Kapkirwok

Teta Plural:Tuga Other forms of the word:tany,tich (singular,plural respectively). Meaning: 1. Teta-Cow, universal name, for both male and female. A male cow is called 'kirgit' if it is not castrated or 'eito' if it is. Plural is 'kirugik' and 'eik' respectively. 2. Teta- A valuable. Anything valuable to a kalenjin is a cow. Be it an electronic, a vehicle, a piece of land or even a woman. Especially a woman who is not legally someone's. A beautiful woman passes by and a Kalenjin man would ask another, 'bo ng'o tanyi?' i.e 'whose cow is this'.(For the benefit of modern day slayqueens, don't be offended if you are called a cow. On the contrary, feel proud). Of you encroach a Kalenjin man's land, he will ask you ,"why are you joking with my cows?'. A kalenjin parent will rebuke their child who has failed in exams as having wasted their cows. 3. Teta. Wages. To a very large extent, wages in Kalenjin land is mea...

1. chebindorwet/legetetiot - mogongenik/tungoek ( arthritis and coughs) 2. kulelwet - treat coughs and headaches/tongoek ak metit 3. chesamisiet - chebo kit kit ....tungoegab lagok/treat children coughs 4. kimonchongwet/ngechebchat - muguleldo/heart diseases. Chew and swallow 5. loplopitiet-  Extract the juice to treat the ear diseases 6. kunmandet - moet ne sirgichet. moet ne mo sobe/ treating wounds that are difficult to heal 7. soget plus manget- tungoek/and spray snake bites and snake puff 8. sagawaita - tungoek/coughs 9. Bongongenik/sugumeriet - chew seeds to clean stomach parasites/deworming 10. Bobat nemongu en tegek keguren Bundet - treats children with stomach pains. You boil it an give it to the young ones of 1 to 6 months old children 11. kwom tebengwo/silibwet - treat pregnant women/kidney diseases 12. chegab sigiriet - treat chest pains

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 ...