Kọjọda

Yoruba

Etymology

From (may) + ọjọ́ (day) + da (to be clear), literally May the day be clear.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kɔ́.d͡ʒɔ́.dā/

Proper noun

Kọ́jọ́da

  1. The Yoruba calendar, originally used among the Ìjẹ̀bú people. It originally was a lunar calendar consisting of 4 days, 91 weeks, and 13 months with 7 weeks in each month. The first month is Òkúdù (June). It was later modernized to be consistent with the Gregorian calendar

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