Dowry payment among the Kipsigis:-

Dowry payment among the Kipsigis:-

  03:43    Tabutany ak Cheplangat

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Dowry payment among the Kipsigis:-

1. Teta ne abai (cow under lactation) this signifies procreation to the new family
2. Eito ne iyumi tuga (Oxen)
3. Teta nebo riyotet/ne kotot (Cow near to conceive)
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 (token for upkeep especially during childhood)
9. 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
10. Mwaita (soap for the father lump some money ranges between ten thousand to two hundred thousand shillings currently
11.Chepletiot-Normally mature heifer where theb 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 emanates from the husband the husband was compelled to pay chepletiot.
12.Nyoetab kaat (normally if the couple elopes without the consent of their immediate families the husband was supposed to pay a fine of normally five thousand to twenty thousand to is wife father/family)kiome sanian koigeny meaning that the assistance from in-laws is endless

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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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Mugeni araap Mode of Kipsigis

Mugeni araap Mode of Kipsigis

  13:40    Tabutany ak Cheplangat

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Mugeni araap Mode of Kipsigis

Mugeni araap Mode of Kipsigis was the most renowned messenger of all. He was a Maotiot and not woorkoiyot (royal people) and relayed prophetic messages from his Nandi uncles to the Kipsigis people.

He was of Kipkendeek clan and his mother was the daughter of Chepokikware , the wife of Kipnyolei arap Turugat.

He had accompanied araap Koilgen to Mombasa in 1913 during British celebrations and when he reached home, the British told the local people... Huyu ni Mgeni wenu and people mistook him from Mugeni.

He was latter called Mugeni araap Monde though his names were Barng'etuny araap Kosgey. He lived in Chepng'ania in Bomet but later aged near Sotik.

Araap Monde died in 1920 and was buried behind Sotik police Station.

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CHU-KO ARAWEK TUGUL EN’G KIPSIGIS AK KALENJIN TUGUL

CHU-KO ARAWEK TUGUL EN’G KIPSIGIS AK KALENJIN TUGUL

  01:52    Tabutany ak Cheplangat

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CHU-KO ARAWEK TUGUL EN’G KIPSIGIS AK

KALENJIN TUGUL

1	JANUARY	MULGUL	TAPBURBURIK
2	FEBRUARY	NG’OTIOTO	CHEPGOTIOTET
3	MARCH	KIPTAMO	TEPENGUET
4	APRIL	IWATKUT	KONGAEK
5	MAY	MOMUT	KIPTORURUSIEK
6	JUNE	BAGIKIPTARTA	KOROTI
7	JULY	NGEIYET	TURYENGANET
8	AUGUST	ROPTUI	KIPKOGAGA
9	SEPTEMBER	BURET	KAPYOKOI
10	OCTOBER	EPESO	KAPCHOMASOI
11	NOVEMBER	KIPSUNDE	KESISIONEPEG
12	DECEMBER	KIPSUNDEI	IKORTO

BY Lemenyi

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