The names of the months and seasons in Hausa: 16 words checked against reference sources (Hausa of Niger and standard Hausa (ɓ, ɗ, ƙ; tones not written)).
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Months and seasons
Janairu NigerJanuary
Fabarairu Nigeralso: FabrairuFebruary
Maris NigerMarch
Afrilu NigerApril
Mayu NigerMay
Yuni NigerJune
Yuli NigerJuly
Agusta NigerAugust
Satumba NigerSeptember
Oktoba NigerOctober
Nuwamba NigerNovember
Disamba NigerDecember
damana Nigerrainy season
rani Nigerdry season
kaka Nigerharvest season
bazara Nigerhot season before the rains
Test yourself
1. What does “Fabarairu” mean?
2. What does “Yuni” mean?
3. What does “Oktoba” mean?
4. What does “rani” mean?
Where do these words come from?
The words in this article come from: Peace Corps Niger Hausa manual (2006). 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: Peace Corps Niger Hausa manual (2006). 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.