times/dates
The days of the week |
1 | monday | mokolo ya liboso / mokolo ya yambo |
2 | tuesday | mokolo ya mibale |
3 | wednesday | mokolo ya misato |
4 | thursday | mokolo ya minei |
5 | friday | mokolo ya mitano |
6 | saturday | mokolo ya póso / mokolo ya saba / mokolo wa kombo |
7 | sunday | mokolo ya eyenga / mokolo ya lomingo |
The months |
1 | januari | sanza ya liboso / yambo |
2 | februari | sanza ya mibale |
3 | march | sanza ya misato |
4 | april | sanza ya minei |
5 | mai | sanza ya mitano |
6 | june | sanza ya motoba | yuni |
7 | july | sanza ya sambo | yuli |
8 | august | sanza ya moambe |
9 | september | sanza ya libwa |
10 | october | sanza ya zomi |
11 | november | sanza ya zomi na mókó |
12 | december | sanza ya zomi na mibalé |
Misc |
day | mokolo |
week | mpóso |
month | sanza |
year | mobu/mbula/mpela |
evening | mpokwa |
night | butu |
noon | nzanga |
morning | ntongo |
today | lelo |
yesterday | lobi (eleki) |
tomorrow | lobi (ekoya) |
In Congo, close to the equator, there are not 4, but 2 seasons.
The seasons |
dry season | tángo ya elanga |
rain season | tángo ya mbúla |