Adaduanan
When the six-day week is counted side-by-side with the seven-day week it takes a total of 42 days to reach all combinations. The result of these combinations is shown below; the four dabone are in italics:
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | |
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Day 1 | Fo-Dwo | Nwuna-Dwo | Nkyi-Dwo | Kuru-Dwo | Kwa-Dwo | Mono-Dwo |
Day 2 | Nwuna-Bena | Nkyi-Bena | Kuru-Bena | Kwa-Bena | Mono-Bena | Fo-Bena |
Day 3 | Nkyi-Wukuo | Kuru-Wukuo | Kwa-Wukuo | Mono-Wukuo | Fo-Wukuo | Nwuna-Wukuo |
Day 4 | Kuru-Ya | Kwa-Ya | Mono-Ya | Fo-Ya | Nwuna-Ya | Nkyi-Ya |
Day 5 | Kwa-Afi | Mono-Afi | Fo-Fi | Nwuna-Afi | Nkyi-Afi | Kuru-Afi |
Day 6 | Mono-Mene | Fo-Mene | Nwuna-Mene | Nkyi-Mene | Kuru-Mene | Kwa-Mene |
Day 7 | Fo-Kwasi | Nwuna-Kwasi | Nkyi-Kwasi | Kuru-Kwasi | Kwa-Kwasi | Mono-Kwasi |
The 42-day cycle shown here, as recorded in Kwahu, is the same recorded for the Brong (i.e., Bono Techiman) a state northwest of the Asante.
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