Name of Months in Somali

[Navy9]

Do you know the name of the months in the Somali calender?

[Cawar]

I remember few I heard from my granma a long time ago..

Soon= Ramadan

Soonfur

Sadataal

Thats all so far.

[WasteMan]

janai
febrai
mars
april
mey
juun
julaay
agust
september
oktober
november
desember

[Navy9]

Cawar,

Can you tell us which months of the Gregorian Calender that the months you've listed equate?

[Leila2007]

http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/ ... pter_3.htm

[Naaima]

weersho, thats the islamic months

WasteMan, thats the english months of the year. you just spelles in afsomali

[Cawar]

Naima dont call me weersho again..its not good for you :)


Navy, I think Leila provided you the rest..but I have to admit some of he names sound wierd.

Dago, Buldurhore...I mean WTH??lol

[Starscream]

Janaayo
Febraayo
Maarso
Abriil
Maajo
Juunyo
Luulyo
Agoosto
Siteembar
Oktoobar
Nofeembar
Diseembar

Dee waa saas, si kale na ma ahan, viva talyaani for the baasto iyo babarooni!

[Navy9]

[quote="Leila2007"]http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/ ... pter_3.htm[/quote]

Leila,

Thanks so much mate :-)

Here are the months---sometimes the Lunar and Solar calenders could end up having different arrangements!

1) Dago = Muharram = January
2) Buldurohroe = Saphar = February
3) Buldurodambe = Rabia I = March
4) Rajal Hore = Rabia II = April
5) Rajal Dehhe = Jomada I = May
6) Rajal dambe = Jomada II = June
7) Sebuhh = Rajab = July
8) Waberis = Shaaban = August
9) Son = Ramadan = September
10) Sonfur = Shawwal = October
11) Sidatal = Dulkaada = November
12) Arafo = Dulheggia = December

[Sir-Luggoyo]

I believe we had our own Somali names for the months prior to the advent of Islam, we need to find out that and not those based on distorted Hijri calendar. Son,Soonfur, Rajjal (Rajjab) Arafo are all Hijri

[*HannaH*]

Chaanyueeri
Febyueeeri
Maaj
Eybril
May
Chuun
Chuuli
Bisha Sideedaad
Sebtambar
Oktobar (which is also slang for the word "azz")
Loofembar
Dhiisambar