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Solar calendar traditionally used by Somalis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Somali calendar, (Somali: Soomaali tiro ammin)، (سومَلي تِرو امّين) which is a moon-and-sun-based system, was used by Somali herders and farmers to determine the seasons and predict the weather. The Somali lunar calendar is known as dayax-tiriska (دَيَح تِرِسكَه) and the sun-based calendar is called amin-tiris (اَمين تِرِس) or shin-tiris (شِن تِرِس).
| The first day of the week | Hahat (هَهَت) |
| The second day of the week | Orra hakhan (اُورَّه هَخَن) |
| The third day of the week | Sere (سِرِه) |
| The fourth day of the week | Kumat (كُمَت) |
| The fifth day of the week | Sere hakhan (سِرِه هَخَن) |
| The sixth day of the week | Sere adhi ( the day of sheep and goats ) (سِرِه اَطي) |
| The seventh day of the week | Sere gaal (the day of camel) (سِرِه غَال) |
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