Kapkirwok

Dowry payment among the Kalenjin:- Teta ne abai (cow under lactation) this signifies procreation to the new family Eito ne iyumi tuga (Oxen) Teta nebo riyotet/ne kotot (Cow near to conceive)   Roriat (Heifer)   Teta ne iyumi nego/iywoget (mature cow)   Kwesta/Kipkugeret (he goat for father)   Kechiriet/Chepkugeret (Sheep for mother)   Chepngabait/Roriat (token for upkeep especially during childhood)   Kechiriet nebo arwet (for mother in law so as to allow son in law call her Boger alternatively Goat with lamb for mother in law so as to allow son in law call her Bogine   Mwaita   Chepletiot-Normally mature heifer where the son in law will later take back the calf.Normally Chepletiot is not commonly paid but in a situation where the husband quarrels with his wife to the point where she goes to her real fathers home and the mistake emenates from the husband the husband was compelled to pay chepletiot.   Nyoetab kaat(normally if th...

1. The night -këmöut 2. The dawn -ëgönet 3. The morning twilight -körirönet 4. The sunrise -chorünet 5. The daytime -pëtüt 6. The sunset -chimildöet 7. The evening twilight -lang'atüt 8. The dusk -imenët

1. Sunday : Kotisap 2. Monday :Kotaai 3. Tuesday : Ko oeng  4. Wednesday : Ko somok  5. Thursday : Ko ang’wan  6. Friday : Ko muut 7. Saturday : ko Loo

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...

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 ...

a) kiptesot- thumb b) koolindet- c) siab kwen/siab tamook d) mesiewa e) chepkiloot/metengele

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