Xhosa calendar
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The following is a list of timekeeping terminology in the Xhosa language.
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Month names[edit]
Traditional[edit]
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The traditional names for months come from names of plants or flowers that grow or seasonal changes that happen at a given time of year. They are:
- January – EyoMqungu (month of the Tambuki Grass)
- February – EyoMdumba (month of the swelling grain)
- March – EyoKwindla (month of the first fruits)
- April – UTshazimpuzi (month of the withering pumpkins)
- May – UCanzibe (month of Canopus)
- June - Isilimela (month of the Pleiades)
- July – EyeKhala / EyeNtlaba (month of the aloes)
- August – EyeThupha (month of the buds)
- September – EyoMsintsi (month of the coast coral tree)
- October – EyeDwarha (month of the lilypad)
- November – EyeNkanga (month of the small yellow daisies)
- December - EyoMnga (month of the Acacia tree)
Gregorian months[edit]
The modern names for the months are borrowed from the English equivalents:
- January - uJanuwari
- February - uFebhuwari
- March - uMatshi
- April - uApreli
- May - uMeyi
- June - uJuni
- July - uJulayi
- August - uAgasti
- September - uSeptemba
- October - uOktobha
- November - uNovemba
- December - uDisemba
Days of the week[edit]
- Sunday - iCawe
- Monday - uMvulo
- Tuesday - uLwesibini
- Wednesday - uLwesithathu
- Thursday - uLwesine
- Friday - uLwesihlanu
- Saturday - uMgqibelo
Seasons[edit]
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Kirsch et al., Clicking with Xhosa, David Phillip Publishers, Cape Town, 2001, p. 43f.
