Calendar

Day: ụbọchị (oo-BOH-chee)

Week: ụbọchị ahụ (oo-BOH-chee ah-HOO)

Month: ọnwa (ohn-wah)

Fortnight: Abụọ edere (ah-boo-oh eh-deh-reh)

Year: Afọ (ah-foh)

Decade: Uloọsị (oo-loh-see)

Century: Ihedioha (ee-heh-dee-oh-hah)

Week days

Monday: Mọnde (MOHN-deh)

Tuesday: Tiuzde (TEE-ooz-deh)

Wednesday: Wẹnsde (WENZ-deh)

Thursday: Tọsde (TOHZ-deh)

Friday: Fraịde (FRAH-ee-deh)

Saturday: Satọde (SAH-toh-deh)

Sunday: Sọnụde (SOH-noo-deh)

In Igbo culture, there are four designated market days known as Eke, Orie, Afor, and Nkwo. These market days are organized in a specific sequence according to the Igbo calendar:

Eke, Orie, Afor and Nkwo

Throughout different regions of Igboland, each community has its own market named after one of these four market days. For example, there is Eke Market and Afor Market, among others. These markets serve as important economic and social hubs within the community.

Months

January: Ọnwa Mbụ (ohn-wah mboo)

February: Ọnwa Abụọ (ohn-wah ah-boo-oh)

March: Ọnwa Atọ (ohn-wah ah-toh)

April: Ọnwa Anọ (ohn-wah ah-noh)

May: Ọnwa Ise (ohn-wah ee-say)

June: Ọnwa Isi (ohn-wah ee-see)

July: Ọnwa Asaa (ohn-wah ah-sah-ah)

August: Ọnwa Asatọ (ohn-wah ah-sah-toh)

September: Ọnwa Itonu (ohn-wah ee-toh-noo)

October: Ọnwa Iri (ohn-wah ee-ree)

November: Ọnwa Iri na ọtụtụ (ohn-wah ee-ree nah oh-TOO-too)

December: Ọnwa Iri na abụọ (ohn-wah ee-ree nah ah-BOO-oh)

Seasons:

Ọnwa ochie (ohn-wah oh-chee) – Dry season

Ọnwa mmiri (ohn-wah mmee-ree) – Rainy season

Ọnwa afọ (ohn-wah ah-foh) – Harmattan season

Ọnwa eluigwe (ohn-wah eh-loo-eeg-weh) – Harmattan season (alternative term