Cham calendar

The Cham calendar (Cham language: sakawi) is a lunar calendar used by the Cham people of Vietnam since ancient times.

System

The names of the days of the Cham week were derived from their Sanskrit names used in the traditional Hindu calendar.

Day	Cham language: Haray
Sunday	Adit
Monday	Thôm
Tuesday	Angar
Wednesday	But
Thursday	jip
Friday	Suk
Saturday	Thanưchăn

The length of the month: the full month has 30 days (Cham language: balan tapăk) and the hollow month has 29 days (Cham language: balan u).

Month	Cham language: Balan
January	Balan tha
February	Balan dua
March	Balan Klau
April	Balan pak
May	Balan lima
June	Balan năm
July	Balan tajuh
August	Balan dalipăn
September	Balan tha lipăn
October	Balan thapluh
November	Balan puis
December	Balan mak

Cham zodiac

Cham zodiac animal sign	Cham language: anuk nuthăk	Characteristic
Rat	Kuh	2 dragons look for food- 2 dragons go out- 2 dragons take water and make rain. February, March, October: sunny, dewy. Early June: rainy. September, November: rainfall is low. Creatures multiply. Bumper crop of rice. Easy to be taken ill for people.
Buffalo	Kabao	2 dragons stay at home- 3 dragons take water and make rain. February, March: rainy. April: rainfall is low. June: dewy. July: rainfall is high. Bumper secondary crop. Epidemic disease of people and cattle.
Tiger	Rimong	1 dragon is ill- 6 dragons take water and make rain. January, February: sunny. March, April: rainy. July, August: early:sunny, lately: rainy. September: rainy. Bumper secondary crop. Several of little disturbances.
Rabbit	Tapai	4 dragons are ill- 2 dragons stay at home- 6 dragons take water and make rain. January, March, August: rainy. July: sunny. September: flood. Bumper crop of fruit. Epidemic disease.
Dragon	Inưgirai	8 dragons are ill- 2 dragons take water and make rain. Flood. Bumper of fruit and seafood. Insects harm crop. Epidemic disease, many people died. Disturbance. The court worries.
Snake	Ula neh	1 dragon is ill- 2 dragons stay at home- 6 dragons take water and make rain. February, August, November, December: little rain. April, June: much rain. Bumper secondary crop. Many cattle died.
Horse	Athêh	2 dragons stay at home- 2 dragons take water and make rain. January, February: rainy. July: sunny. Bumper crop of rice and secondary crop. Epidemic disease for people and cattle.
Goat	Pabê	2 dragons are ill- 2 dragons stay at home- 3 dragons take water and make rain. January: sunny. February, March, April, June: little rain. Lately July: much rain, strong wind. August, September: rats harm crop. October: rainy.
Turtle	Kra	2 dragons are ill- 2 dragons stay at home- 2 dragons take water and make rain. February: bumper of rice and secondary crop. March, April: worry, died.
Chicken	Mưnuk	4 dragons are ill- 2 dragon take water and make rain. February, April, June: little rain, poor crop. The weather is unusual. Hurricane. Worrying.
Dog	Athau	3 dragons are ill- 1 dragon stay at home- 3 dragons take water and make rain. January, February: rainy. Early July, August, September: rainy. Bumper secondary crop. Peaceful. Several of epidemic diseases.
Pig	Pabuai	5 dragons are ill- 2 dragons stay at home- 2 dragons take water and make rain. February: much rain. March, April, July, August: sunny. June: strong wind. September, October: flood. Trees are withered. Disturbances.

References

• Tran Ky Phuong, Bruce Lockhart, The Cham of Vietnam: History, Society and Art, NUS Press, Jan 1, 2011, p 326-328, accessed October 3, 2016 at https://books.google.com/books?id=GUHeBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA326
• ASIAN HIGHLANDS PERSPECTIVES 28: Collection of Papers p. 164