Emet (geographic region)
(or ) is a Kalenjin term for the largest recognized territorial division within the Kalenjin society of pre-colonial Kenya. The word  in contemporary Kalenjin as used to denote a country derives from this term. Origin
Ehret posits that the  territorial division of the Kalenjin is of ancient origin. From linguistic evidence, it seems probable that the Southern Nilotes, organised themselves into clans or at least different clusters of associated clans – what could be called tribes – which coincided with particular territories. These "tribes" and the territory they occupied were called . Function
The traditional Kalenjin geographic division, , primarily served as a territorial identity, it had limited military mobilization capacity and played no administrative functions. Current use
In contemporary Kalenjin lexicon, the word  is used to mean country, e.g. , where  is 'of'. References

Kalenjin