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Nandi · Clan
Tungo
Kalenjin
Patrilineal
lineage
Totem:
Kimageetiet (hyena)
Origin story & oral tradition
From Lumbwa (Kipsigis). Last tiondo allocated; Tungo girls permitted to retain their clan identity.
Totem & taboos
Marrying within your father's clan is forbidden (clan exogamy)
Sub-clans
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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
Kimageetiet (hyena)
Parent ethnic group
Kalenjin
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At a glance
Clan name
Tungo
Ethnic group
Kalenjin
Lineage
Patrilineal
Totem
Kimageetiet (hyena)
Taboos
1 documented
Sub-clans
0 documented
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