Appendix:months

Months in dxʷləšucid run from one new moon to the next. A synodic month (month based on lunar phases) is approximately 29.5 days. Twelve such months is 354 days, 11 days short of a solar year. By occasionally adding an extra thirteenth month, the lunar and solar cycles can be kept relatively in synch.

Here are the names of the months in dxʷləšucid, starting from approximately December.

1. pədx̌aʔx̌aʔ, Moon of the Sacred Time
2. səxʷpupuhigʷəd, Moon of the Windy Time
3. waq̓waq̓us, Moon When Frog Talks
4. pədx̌ʷiw̓áac, Moon of the Whistling Robins
5. pədčáʔəd, Moon of the Digging Time
6. pədstəgʷad, Moon of the Salmonberry
7. pədgʷədbíxʷ, Moon of the Blackberry
8. pədt̓aqaʔ, Moon of the Salal Berry
9. pədkʷəxʷic, Moon of the Silver Salmon
10. pədxʷíč̓ib, Moon of the Elk Mating Cry
11. pədxʷit̓xʷit̓il, Moon of the Falling Leaves
12. pədƛ̓xʷáyʔ, Moon of the Dog Salmon
13. səxʷšíc̓əlwàʔs, Moon to Put Your Paddles Away