;Cal. Xhosa
;traditionally, the year began in June and ended in May, when Canopus, a large star visible in the Southern Hemisphere, signaled the time for harvesting
;The traditional names for months come from names of plants or flowers that grow or seasonal changes that happen at a given time of year.
;The modern names for the months are borrowed from the English equivalents.

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01.6.  =>Xhosa calendar New Year (1 Isilimela, modern name: uJuni)
01.6.  =1 Isilimela (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uJuni)            ;Note=1st month, 30d ;English=month of the Pleiades
01.7.  =1 EyeKhala/EyeNtlaba (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uJulayi) ;Note=2nd month, 31d ;English=month of the aloes
01.8.  =1 EyeThupha (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uAgasti)          ;Note=3th month, 31d ;English=month of the buds
01.9.  =1 EyoMsintsi (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uSeptemba)       ;Note=4th month, 30d ;English=month of the coast coral tree
01.10. =1 EyeDwarha (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uOktobha)         ;Note=5th month, 31d ;English=month of the lilypad
01.11. =1 EyeNkanga (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uNovemba)         ;Note=6th month, 30d ;English=month of the small yellow daisies
01.12. =1 EyoMnga (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uDisemba)           ;Note=7th month, 31d ;English=month of the mimosa thorn tree & simba
01.1.  =1 EyoMqungu (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uJanuwari)        ;Note=8th month, 31d ;English=month of the Tambuki Grass
01.2.  =1 EyoMdumba (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uFebhuwari)       ;Note=9th month, 28/29d ;English=month of the swelling grain
01.3.  =1 EyoKwindla (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uMatshi)         ;Note=10th month, 31d ;English=month of the first fruits
01.4.  =1 UTshazimpuzi (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uApreli)       ;Note=11th month, 30d ;English=month of the withering pumpkins
01.5.  =1 UCanzibe (Xhosa calendar, modern name: uMeyi)             ;Note=12th month, 31d ;English=month of Canopus


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