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Kipsigis · Clan
Narachek
Kalenjin
Patrilineal
lineage
Totem:
Chesireret (hawk)
War division: Ngetunyo
Origin story & oral tradition
Founder Naroche from Gusiiland, took refuge in Kap-Soigoek.
Totem & taboos
Marrying within your father's clan is forbidden (clan exogamy)
Geographic area
War division: Ngetunyo
Sub-clans
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Sources
The Kalenjin, Sutton, John E.G., 1978
Kipsigis people — Wikipedia
Origin of Clans among the Kipsigis people, Kalenjin Media
Clan totem
Chesireret (hawk)
Parent ethnic group
Kalenjin
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At a glance
Clan name
Narachek
Ethnic group
Kalenjin
Lineage
Patrilineal
Totem
Chesireret (hawk)
Taboos
1 documented
Sub-clans
0 documented
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