The kikuyu has seven days weeks and 12 month years just like the romans. Below are the original names of the months
- January – Mũgaa
- February – Mũratho , Mùgetho? Themithu ?
- March – Kĩhu (beginning of the 'Njahi season)
- April – Mũratho, Muthatu kana Kibii
- May – Mũgiranjara
- June – Gathathanwa
- July – Gathano
- August – Mworianyoni
- September – Mùga wa Kerì
- October – Kĩhu 2 (Beginning of the 'Mwere season) Mwania Thenge
- November – Kanyuahũngũ
- December – Gatumu
Good one…sass. Tupe miti ya Gikuyu name kazi zake
Mũgiranjara ni kuuga atia?
Mutamaiyu, muchorui, mukeu, munyua maai, mucegeci, mutondû, mukima, muringamu, mukuyu, Mutarakwa,mwariki, muchinda nugu, Mutundu,muiri,mukungugu, muthithida, mufau, mugumo, mubariti, mubau, muruai, murera,
Muiri, munderendu, mukîma, Mubariti
aand many more, all start with “M”
You know that some of these tree are exotic,don’t you?
Mwenyere, mugaa, mutumburu, muthiga, mukeo, muthanduku, muthigio
shocks
12
Si hii “munyua maai”
Hii jina ni funny “muchinda nugu”
dabu
13
That’s what I thought. Akina mubau (which is also munyua Mai), mutarakwa, mubariti etc are all exotic.
this one , cedar (juniperus procera) is indigenous.
gikuyu
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Mukungugu-was used to set boundaries
Tuaenda Gathwana… Shoka season loading
gikuyu
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Let’s chakula za mugikuyu