Schedule F: Wrong Definition of Months by English Amharic Dictionaries that eliminate Pagume

Ethiopian monthsEthiopian months Gregorian monthsGregorian months DifferenceDifference

Name (1)Name (1)

Number of daysNumber of days Name (4)Name (4)

Number of daysNumber of days Common Common yearyear

(7)=(2)-(7)=(2)-(5)(5)

Leap Leap yearyear

(8)=(3)-(8)=(3)-(6)(6)CommonCommon

Year(2)Year(2) Leap Leap year(year(3)3)

Common Common year(year(5)5)

Leap Leap yearyear(6)(6)

MiyazaMiyaza 3030 3030 AprilApril 3030 3030 00 00NehasieNehasie 3030 3030 AugustAugust 3131 3131 -1-1 -1-1ThahisasThahisas 3030 3030 DecemberDecember 3131 3131 -1-1 -1-1TirTir 3030 3030 FebruaryFebruary 2828 2929 22 11YekatitYekatit 3030 3030 JanuaryJanuary 3131 3131 -1-1 -1-1HamleHamle 3030 3030 JulyJuly 3131 3131 -1-1 -1-1SeneSene 3030 3030 JuneJune 3030 3030 00 00MegabitMegabit 3030 3030 MarchMarch 3131 3131 -1-1 -1-1GinboteGinbote 3030 3030 MayMay 3131 3131 -1-1 -1-1HidarHidar 3030 3030 NovemberNovember 3030 3030 00 00TikimtTikimt 3030 3030 OctoberOctober 3131 3131 -1-1 -1-1MeskaramMeskaram 3030 3030 SeptemberSeptember 3030 3030 00 00 TotalTotal 360360 360360 365365 366366 -5-5 -6-6

Source: Discovered by Fassil Tassew; Sene 2003

Schedule T: Precise Definition of Ethiopian/Tropical and Gregorian/Temperate Months that incorporates Pagume

Ethiopian months Gregorian months Difference

Name (1)Number of days

Name (4) Number of days

Common year

(7)=(2)-(5)

Leap year

(8)=(2)-(6)Commonyear(2)

Leapyear(3)

Commonyear (5)

Leapyear (6)

Myazia 30 30 April 30 30 0 0Nehasie and Pagume 35 36 August 31 31 4 5

Thahisas 30 30 December 31 31 -1 -1

Tir 30 30 February 28 29 2 1

Yekatit 30 30 January 31 31 -1 -1

Hamle 30 30 July 31 31 -1 -1

Sene 30 30 June 30 30 0 0

Megabit 30 30 March 31 31 -1 -1

Ginbote 30 30 May 31 31 -1 -1

Hidar 30 30 November 30 30 0 0

Tikimt 30 30 October 31 31 -1 -1

Meskaram 30 30 September 30 30 0 0

Total 365 366 365 366 0 0

Source: Discovered by Fassil Tassew; Sene, 2003EC