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Table 3 Naming of months and seasons in Gujii

From: Indigenous weather forecasting among Gujii pastoralists in southern Ethiopia: Towards monitoring drought

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Seasonal characteristics

Seasons in English

Name of months in Gujii

Conventional names of months

1

Long dry season

Winter

Arfaasaa, Sadaasaa, and Qaamuu

December, January, and February

2

Long rainy season

Spring

Badheessa, Bitdotteessa, and Caamsaa

March, April, and May

3

Short dry season

Summer

Ella, Wocabajjii, and Adoolessa

June, July, and August

4

Short rainy season

Autumn

Hageyya, Birraa, and Onkoleessa

September, October, and November