Tanchangya/Vocabulary/Dates

Unit

• Centuries- Ek saw bawsaw
• Years (of an era, esp. A.D.)- Bawsaw ( Jisur Kristaw jawrmawtun duri gawnawnde bawsaw)
• Month-Mait
• Week- Sapta
• Day-Din
• Night-Rait

Absolute Time

Months

• January-Janawari
• February-Febrawari
• March-Mars
• April-Epril
• May-Mei
• June-Jun
• July-Julai
• August-Awgust
• September-Septembar
• October-Awktubar
• November-Nawbembar
• December-Dicembar

Days of the week

• Weekdays-Sapta Din ( Sawmbarawtun duri-Sukaw bar)
• Weekend-Sapta Ses Din (Suni bar Rubibar)
• Sunday-Rubibar
• Monday-Sawmbar
• Tuesday-Mawngawlbar
• Wednesday-Buitbar
• Thursday-Bisupbar
• Friday-Sukawbar
• Saturday-Sunibar

Years

• Before last year-pesabawsaw
• Before last two years-Lhesa bawsaw
• Last year-Gele bawsaw
• This year-I bawsaw
• Next year-Asyete bawsaw/Samne bawsaw
• After next year-Asyete di bawsaw
• Every year -Puti bawsaw/Bawsaw baguni
• Annually-Bawsawe- ekabar

Days

• Morning-Binya
• Noon-Tik Dibuya
• Afternoon-Dibuya
• Evening-Bilya
• Night-Rait
• Day before yesterday-Gele pushu
• Yesterday-Gele kalya
• Today-Asya
• Tomorrow-Asyete kalya
• Day after tomorrow-Asyete Pushuga dinya
• Every day/ daily-Din ba guni/
• Yesterday morning-Gelekaly binya
• This morning-I binya
• Tomorrow morning-Asyete binya
• Every morning-Binya baguni
• Last night-Gelakalya rayawt
• This evening/ tonight- I rayawt/ Asya rayawt
• Tomorrow night-Asyete kalya rayawt
• Every night/ nightly- Rait baguni