Mi'kmaq vocabulary/Calendar

This article is part of the vocabulary section of the Mi'kmaq language. It shows the words in Mi'kmaq for the seasons, the months of the year and the days of the week with their English equivalent.

Note: All words in the below tables are in Francis-Smith orthography (see Mi'kmaq orthographies for more details).

Seasons

English	Mi'kmaq	Pronunciation
Autumn	Toqwa'q
Spring	Siwkw
Summer	Nipk
Winter	Kesik

Months

English	Mi'kmaq	Literal meaning	Pronunciation
January	Penamujuiku's	Frost fish runs
February	Apuknajit	Snow blinding month
March	Siewkesiku's	Forerunner of Spring
April	Penatmuiku's	Egg hatching time
May	Etquljuiku's	Frog croaking time
June	Nipniku's	Leaves are budding time
July	Peskewiku's	Animal fur thickens time
August	Kisikwekewiku's	Ripening time
September	Wikumkewiku's	Mate calling time
October	Wikewiku's	Animal fattening time
November	Keptekewiku's	Frost month
December	Kesikewiku's	Winter month

Days of the week

English	Mi'kmaq	Pronunciation
Monday	Amskwesewey	am-sques-a-way
Tuesday	Ta'puewey	ta-bua-way
Wednesday	Si'stewey	seas-ta-way
Thursday	Ne'wewey	neu-way
Friday	Kweltamultimk	kwel-ta-mul-timk
Saturday	Kespitekɨtek
Sunday	Ekntie'wimk

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