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March 16, 2010

254. Bakweri Names of Days.

254.  Bakweri Names of Days.

("mii-na  ma  veyu/meenya")

lina = a name; plural mii-na.

eyu = a day; plural veyu.

mwenya = a day;  plural, meenya.
   
 Bakweri  English.
 
01.  Monde:  Derived from the word “Monday” Monday. 
    
 
02.  Liwo  lo  Ndo.  Literally = The market is “trekking/moving” southwards, that is, towards the creek village of Tiko.  Long before the advent of European influence in the lands of the Bakweri, the market at Tiko creek beach used to be opened every Wednesday. 

Bakweri women, carrying loads of coco-yams on their heads or on their backs trekked from their respective villages to Tiko on Tuesdays to exchange their coco-yams for the fish of fishermen.  The women spent Tuesday/Wednesday night in Tiko and returned to their respective villages on Wednesday. 

The trekking southwards to Tiko every Tuesday by Bakweri women was subsequently named Liwo  lo  Ndo.

e-wunya  wo  Liwo  londo = on Tuesday

liwo/eluwa = a mar

o-ndo/lo-ndo = a downward movement.
 Tuesday.
  
 
03.  Liwo  la  Gbwa.  Literally = The market, that is, Tiko market is “trekking/moving” northwards towards “e-Fako”

(the Mountain). The trekking northwards by Bakweri women returning to their respective villages was subsequently named Liwo  la  Gbwa.

e-wunya  wo  liwo  la-gbwa = on Wednesday.

la-gbwa/agbwa =an upward movement.
 Wednesday.
 
  
04.  Eluwa  a  Muea.  Literally = Muea Market Day.  Hundreds of years ago the village of Muea was renowned for the manufacture and sale of hoes (meeya).  The hoes were sold at the market on Thursdays. 

Several persons all over the lands of the Bakweri travelled to Muea on Thursdays to buy hoes. Thursday, Muea Market Day was subsequently named “Eluwa  a  Muea”, that is, the market for hoes. The manufacturers of Muea also manufactured cutlasses, knives, spears, axes, and guns.

e-wunya  we  Eluwa  Muea = on Thursday.

 mwaa = a hoe;  plural “meeya”

The name “Muea” is derived from the word “meeya”.
 Thursday.

 Mesango = litigation; singular, mosango.

Fridays were reserved for litigations.

e-wunya  wo  Mesango. = on Friday.
 Friday. 
  
06.  Sateli :  Derived from the word “Saturday”. Saturday.
 
 
07.  Sundi:  Derived from the word “Sunday”
 Sunday.

Oma  Nanu.

Imba, Mbua Ndoko.

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