Kapkirwok

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1. Teta ne abai - (cow under lactation) 2. Eito - (Bull) 3. Teta nebo riyotet/ne kotot - (cow near toconceive) 4. Roriat -  (heifer) 5. Teta ne iyumi nego/iywoget - (mature cow) 6 .kwesta/kipkugeret - (he goat for father) 7. kechiriet/chepkugeret -  (sheep for mother) 8. Chepngabait/ Roriat - (money for upkeep) 9. Kechiriet nebo arwet - for mother in law so as to allow you call  her Boger or Goat with lamb so to allow you call her Bogine 10 Mwaita - (for the father lump, some money)

Kipsarurinik- Judges kiruogik - chiefs chemosian - girl circumcisor boiyondet - male circumcisor chepkutiat - soloist tienindet - singer meiwot - worker kimonjororiat - prisoner kipsogorindet - spy bunotiot- alien person motellin - expert ngomut - traditional brain surgeon kipkoroisi/ ngetet - uncircumcised boy bcos of presence of prepuce/foreskin on his genital equivalent 2 hat boiyotab komta/kibisho-initiation chief priest

kapyugoi- name of son in law by father in law sandanin -name of son in law by brother in law  Botoiten- name of brother in-law by son in law     umama- real brother of the mother   abule- male cousins of mother    mbojo - name of father sister to you senge- respect name by father sister Bakule- male whom i nitiated at same home Botum- male initiated same yr Ornyon- same clan member manyun- closely related clan members simotik- twins un identical saramek- identical twins barnotiot- youth neraniat- young child below 15yrs

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...