DAYS of the WEEK &TIMES of the DAY
Days of the week/Aumana Bung
The names of the seven days of the week are:
Bung tikai Day one Monday
Bung kubak
The Pidgin word for Monday is Mande
The Pidgin word for Monday is Mande
Bung aurua Day two Tuesday
Tude is Pidgin of Tuesday.
Tude is Pidgin of Tuesday.
Bung autul Day three Wednesday
Trinde or Tiride is Pidgin of Wednesday.
Trinde or Tiride is Pidgin of Wednesday.
Bung aiwat Day four
Thursday
Fonde or Fode is Pidgin for Thursday.
Fonde or Fode is Pidgin for Thursday.
Bung ailima Day five Friday
Paraide or Fraide is Pidgin for Friday.
Paraide or Fraide is Pidgin for Friday.
Waruruai
Day Six Saturday
Sarere or Tarere is Pidgin for Saturday.
Sarere or Tarere is Pidgin for Saturday.
Bung tabu
Day Seven Sunday
Lotu
Sande or Tade is Pidgin for Sunday.
Sande or Tade is Pidgin for Sunday.
Monday (Bung tikai) is also known as bung
kubak. Sunday is also known as lotu. The word lotu was introduced by the early Fijian missionaries and
has remained to this day in the Kuanua Language and like some Kuanua words it
has crossed over to Pidgin.
Times of the Day/ Aumana Pakana bung
Kawunwun Dawn
Malana Morning
Keake Noon
Ravian Afternoon
Talwiwi Dusk
Marum Night
Midnight Warupia
Is it right for tolais to say made(Monday) and Paraide(Friday)? I think this is not correct.
ReplyDeleteAlois
DeleteMade (Monday), Paraide (Friday) are Kuanua-Pidgin words.They are not original Kuanua words but have risen out of a mixture of English and Kuanua. The words are in English but pronounnced and written following Kuanua pronounciation.One migh say Kuanua creole.