Lokang 

Acholi Mathematics

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Month

Month is call due or dwe and dwue in Acholi language. Unlike in other languages, month in Acholi is number from one to twelve. Dwe mi means month of e.g. dwe mi acel means January.

EnglishAcholi
JanuaryDwe mi Acel
FebruaryDwe mi Ariyo
MarchDwe mi Adek
AprilDwe mi Agwen
MayDwe mi Abic
JunDwe mi Abicel
JulyDwe mi Abiro
AugustDwe mi Aboro
SeptemberDwe mi Abongwen
OctoberDwe mi Apar
NovemberDwe mi Apar wie Acel
DecemberDwe mi Apar wie Ariyo


Days of the month

EnglishAcholi
First dayNino dwe Acel
Second dayNino dwe ariyo
Third dayNino dwe adek
Fourth dayNino dwe angwuen
Fifth dayNino dwe abic
Sixth dayNino dwe abicel
Seventh dayNino dwe abrio
Eighth dayNino dwe aboro
Ninth dayNino dwe abongquen
Tenth dayNino dwe apar
Eleventh dayNino dwe apar wie acel
Twelfth dayNino dwe apar wie ariyo
Thirteenth dayNino dwe apar wie adek
Fourteenth dayNino dwe apar wie angwuen
Fifteen dayNino dwe apar wie abic
Sixteenth dayNino dwe apar wie abicel
Seventeenth dayNino dwe apar wie abiro
Eighteenth dayNino dwe apar wie aboro
Nineteenth dayNino dwe apar wie abongwuen
Twentieth dayNino dwe piero ariyo
Twenty first dayNino dwe piero ariyo wie acel
twenty second dayNino dwe piero ariyo wie ariyo
twenty third dayNino dwe piero ariyo wie adek
twenty fourth dayNino dwe piero ariyo wie angwuen
twenty fifth dayNino dwe piero ariyo wie abic
twenty sixth dayNino dwe piero ariyo wie abicel
twenty seventh dayNino dwe piero ariyo wie abiro
twenty eighth dayNino dwe piero ariyo wie aboro
twenty ninth dayNino dwe piero ariyo wie abongquen
thirtieth dayNino dwe piero adek
thirty first dayNino dwe piero adek wie acel

 

Doing things 

EnglishAcholi
New moonbalabala kuang
New monthdwe ma nyen
monthlyDwe ki dwe



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