Word of the day: How to say the Five* seasons in Somali language?

Liban89

Maqal herder | Burco boodhweyn.
Winter is Jiilaal, each of the main 4 seasons are devided into 3 months each, each month inturn has a name of it's own, the yearly cycle in the changes in weather is extremely detailed in our culture down to the week.

Gu'/Spring is devived in to:

1 Seermawaydo
2 Cawl (Dirir Cawleed)
3 Dirir Sagaala (Dirir Sagaaro)

Xagaa/Summer months:

1 Samalaho
2 Karan
3 waranweer (Maalmadoone)

Dayr/Autumn months:

1 Dayr Halalood
2 Dayr Habis
3 Dambarsame ( Gudban)

Jiilaal/Winter months:

1 Daalalo
2 Todob
3 Daydo/Diraac
 
Winter is Jiilaal, each of the main 4 seasons are devided into 3 months each, each month inturn has a name of it's own, the yearly cycle in the changes in weather is extremely detailed in our culture down to the week.

Gu'/Spring is devived in to:

1 Seermawaydo
2 Cawl (Dirir Cawleed)
3 Dirir Sagaala (Dirir Sagaaro)

Xagaa/Summer months:

1 Samalaho
2 Karan
3 waranweer (Maalmadoone)

Dayr/Autumn months:

1 Dayr Halalood
2 Dayr Habis
3 Dambarsame ( Gudban)

Jiilaal/Winter months:

1 Daalalo
2 Todob
3 Daydo/Diraac
• Characteristics of Jiilaal.
-hot day
- warm afternoon
- cold night
- semi cold morning
-windy
-no rain
-very dry

• Characteristics of winter
- snows
- blizzard
- very cold
- ice form

in Wikipedia winter is coldest season
 

Liban89

Maqal herder | Burco boodhweyn.
• Characteristics of Jiilaal.
-hot day
- warm afternoon
- cold night
- semi cold morning
-windy
-no rain
-very dry

• Characteristics of winter
- snows
- blizzard
- very cold
- ice form

in Wikipedia winter is coldest season
When I say winter is Jiilaal, I mean they coincide in roughly the same timeframe. There is rain in Jiilaal although limited to some areas, Xays mainly rains in nugaal and Bari, some toddob rains also coincide with Jiilaal/winter time.
 

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Gu = spring
Xagaa = Summer
Dayr = Fall
Xiliga Qaboobaha = Winter
Jiilaal = Dry season


note:
-Qaboobaha => (this season is not found in Gayiga soomaalida)
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