[mhogomchungu]

Each african here and in Swahili time, the day starts at 7:00 AM and ends at 6:59PM and night starts at 7:00 PM and ends at 6:59AM.

So, I would read "12:00 AM" as "six hours into the night" since its been 6 hours since the night has started.

I would also read "12:00 PM" as "six hours into the day" since its been six hours since the day has started. Speaking it, i would say "saa 6 mchana" and the literal translation is "time 6 noon".

I and most people here always set time in AM/PM format and i always have to first convert it to swahili time before making sense of it.

[technobabbler]

That's really fascinating. When do businesses typically open and close? Are there set times?

[mhogomchungu]

Typically, its from "8:00 AM" to "4:00 PM".

In swahili time, i would say "its from hour 2 in the morning to hour 10 in the everning.