Time ==> wekt
seAt hour
deqiq minute
Different times during the day are:
grga, grg day, grgat days
gerk day time
briksna dawn qas forenoon (duration)
ksera forenoon adaHa noon
gurab morning kurngired afternoon
fadus noon kungn evening
kwarileb sunset qir night
ameqreb dusk qirebelng midnight
nki today
emeri tomorrow
emerin gra the day after tomorrow
injengi yesterday
nuQwsingi the day before yesterday
nuQwseji four days before today (four days back)
Days of the Week
unar week,
unarat weeks
unar dekwaKw last week
unar enteraKw next week
unar dembera the following week
unar jabera the previous week
Names of the Days of the Week
senu Monday
seling Tuesday
lebwa (or leGwa) Wednesday
amd Thursday
ar Friday
senber shuGwaKw Saturday (lit. junior Sunday)
senber qdakw Sunday (lit. senior Sunday)
Months, year.
arba month,
arfif months
amera year,
ametat years
nenGwi this year
amar next year
amar dembera the year after next year
unqunGwi last year
seKwamar the year before last year
sejamar four years back
The usual calender starts in September but nowadays the Gregorian
calender is in use (officially). The names of the different months
correspond to some traditional or religious celebrations/festival in
that month.
January ldetri (of Christmas)
February kebaKbti
kbla March
fajKiri April
gnbotri (or kbitri) May
mkiel tNGwaniri June (lit. Of Spring Michael)
kwerku July
maryamtri August (lit. of Mary)
yaKenitri or yaKeni mesaqleri September
metelu October
mkiel meshweri November (lit. Of Harvest time Michael)
tHsasri December
In the Julian calender, there are five extra days between August and
September called Gwaqume (Pagumen, in geez).
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