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Names of animals amongst the kalenjin people

1. Tombisiet- camel 2. Ting'ong'et- crocodile 3. Nyumbut- horse 4. Boinet - gazelle 5. Leitigo- zebra 6. Kimagetiet- hyena 7. Magaita- hippo 9. Cheplanget- leopard 10. Beliot- elephant 11. Ngotiat- wild beast 12. Soet- buffalo 13. Chemengewet- spiny ant eater 14. Cheswereret- porcupine 15. Ngetundo- lion 16. Tisiet - baboon 17. Ng'ororiet- goat 18. Ngechiryet- sheep 19. Cherekweny- hare 20. Ketet- cheeteh 21. Murngetunyit- tiger 22. Kiplekwet - rabbit 23. Toriong - honey becker 24. Moset- monkey 25. Koroitiet - colombus monkey 26. Cheptirkichet - antelope 27. Suiyot- wild dog 28. Lelwot- Jackal 29. Koboet - squirrel 30. Chereret-Vervet  monkey 31. Kipsirichet - rhino 32. Kesengit 33. Mbilisiet 34. Toret - warthog 35. Mengubeito-scorpion  36. Kimenjerut 37. Masiroret 38. Nderit - hyrax 39. Kipsomberet 40. Songoliet- ostrich 41. Kooteet – ant eater, 42  Impolet - black bushbuck 43. Miindet – Bongo 44. Rogoyueet - Eland 45. Sing’o...
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TUGEN CLANS

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 ...
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PARTS OF A TYPICAL KIPSIGIS HOMESTEAD/COMPOUND,

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
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