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Kipkogosek
KalenjinPatrilineal lineageTotem: Chepkogosiot (eagle)War division: Kebeni
Origin story & oral tradition
Hived off from Kapsengerek. Boy raised by Kipng'echer, known for killing eagles.
Totem & taboos
  • Marrying within your father's clan is forbidden (clan exogamy)
Geographic area
War division: Kebeni
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Clan totem
Chepkogosiot (eagle)
Parent ethnic group
Kalenjin
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Sub-group
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At a glance
Clan nameKipkogosek
Ethnic groupKalenjin
LineagePatrilineal
TotemChepkogosiot (eagle)
Taboos1 documented
Sub-clans0 documented
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