theAbysmal Calendar – Year 7

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Omàmìwininìmowin – Pibòn 7

Anishinàbemowin – Pibòn 7

Kanien’kéha – Ohsera 7

ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ – ᐯᔭᐠ ᐊᐢᑮᕀ 7

Michif – Aanii 7

Français – Year 7

Espanol – Aňo 7

Portugués – Ano 7

Nikìwagad Padakishkwemagahigan

theAbysmal Calendar in Anishinàbemowin or Omàmiwininìmowin

Mind you, I’m not entirely sure that “Nikìwagad Padakishkwemagahigan” means “theAbysmal Calendar.” From the Algonquin Lexicon (from Kitigan-Zibi Education Sector). From what I gather is that I’ve translated to something like “growing darkness calendar.” Until I consult with a fluent speaker, I’ll have to use it as a placeholder until I find something more similar in meaning to “abysmal.”

Sacred Directions
East is to the left

While I’m decolonizing time by kicking the Gregorian Calendar out of the Global spotlight, it’s essential to acknowledge and respect the place where I am: unceded Anishinaabe territory, it felt appropriate to make this calendar more accessible to the People.

Nikìwagad Padakishkwemagahigan

I haven’t translated it to French, German, Spanish, or Japanese, languages into which I can confidently translate theAbysmal. The Native Peoples of North America take precedent. Fortunately, I won’t have to translate it into Nahuatl or any of the Maya languages (or Spanish for the matter). These cultures have a long history of using a more sophisticated calendar than theAbysmal.

There are words and thoughts about time I have not even dreamed of.