AGE SETS

BINWEKAB KIPSIGIS AK SALANIK (AGESETS AND SUBAGESETS)
A) MAINA (Mainek)
- Founded in 1750. The first cycle started in 1900 and ended (keng'asur) in 1922
- Its Salaniks are:
a) Mesiewa
b) Siling'
c) Chemorta
d) Silobai (I)
B) CHUMO (Chumek)
- Founded in 1790. First cycle in 1924 and ended in 1945.
- Its Salaniks are:
a) Silobai (II)
b) Sileta
c) Kiminget
d) Kimoino
e) Kigenya
f) Kimatagur
g) Kiptobot
C) SAWE (Saweiyek)
- Founded in 1800. First cycle in 1947 ak kengasur en 1961
- This age set had no salaniks
D) KORONGORO (Korongorek)
- Founded in 1820. First cycle in 1963 and ended in 1976
- Salaniks are:
a) Kipkoimet
b) Kipsor okwot
c) Kiptor mesendet
d) KimarirI
e) Kibelgot
E) KAPLELACH
- Founded in 1840. First cycle 1977 and ended in 1998 and in some parts of Kipsigis 1999
- Salaniks:
a) Kimut oiywet
b) Kimasiba
c) Kebebucha
d) Kibol oeng
e) Keny age ni
f) Bin laden
F) KIPNYIGE
- Founded in 1860. First cycle 1999/2000 and it is
yet to end (it is a taboo to say when).
- Salaniks are:
a) Kipsil Choget
b) Tabarit
G) NYONGI
- Founded in 1890. First cycle yet to begin (taboo to
predict when)
- Salaniks are:
a) Kiptil garit
b) Kosigo
c) Kipsir got
d) Kimel siagit
e) Buluu
N/B: KAPLELACH were/are noted for their recalcitrance and blind arrogance. This was evident by their failure to heed warnings from wazees not to go raid the Gussis in the last century. They were later to be massacred almost to the last man in the famous Borietab Mogori.