The names of the months and seasons in Bambara: 15 words checked against reference sources (Bambara of Mali, official spelling (tones not written)).
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Months and seasons
zanwuyeJanuary
feburuyeFebruary
marisiMarch
awiriliApril
mɛMay
zuwɛnJune
zuluyeJuly
utiAugust
sɛtanburualso: sɛtanbruSeptember
ɔkutɔburuOctober
nowanburuNovember
desanburuDecember
samiyaalso: samiyɛrainy season
tilemaalso: tle.madry season
fonɛnɛcold season (December-January)
Test yourself
1. What does “feburuye” mean?
2. What does “mɛ” mean?
3. What does “uti” mean?
4. What does “nowanburu” mean?
Where do these words come from?
The words in this article come from: Bamadaba dictionary (Corpus Bambara de Référence). 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: Bamadaba dictionary (Corpus Bambara de Référence). 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.