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week
There are seven days in a week in Acholi. A day is call ceng which imply the sun. It is used because a day is when the sun is up, disappear and until you see it again(i.e next morning). A day begins in the morning when the sun is up and ends the next morning when the sun is up again. Days are counted from one to seven hence, one(barija) and seven(cabit).
| English | Acholi |
| Monday | Ceng barija |
| Tuesday | Ceng Ariyo |
| Wednesday | Ceng Adek |
| Thursday | Ceng Agwen |
| Friday | Ceng Abic |
| Saturday | Ceng Abicel |
| Sunday | Ceng Cabit |
week 10 -52
| English | Acholi |
| first week | ceng mi acel |
| tenth weeks | ceng mi apar |
| twenty week | cengvmi piero ario |
| thirty weeks | ceng mi piero adek |
| forty weeks | ceng mi piero anguen |
| fifty weeks | ceng mi piero abic |
Doing things
| English | Acholi |
| Weekly | ceng ki ceng |
| biweekly | ceng ario |
| 3 weeks | ceng adek |
| fortnightly | ceng apar wie anguen |
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