eyoMqungu-January, named after lemon grass or long grass which is used to thatch roofs. Because it is in this month that it starts showing.
eyoMdumba-February, this is the month in which the Acacia Karoo tree's seed pods swell.
eyoKwindla-March, in this month, fresh vegetables from fiels and gardens are sowed and consumed.
uTshazimpuzi-April, this is the month of the pumpkins and the first signs of an approaching winter as the leaves change colour and plants die out.
uCanzibe-May, the month where a very bright star Canopus(Argo constellation)can be perceived also announcing the Southern Hemisphere winter.
eyeSilimela-June, Clusters of stars(pleiades) can be seen in this month, marking the new year in the amaXhosa Calendar, where boys are initiated into manhood at the required age of course.
eyoMsintsi-September, a tree called Erythrina lysistemon with very brittle branches that often blossom around this month and is often found in South Africa.