Kapkirwok

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 Kapnyirireek in Koony but in Sabiny. Kapsumbata in Sengwer Kapsumai -Moroorochet.

  Ayiin(oyiin) - day before yesterday   Amut (omut) - Yesterday   Raa or Raat, Kora, Rawuut, -Today   Mutay (tomorrow)   Tuun Ayiin (oyiin) - day after tommorrow   Tuun,Tuun, Ayiin - day after tomorrow day. We don't have the 7th day as the way the language functions doesn't allow.  We can not for example say tuun three times.  Its the same with counting. After 50, Konom, the counting doubles to 100,bokol.

The story you are about to red is long but interesting. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the Kipsigis had established themselves as a "force to reckon with". one day the Kipsigis prepared a great raid on the Gusii. Young boys were enlisted to drive the cattle home, and women were also enlisted to carry away the captured stores of food. The raiding party was headed by Mala bun arap Makiche from Sotik. At Buret, Chesengeny arap Kaborok and his warriors joined the band. At Belgut more warriors joined. Most of the young men were of the Kapkoimet age-set, while the older ones were Sawe" the march, which started in the afternoon, reached Gusii country at dusk. As they marched they were followed by a large number of vultures - a sure sign of bad luck. Chesengeny tried to convince Malabun to abandon the raid but Malabun would have none of it. In Gusii-land the first phase of the raid (in Mugirango and Kitutu) was successful, and they destroyed many Gu...

Kalenjin names of livestock(kiagik) Generally livestock were named based on size,colour and character. Chesitien -colour with white spots Samoi- has two different colours Tilito- white tail/ erect ears Chemarus - black cow Karoi - hornless Cheseger- face spotted 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 Lelgina- white udder cheboi- redish cow Bois- redish bull chemugen- white spottd bull Tilegat- white spotted cow simatian- greyish cow

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: KAP-CHEBUMBWEK (Kebeni war division) KAP-CHEPALUNGU (Kipkaige war division) KAP-KESOGEK (Kipkaige war division) KAP- SOIGOEK (Ng’tunyo war division) KAP-SYORIRI (Kipkaige war division) KIP-BOKWOEK (Kipkaige war division) KIP-TUIYEK (Kebeni war division) TALAI (did not participate in war directly) KIP-SAMAEK (Kebeni war division)

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: 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.