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Human diseases amongst Kalenjins

kunonik-eye cataract chebwonet-TB eeset-malaria cherebenyit-polio kamberuk/kipsasarek-measles mogondosik-leprosy lubaniat/seriat-cancer chepokitkit-whooping cough chepteget-pneumonia kochek-scabies taganet-syphilis kipsununut-gonorrhoea kipkenda/chelugui/ kipchololit-aids amdautiet-cancerous wound kondirit-boil kambitek-skin disease kipkarasit-liver cirhosis mokonyiot-gout kipsebetit-mumps karikab gut-oral thrush chepkebejinik-arthritis kiptoleit/cheptoleit-epilepsy kugumda/agutet-tumour kwarimet-ulcer kibonjoret/logobet-goitre kapcheyube-tetanus kiptororet-stomache of women muserto-stomach cancer mirutik- sirkichik-worms that percolates human flesh causing rotting

DOWRY PAYMENT AMONGST THE KIPSIGIS:

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)

Names of personalities based on social roles amongst Kalenjins

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

Names reffered to Relatives/personalities amongst Kalenjin

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

clans amongst Sabaot/ Sabiny

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.