KARIMOJONG

Its interesting how they name the month:

ENGLISH	KARIMOJONG	THEIR MEANINGS
January	Lokwang	No activity because it’s so hot the sunshine is at its peak.
February	Lodunge	When this month comes to the end, it’s the end of bad season(End of drought)
March	Lomaruk	The beginning of cultivation & harvesting mushrooms that is where this month gets the name lomaruk meaning mushrooms.
April	Titima (locoto)	This is the sorghum is grown to about one feet. Some people are weeding and it’s the same month called locoto meaning mud. Some people are still digging / plaughing. There is rain and a lot of mud.
May	Yeliyel	Crops are flowering mostly sorghum / maize and some weeding of beans / G.nuts is taking place (but the word comes from flowering)
June	Lomodokogec	The mingling sticks are stained with fresh food and that means satisfaction (it’s the time people are eating fresh food).
July	Losuban	A lot of parties, beliefs are celebrated.
August	Lotyak	Cutting or harvesting rids for building granaries and houses.
September	Lolobae	This is when antelopes are breeding and we have enough of them. Sorghum is also still in the garden with same colors like the antelopes.
October	Lopoo (Akilem)	Meaning the seasons of harvesting crops from the garden.
November	Lorara(Akiram)	Means threshing and winnowing. (saubermachen)
December	Lomuk	Means threshing and winnowing. (saubermachen)

Places	People	Meaning
Kabong	Dodoth	Meaning York (Egg York)
Kotido	Jie	Meaning fighter
Nabilatuk	Pian	Breaking of cows. I think when these people were occupying this place most of their cows would get broken, may be because of hunger or other things.  Pian Mean people with easy hearts an. With low tempers.