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Mfunguo
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Swahili
Etymology
sw :af m-<id:class 3 noun><alt:M-> fungua<alt:-fungua><t:to not fast> -o<id:nominal> + 1
Pronunciation
sw Sw-ke-Mfunguo.flac Kenya
Noun
mi Mifunguo
A non-fasting month in the Islamic calendar.
Usage notes
Months in the Islamic calendar after Ramadan are numbered according to how many months a Muslim has spent not fasting, until the calendar gets to Rajab, at which point the traditional Islamic system of month names is used again.
See also
1
sw Islam Months