PARTS OF A TYPICAL KIPSIGIS HOMESTEAD/COMPOUND
1. Olmarich/mogoto-gate although they are not the same
In the main house (kamosop) we have:
2. kurgat/musereita-door.musereita was made from muserech tree.
3. inchoor/nchoor-stting room
4 Tootet/suum-bedroom literally
5. Itook-bed
6. koima/koitab ma-fireplace
7. kipeelkonyan-space between fireplace and wall.women keep cooking stuff.
8. saanet/saana-place for keeping utensils and it hangs from the root
9 kapsotoon-place for keeping calabashes
10. Taboot/tabuut-ceiling
OUTSIDE
1. kook-sitting place for men
2. Mabwai-the altar.it must be on the eastern side of the main house as it is sacred place.
3 kaapmetet-sitting place for women and in most cases to the western side.women do their stuff there.
4. Piutab tuga/kaaptich-cattle enclosure
5. kaapmoen-calves enclosure
6. kaaptich/singiroino-hut for men built inside or adjacent to cattle enclosiure for security reasons
7 kapmosoop/mosoop-main house for parents
8 choogo/chooget-granaray
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