Kapkirwok

Names given as per time of birth: kipkorir/chepkorir/jepkorir- born between 5 am to 6 am, kipyegon/chepyegon-Jepyegon- 6-7am, kipkoech/chepkoech/Jepkoech -6.30-7.00am, kimutai/chemutai/ jemutai- 7.00-9.00am, kipngeno/chepngeno/jepngeno- 9.00-10:00am, kipngetich/chepngetich/Jemwetich-11:00-12:00am, Kibet/chebet/ Jebet- 12:00-2:00pm, Kiprono/cherono/ Jerono- 2:00-4:00pm, Kiprotich/Cherotich/ Jerotich- 4:00-6:00pm, kiplangat/Chelan'gat/Jelagat{5:00-11:00pm, kipkemoi/chepkemoi/cheruiyot/kipkirui/chepkirui- {11:00-5:00am

The Kalenjin past Religion.Were Monotheist God was Called ASIS. God had several attributes or praises: Asiis - also asiista was used meaning sun and it was used to indicated God and it was understood that both asiis and asiista gave the idea of the spirit or personality behind the object called 'the sun'. Cheptalel - also Cheptalil gives the thought of the supreme being who also had a personal nature, not just power without a personality. Chepopkooiyo - God of Protec tion. Chepomirchiio - God of wars, one who oversees the army. Chepkeelyen Sogol - The one with nine legs and it was believed that nine is the divine number and associated with infinite. Chemalus - The one with unconquerable wisdom. Chepokimabai - Deity of the harvest. Weeriit Neoo - This is the attribute which linked asiis to mankind. Cheboo - The great on.  Chepwooboit - The great worker. Chepkochor - the rising one, the rising sun is symbolic of the glory and beauty of Asiis Tororot - The ...

the following are trees and some of its uses 1. Emityoot- used for erecting mabwaita 2. Kurbanyaat- used in the performance os some 'mumeek' ceremonies 3. Lelechuet- used in the sprinkling of cattle 'Iseet-ab-tuga'i.e blessing herds and driving diseases e.g anthrax and rinderpest away 4. Macheget- used to warn people of danger, especially where a cow which died of anhrax had been burried 5. Marongeet- used in cursing ceremonies 6. Noogirwet- a tree with many muloonok. Used mostly during gooito 7. Cheebitet- a very hard tree. Used in construction of houses and fences. A house was not to be built where cheebitoik grew since termites heavily inhabited such areas. 8. Tebeng'wet- its leaves were used to drive away anthrax 9. Baregeiwot- the wood was used for making seegetyet, the small wooden spoon for cutting kimyeet 10. Arorwet- 11. Minjeiwet 12. Kosisiityet

The kalenjin Belgut/Bureti calendar. The calender months are geographically localised because first and foremost, season-names and seasons do not arrive at the same time. 1. Ng'otyooto - a seasonal soft, juicy-stalked green plant with bright red flowers 2. Kiptaamo - the old first month of the year, also the month of sowing 3. Iwootkuut - month marks the beginning of the green, wet iwoot season, hence 'the mouth of iwoot' 4. Bureet - month marks the onset of cold season and is named after fog/mist, kibureet or bureet 5. Kipsuunde netaai - first month of offering suunetik (fat) with first fruits 6. Kipsuunde nebo oeng' - marks the second offering of fat and harvest, Kalenjiin equivalent of thanksgiving

 Amongst the kalenjins livestock were named based on size, colour and character. Chesitien - colour with white spots}  Samoi - has 2 different colours}  Tilito- {white tail/ erect ears} Chemarus- {black cow}  Karoi - {hornless}, Cheseger - {face spoted cow},  Chenwach - {short cow} Kipkuino - {large horned cow}  Birir met  - {Red head} Olbas - {tall oxen},  Tuiyai - {black cow}  Kiplege - {cow with several colours}  Tenkerich - {short cow}  lelgiana - {white udder} cheboi - {redish cow} Bois - {redish bull} chemugen - {white spottd bull} Tilegat - {white spotted cow} simatian - {greyish cow} chemaluk - {productive cow} chelosgei - {arrogant cow}

The Kalenjin languages are generally distinguished into four sub-branches. 1. Elgon languages - Kupsabiny (Uganda) - Sabaot (Kenya) 2. Nandi-Markweta languages a. Markweta languages - Endo language (Kenya) - Talai language (Kenya) b. Nandi languages - Aramanik language (Kenya) - Kalenjin language (Kenya) (including Kipsigis, Nandi, Terik, and Keiyo dialects) - Kisankasa language (Tanzania) - Mediak language (Tanzania) - Mosiro language (Tanzania) - Tugen language (Kenya) 3.Okiek language (Kenya, Tanzania) - Kinare dialect (extinct) - Sogoo dialect (endangered) - Akiek dialect (endangered) 4. Pokot language (Kenya)

Eight age sets in The Kalenjin Sub tribes has eight (8) age sets revolving around 100 year cycle. Each age set span over a period of 13 years before moving to the next age set. The age sets are as detailed below. 1)Maina - 1800 A.D. - 1885A. 2)Nyongi - 1885 A.D.- 1900 A.D 3)Chumiot - 1900 A.D .- 1924A.D 4)Saweiyiek - 1924A.D. - 1940 A.D 5) Korongoro - 1940A.D .-1966 A.D 6) Kip koimet - 1966A.D .-1976A.D 7) Kaplelach - 1976A.D .- 1996 A.D 8) Kipnyiige - 1996A.D .- todate. Tugen lost an age set called Maina, after they were exterminated in a war. they had traveled all the way to Laikipia and found the Masais had gone to war at Tanzania. they took all the cows and while at Naivasha, they decided to feast. incidentally, the Masais' arrived and tracked their stolen cows and caught up with them unawares around the present Naivasha and killed all the raiders. The Maina age group was therefore skipped to the next, hence, Keiyos are behin...