Dowry payment among the Kipsigis Community

Dowry payment among the Kipsigis Community

  11:44    Tabutany ak Cheplangat

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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)

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some of the Names refereed to Relatives/personalities among Kalenjin community

some of the Names refereed to Relatives/personalities among Kalenjin community

  11:39    Tabutany ak Cheplangat

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Some of the Names refereed to Relatives/personalities among Kipsigis community 

1. Kapyugoi- name of son in law by father in law
   
2. Sandanin -name of son in law by brother in law
   
3. Botoiten- name of brother in-law by son in law 
   
4.  Umama- real brother of the mother 
   
5. Abule- male cousins of mother 
   
6. Mbojo - name of father sister to you
   
7. Senge- respect name by father sister
   
8. Bakule- male whom initiated at same home
   
9. Botum- male initiated same yr
   
10. Ornyon- same clan member
    
11. Manyun- closely related clan members
    
12. Simotonikik- twins un identical
    
13. Saramek- identical twins
    
14. Barnotiot- youth
    
15. Neraniat- young child below 15yrs
    

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some Kalenjin Respected terminologies:

some Kalenjin Respected terminologies:

  11:34    Tabutany ak Cheplangat

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1. Bogine - name of mother in-law who request goat as part of dowry.

2. Boger- mother inlaw who request sheep.

3. Bomori respect name 2 those whose children married another.

4. Batiem grandmother or respect name of those whose children married one another.

5. Botum whom who were initiated same year.

6. Bakule whom you were initiated same place or home. (bagule is from Maasai, Kule(milk),or people who drank milk in the same Moinget). 

7. Batany - grandfather of father side.

8. Bakwo/Botich grandfather of mother side

9. Kapketwony - special closed relatives especially in festive or special functions.

10. Chonginiek first members of a given age set.

11. Kiptotoyek - last members of agiven age set.

12. Kiptaru - those who are allowed 2 use poison arrows.

13. kimuma/kiptengekiot/sorgonotiot/kipchalwokiot/Bunotiot one who is assimilated from other tribes.

14. Sogoldaik,Segeik, Yootik,odimdo/lumwet,nganymete??

15. Kibelbany_one who roasts meat r lazy n coward fellows whose roles are 2 feed the courageous.

16. kipsogorindet is a spy

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