Arawet-moon Koromerik-galazy Kipsomoguk-constellations Cheptabisyet-Comet Kipsengwetiet-fragment stones of meteorites

Yootik- first spies of a raid. Seegeik- Second spies of a raid. Ngametyet-Leaders of return forces (warrior). Pirtich- Those responsible for cattle. Odimdo/lumweet- followed pirtich and cattle. Kipeelbany- cowards who feeds worriors on their way home.

Bakule- Name of agemates who were circumcised in the same home or menjo. Botum- name of agemates circumcised same time but different homes. Chonginiek- First members of a given age group or sets. Kiptaru- Second members of a given age group or set. Kiptoyotoek- middle members of a given age set. Kiptoin – last group of members of a given age set or group.