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THE KALENJIN PEOPLE INTRODUCTION

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The Kalenjin tribe belongs to the Nilotic ethnic group called highland Nilotes which consists of the following sub-tribes spread throughout East Africa; • Kipsigis • Nandi • Keiyo • Marakwet • Sabaot/Kony • Pokots/Suk • Terik • Ogiek/Dorobo • Tugen (Samor, Eldorais, Lembus,Pokor keben,Aror) • Sengwer/Cherangany The above are in Kenya while in Tanzania consists of: • Barabaek • Tatireek • Hilbangrangaek • Sonjoek • Sirikwaek (Sindawi) • Nataeek) • Badyut • Tatogaeek In Sudan are Morule among others while in Uganda are Sebei or Kipsabiny among others. The word or term ‘Kalenjin’ was coined by earlier scholars of the tribe during 1940s probably at Alliance High school. This is because all the sub tribes of Kalenjin always utter the word ‘Kaleeii’ meaning ‘I say or l say to you’, before uttering or saying any word. Thus the word ‘kaleeii’ is common to all of the sub-tribe hence Kalenjin collectively.Earlier the colonialist used to refer to all k...
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THE SABAOT The Sabaot sub-ethnic of the Kalenjin group (tribe) in Mount Elgon , Trans-Nzoia and Sebei Districts, occupy over half of Mount Elgon and its surrounding areas. They are to be found not only in Kenya , but also in Eastern Uganda and beyond. The language spoken by the Sabaot is one of the Southern Nilotic (Kalenjin) languages. Their history of immigration dates back to the spread of the Kalenjin people a thousand of years from a place called Misri in the north to Kitale Plateau, Sebei and Bungoma Districts. The Sabaot clans make a ring around the mountain.The spread of Sabaot around the mountain partly explains the resilience of their culture, despite the immense in-migration of the Bantu tribes (Bagisu and Bukusu) and European white settlers and eventual eviction from their homelands in Bungoma and Kitale Plateau. The later was renamed Trans-Nzoia District by the Colonial Government. . The Sabaot people have traditionally kept animals (cattle goats and sheep ) which ar...
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Sabaot cuisine

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Originally our favorite food is kimnyeet (ugali) with either meat or cheeko especially mukunik (sour milk). Meat can be chicken, mutton or beef. This is the standard Sabaot cuisine. This is a complete balance diet and we had no trouble looking for fruits or those other "nonsense" foods. If one needed fruits there were plenty of wild berries : takamaamik, mintiliilak, siroonik/siryeek, komolik, tunguruurak and takurkurook. Yes you remember those fruits which when you ate you tongue turn navy blue like you galloped ink? Yes lemeyoonik that is. Do not forget mtangule. So we had mburik, our local fashion of carrots. I wonder if your generation knows these! There were different ways of preparing meat. Roasting was one way. As I can there's "wataneet" - roasted dry meat. To preserve such meat it was cut into a child's fist size tgen immersed deep in pure honey. Such meat could stay for a year or as long it need be. When served with such meat you enjoy...
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Chookeet/Store

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Sabaot people are great people. Long time ago they gave proper names to everything they discovered or invented. Today let's look at food stores. Kiteriit: This is a small store made of twigs and has a curved base. This is where you got the name granary. When making such a construction, it is first made over a T point with long easily twistable twigs and additional ones added as it expands. It can accommodate up to 3 sacks maize or other cereals. Chookeet: This is a large storage facility for storing grains. From 5 sacks to up to 50 bags of cereals can be accommodated by it. This kind of store is build by staking light long post to the ground then either intertwined with split bamboo or good twigs. It can be done up to 2m high but the base is overlaid with horizontal bars or posts from one wall to the other. To secure its strength, the overlaid posts protrude slightly beyond the walls. It is also supported by strategically positioned strong posts to support ...
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Kararan Korenyo!

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In most cases you can't miss seeing these when visited a village.... Oyee Kokararan korenyo!
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Sebei Drinking Competition

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Two Communities in Kapchorwa,Government Lodge and Kisenyi decided to hold a drinking competition. A week to the competition,Government Lodge sent a delegate Chemutai, to Kisenyi to confirm if the competition will still hold. When Chemutai, the delegate got there, the people of Kisenyi brought 20 litres of their strongest Ajono (Local Gin) as the guest's drink. Chemutai asked; "Can I test it?" The people said;"Go ahead." The guy drank, finished the whole 20 litres and said; "This is okay, where is the main drink?" The People of Kisenyi got scared and shouted; "Come on, are you among the competitors?!!." Chemutai replied; "No, I did not qualify."😂😂 like & Share... www.sebeination.blogspot.com
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phrasal verbs

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Koot itiik In koreet we normally say "koot" to mean clean a water source especially a spring. Usually it entails removing mud and other debri to ensure clean water flow or enable a clean water collection. Mostly it could be where we draw or a watering point for animals. Although ears may not necessarily be muddy, we use the same phrase to mean to clean the ears of "sokuutek"(ear wax). "Weekoot itiik" This phrase has more meaning than the literal meaning we know. It is a stern warning not to repeat the same mistake! What other koreet phrasal verbs do you have?
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Ankuryeet tree.

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Ankuryeet tree. In Sabaot community nation speaking, the pictured natural tree is ankuryeet. I don't know how Nandi, Kipsigis, Tugen , Keiyo , Marakwet, Sengwer and pokot call it. The ankuryeet tree has earned incomparable respect equivalent to iteet tree in Sabaot community native. One, iteet tree makes Chitaab kooret to upgrade friendliness and duly love teeta [cow] due to its impact to the fermented milk [mukuniik/mukuluuk.] Ankuryeet on the other hand, earned its respect due to its leaves used as traditional tissue paper. The softness and moist like characteristics of its leaves makes it preferably as a friendly traditional tissue paper.
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