The Kalenjin are a group of Southern Nilotic tribes descending from Maliri people (thus related to Daasanach of Ethiopia.) They are indigenous to North and East Africa, residing mainly in what was formerly the Rift Valley Province in Kenya and Western slopes of Mount Elgon in Uganda. KALENJIN 49 CLAN NAMES. They are closely associated with Datooga of Tanzania and are thought to have interacted extensively with Iraqwi (for whom they called various names including: Sengwer, Jengwel, Chemwal, Sikker, Sirikwa and many more.) Upon their arrival in the forest region of Mau, the Kalenjin assimilated the aboriginal hunter-gatherer race known as Okiek. They number 6,358,113 individuals as per the Kenyan 2019 census and an estimated 300,000 in Uganda mainly in Kapchorwa, Kween and Bukwo districts They have been divided into 11 culturally and linguistically related tribes: Kipsigis, Nandi, Keiyo, Marakwet, Sabaot, Pokots, Tugen, Terik, Sengwer, Lembus, and Ogiek. They speak Kalenjin languages, which belong to the Nilotic language family.
HERE IS A LIST OF KALENJIN 49 CLAN NAMES
- Kibasisek
- Kipsamaek
- Kibomuek
- Kabarangwek
- Kibindoek
- Kibang’wanek
- Kapkolwolek
- Kiplekenek
- Kapmoek
- Kibororek
- Kipkendek
- Kapkomosek
- Kapyosit
- Kapbecherek
- Kipkeswaek
- Mabasik
- Boswetek
- Motoborik
- Kapmososwoek
- Kapborowek
- Borowik
- Kapchepkitwaek
- Kapkitolek
- Kipsirgoik
- Kipyegenek
- Kapkomulgek
- Kiptebek
- Kapchemogondek
- Kipkogosek
- Kapsegerik
- Kapsumelek
- Kapsengerek
- Kapbarsumek
- Kapcheplel
- Kapsoigoek
- Narachek….maclan
- Kaplochng’wonet
- Maunyiyet
- Kaptolil
- Kapmaiga
- Kapsegit
- Kipsamaek
- Kapkenyogorek
- Bobuserek
- Kapcheptalamek
- Kaparsingil
- Kapcheboin
- Kapsutaek
- Kapsaosanik
