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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

jaar
year 2013	mobu mwa nkóto míbalé na zómi na mísáto mobu ya 2013

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