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Kiboiis
Kalenjin
Patrilineal
lineage
Totem:
Lelwoot (jackal)
Origin story & oral tradition
From Elgon & Lumbwa (Kipsigis). Largest clan in Nandi. Sub-totems: Solopchoot (cockroach).
Totem & taboos
Marrying within your father's clan is forbidden (clan exogamy)
Sub-clans
No sub-clans documented yet.
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Sources
Oreet — Wikipedia
The Nandi: Their Language and Folklore, Hollis, A. C., 1909
Remarks upon the history of the Nandi till 1850, Huntingford, G. W. B., 1927
Nandi people — Wikipedia
Clan totem
Lelwoot (jackal)
Parent ethnic group
Kalenjin
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At a glance
Clan name
Kiboiis
Ethnic group
Kalenjin
Lineage
Patrilineal
Totem
Lelwoot (jackal)
Taboos
1 documented
Sub-clans
0 documented
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