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Xhosa (also called as isiXhosa) is the official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is a Nguni Bantu language spoken by the Nguni people of Sub-Saharan Africa. It comes under the language family of Niger-Congo. The language has over 8.2 million native speakers all over the world. Apart from that, there are another 1 million speakers from Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, and Northern Cape who speak it as their second language. It has several dialects like Mpondo (Pondo), Gaika (Ngqika), Gcaleka, Thembu, Mpondomise, Xesibe, Bomvana, Ndlambe, and Hlubi. The language has two writing systems, and they are Latin (Xhosa alphabet)and Xhosa Braille. In the upcoming article, let’s see how to say Months of the Year in Xhosa.
In Xhosa, the word month is written as inyanga, and the plural form of the month is written as iinyanga (months). So let’s see how to say the rest of the Months of the Year in Xhosa.
Related: Days of the Week in Xhosa.
How to Say English Months in Xhosa
| Month Name in English | Month Name in Xhosa |
| January | uJanuwari |
| February | uFebhuwari |
| March | uMatshi |
| April | uApreli |
| May | uMeyi |
| June | uJuni |
| July | uJulayi |
| August | uAgasti |
| September | uSeptemba |
| October | uOktobha |
| November | uNovemba |
| December | uDisemba |
How to Say Traditional/Gregorian Months of Xhosa
Apart from the English calendar month, Xhosa has traditional/gregorian months, which are also called Xhosa Months. All the months are named after stars, seasonal change, seasonal plants, or seasonal flowers of Southern Africa that happens at a given time of the year.
| Month Name in English | Traditional Month Name in Xhosa | Explanation |
| January | EyoMqungu | The month of the Tambuki Grass |
| February | EyoMdumba | The month of the swelling grain |
| March | EyoKwindla | The month of the first fruits |
| April | UTshazimpuzi | The month of the withering pumpkins |
| May | UCanzibe | The month of Canopus |
| June | Isilimela | The month of the Pleiades |
| July | EyeKhala/ EyeNtlaba | The month of the aloes |
| August | EyeThupha | The month of the buds |
| September | EyoMsintsi | The month of the coast coral tree |
| October | EyeDwarha | The month of the lilypad |
| November | EyeNkanga | The month of the small yellow daisies |
| December | EyoMnga | The month of the mimosa thorn tree and Simba |
Days Based on Months:
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