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Cheptalel

Index Cheptalel

Cheptalel (also Cheptaleel) is a heroine found in the folklore of the KipsigisFish, B., & Fish, G., The Kalenjin Heritage, Traditional Religious and Social practices, Africa Gospel Church and World Gospel Mission, 1995, p.7-8 and NandiChesaina, C., Oral Literature of the Kalenjin, Heinmann Kenya Limited, 1991, p.46-48 sections of the Kalenjin people of Kenya. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 8 relations: False cognate, Folk hero, God, Kalenjin mythology, Kalenjin people, Kipsigis people, Koitalel Arap Samoei, Nandi people.

  2. Kalenjin folklore

False cognate

False cognates are pairs of words that seem to be cognates because of similar sounds and meaning, but have different etymologies; they can be within the same language or from different languages, even within the same family.

See Cheptalel and False cognate

Folk hero

A folk hero or national hero is a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.

See Cheptalel and Folk hero

God

In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith.

See Cheptalel and God

Kalenjin mythology

Kalenjin mythology refers to the traditional religion and beliefs of the Kalenjin people of Kenya. Cheptalel and Kalenjin mythology are Kalenjin folklore.

See Cheptalel and Kalenjin mythology

Kalenjin people

The Kalenjin are a group of tribes indigenous to East Africa, residing mainly in what was formerly the Rift Valley Province in Kenya and the Eastern slopes of Mount Elgon in Uganda.

See Cheptalel and Kalenjin people

Kipsigis people

The Kipsigis or Kipsigiis are a Nilotic group contingent of the Kalenjin ethnic group and speak a dialect of the Kalenjin language identified by their community eponym, Kipsigis.

See Cheptalel and Kipsigis people

Koitalel Arap Samoei

Koitalel arap Samoei (c.1860 – 19 October 1905) was an Orkoiyot who led the Nandi people from 1890 until his assassination in 1905.

See Cheptalel and Koitalel Arap Samoei

Nandi people

The Nandi are part of the Kalenjin, a Nilotic tribe living in East Africa.

See Cheptalel and Nandi people

See also

Kalenjin folklore

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheptalel

Also known as Cheptaleel.