The names of the months and seasons in Mooré: 17 words checked against reference sources (Mooré of Burkina Faso, national spelling).
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Months and seasons
yʋʋm-vẽkr kiuuguJanuary
wao-fugdg kiuuguFebruary
tʋʋlg kiuuguMarch
tʋʋl-nif kiuuguApril
Sig-noy kiuuguMay
sigr kiuuguJune
sẽoog kiuuguJuly
sa-sik kiuuguAugust
bõn-bɩʋʋngo kiuuguSeptember
zĩ-likr kiuuguOctober
sɩpaolg kiuuguNovember
yʋʋm-sar kiuuguDecember
sẽoogorainy season
sɩpaolgoalso: sapaolgo, zu-pɛɛladry season
waood sasacold season
sigribeginning of the rainy season
sɩpaol-seobgoalso: sɩpal-seobgoharmattan (dry desert wind)
Test yourself
1. What does “wao-fugdg kiuugu” mean?
2. What does “sigr kiuugu” mean?
3. What does “zĩ-likr kiuugu” mean?
4. What does “sɩpaolgo” mean?
Where do these words come from?
The words in this article come from: Mooré – French – English Dictionary (SIL, Webonary). They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.
The words in this article come from: Mooré – French – English Dictionary (SIL, Webonary). They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.