Lelo
Today
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
A word in the Bible and the dictionary.
Ntongo
Morning
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
In the dictionary and the ln.wikipedia article; the Bible writes tongo.
Mpokwa
Evening
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
In the dictionary; the Bible writes pokwa.
Butu
Night
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
A word in the Bible, the dictionary and ln.wikipedia.
Mokolo na mokolo
Every day
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
The Bible (Genesis 39:10) has mokolo na mokolo, day by day.
Mokolo moko
One day
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
The Bible has mokolo moko; it can also mean someday.
Poso moko
One week
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
The Bible (Daniel 9:27) has na poso moko, for one week.
Sanza moko
One month
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
The Bible (Leviticus 27:6) has sanza moko, one month.
Mobu moko
One year
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Mobu is year; the numeral moko follows the noun.
Ngonga moko
One hour
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Ngonga is hour; the ln.wikipedia article defines it as a 24th of a day.
Ngonga mibale
Two hours
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. The numeral mibale, two, follows the noun; ln.wikipedia has ngonga ntuku mibale na minei, 24 hours.
Minuti ntuku misato
Thirty minutes
Usage
Use it to talk about time or dates.
Grammar Note
Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. ln.wikipedia has minuti ntuku motoba, 60 minutes; ntuku misato is thirty.
Mokolo ya mosala moko
Monday
Usage
Use it to state a day of the week.
Grammar Note
Day names follow the ln.wikipedia article on the week; Monday to Friday are numbered work days.
Mokolo ya misala mibale
Tuesday
Usage
Use it to state a day of the week.
Grammar Note
Day names follow the ln.wikipedia article on the week; Monday to Friday are numbered work days.
Mokolo ya misala misato
Wednesday
Usage
Use it to state a day of the week.
Grammar Note
Day names follow the ln.wikipedia article on the week; Monday to Friday are numbered work days.
Mokolo ya misala minei
Thursday
Usage
Use it to state a day of the week.
Grammar Note
Day names follow the ln.wikipedia article on the week; Monday to Friday are numbered work days.
Mokolo ya misala mitano
Friday
Usage
Use it to state a day of the week.
Grammar Note
Day names follow the ln.wikipedia article on the week; Monday to Friday are numbered work days.
Mokolo ya mposo
Saturday
Usage
Use it to state a day of the week.
Grammar Note
Based on the ln.wikipedia example mokolo ya mposo 27 sanza ya nsambo 2024; it means Saturday.
Mokolo ya eyenga
Sunday
Usage
Use it to state a day of the week.
Grammar Note
ln.wikipedia and the Bible have mokolo ya eyenga; lomingo is another word.
Sanza ya yambo
January
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
Sanza ya mibale
February
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
Sanza ya misato
March
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
Sanza ya minei
April
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
Sanza ya mitano
May
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
Sanza ya motoba
June
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
Sanza ya nsambo
July
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
Sanza ya mwambe
August
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
Sanza ya libwa
September
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
Sanza ya zomi
October
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
Sanza ya zomi na moko
November
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
Sanza ya zomi na mibale
December
Usage
Use it to state a month; French month names are also common in speech.
Grammar Note
The name from the ln.wikipedia article on the month; the months are counted with ordinal numerals (Sanza ya yambo is the first month).
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