Imagine being invited to a family gathering and you are left to make speech or an age grade meeting and you are asked to greet the house, how about a scenario where you are required to address your community. This article is aimed at solving all of that. Hopefully at the end of this article, you should be able to tell:

1. 1. Time of the Day.

1. 1. Greetings that suit the hours of the day.

1. 1. Days of the Week.

1. 1. The Ekpeye monthly calendar.

1. 1. Seasons.

Time of the Day

There are 5 key important times or parts of the day, thus include:

Midnight:  this is the middle of the night (00:00 hours)

This is called echì àbàlì

Morning:  this is the time from sunrise; it’s the time from midnight to midday

It is called: oyukwè

Midday:  this is the middle of the day also called noon

In Ekpeye languaget it is called: echì èyè (12:00)

Afternoon: this is the time from midday (noon) to evening which is called: èyè

It ranges from 12:00 hours to approximately 18:00 hours

Evening: this is the time from the end of the afternoon to midnight. It’s approximately 18:00 hours to 00:00 hours.

It’s called: ịlà

• • Greetings that suits hours of the day.

One of the basic things to note in knowing hours or time of the day is to use them in greetings.

ụ̀mà: Uma which means good is a suffix attached to the hour of the day to form greetings

When ụ̀mà is attached to Oyukwè it automatically changes Oyukwè from being just morning to good morning.

The following are greetings that befits the hours of the day

Oyukwè ụ̀mà: good morning

This goes with a corresponding respond:

Jalị Oyukwè: fine morning

Jalị on theother hand means something of great quality.

Èyè ụ̀mà: good afternoon

Jalị Èyè: fine afternoon

ịlà ụ̀mà: good evening

Jalị ịlà: fine evening

Days of the Week in Ekpeye

The term Days of the Week refers to the period of time from Sunday to Saturday, as it appears on the Gregorian calendar but in this context it refers to the days of the Ekpeye market week which are:

uɗhiè:  day of the market week

Èke: first day of market week

ìzù: third day of Ẹkpẹyẹ week

ẹ̀họ: fourth day of Ẹkpẹyẹ week

These four days summed up the Ekpeye calendar week, which is called:

ụ̀gbàkoniozù (week, period)

The Ekpeye Monthly Calendar

January                  Ibebazu

February                 Nwowo

March                     Ebilika

April                        Egbuluka/ Olowe

May                         Ime

June                         Ujidhu

July                          Esabo

August                      Esato

September              Ugbedhe

October                    Udhi

November                 Ukwu

December                 Ibebanu

Seasons

• • January to April                   Utala

• • May to August                      Uwoni

• • September to December     Ulamini

Conclusion

In this post, we have identified five (5) key important times or parts of the day, the greetings that suit the hour of the day, the days of the week, the Ekpeye monthly calendar, and the seasons all in Ekpeye language. Here is a 2024 Ekpeye Calendar to guide you.