KALENJIN: TUGEN CLANS

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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 (Ma)
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)
27.............
NB:
1.Talai tortem is in three gategories:- namely
*leopard,*lion and*frog
2.TARKOK gategories
*takolie (crub)*terkekyat(kanga)*bang'ang
(hornbil)
3.KOBILO gategories
*toret (wathok)*sabite (poncupine)
4.CHESIBON gategories
*kamoiben*kapsemelo
5.KIMOI gategories*soe (buffalo)*kongony (crane)
*segem (bee)
6.KIBOROGE/TERIKI gategories*belio(elephant)
*chepkulie(smalsafari ants)
7.KABON gategories *chesibon*kipyegen*kapkuoi

Comments

  1. Unknown18 September 2018 at 19:41

    Teriki clan is also known as Kapsitek in kipsigis totem Elephant

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  2. Unknown13 April 2020 at 10:25

    For me i know kipkukoi as buffalo

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2025 at 21:05

      Yes they share the same totem with Kapchepkech

      Delete
  3. Unknown20 July 2021 at 01:51

    Does it mean all kabons are baboons? I can't see any other animal associated to them

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  4. Unknown24 July 2021 at 05:55

    What about these people who say , they belong to Chebiryan clan?

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    1. Anonymous14 May 2022 at 12:38

      Totem ni Kokto (honeycombed)

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    2. Anonymous14 May 2022 at 12:39

      Chebiryan clan claims to be Chesibon

      Delete
  5. Anonymous4 December 2021 at 09:08

    I've always know Kobilo is soe (Buffalo) from lembus (tugen)

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2025 at 21:08

      As your clan elders kobllo has two main totems toret or sabite

      Delete
  6. Unknown1 March 2022 at 00:55

    What about kapmosombei clan

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  7. Anonymous26 April 2022 at 05:38

    What about mogich animal yao n gani

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  8. Anonymous15 December 2022 at 11:48

    Where is kipsiwa clan

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  9. Anonymous20 June 2025 at 21:24

    Bee is a totem for kipkenda of nandi,and shokwei of keiyo and tugen.Mooi clan has buffalo,crane , crocodile,.
    Bee is never a mooi totem,some group of elders from mooi nicknamed themselves mooi segem for selfish reasons

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