Okyyryn Calendar

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Seasons and Weeks

The Okyyryn calendar divides the year into three seasons, and those seasons into 41 weeks. Every week (except for the last one) has 9 days.

The first season is the sunny season (ಸಓಸಬಒಥಒ ರಇಥಇಥಓ soospoto dhytytoo). It comprises 16 weeks ("1st sunny week" through "16th sunny week") starting 19 October.

The second season is the rainy season (ಸಓಸಬಒಥಒ ರಒಷಿಷಿಒಫಓ soospoto dhojxopoo). It comprises 16 weeks ("1st rainy week" through "16th rainy week") starting 11/12 March.

The third season is the changing season (ಸಓಸಬಒಥಒ ಓತಸಒಥಓಷೆಉಫ soospoto ootsotoowup). It consists of the sunny weeks (ರಇಫಒಸ ರಇಥಇಥಓ dhypos dhytytoo, "1st changing week" through "4th changing week") starting 2/3 August, the rainy weeks (ರಇಫಒಸ ರಒಷಿಷಿಒಫಓ dhypos dhojxopoo, "5th changing week" through "8th changing week") starting 7/8 September, and the final week (ಫಒಸ ಃಓತಖಈಜಇಫಈ pos ootkyyshypyyn, "9th changing week") with 5 or 6 leap days starting 13/14 October.

Days of the Week

The days of the week have names that use the archaic grammatical prefix "syy":

1. ಃಸಈ ಃಜಬಉಷೆಈಬಓ syyn shpuwyypoon = life forms day (all animals and plants)
2. ಃಸಈ ಃಜಬಈಬಉಫಓ syyn shpyypupoon = warriors day
3. • In the rainy season: ಃಸಈ ಃಜಬಓಜಈತಓಫಓ syyn shpooshyytoopoon = clouds day
   • In the sunny season: ಃಸಈ ಃಶಓತಓಬಒತಓ syyn xootoopotoon = stars day
4. • At the sea: ಸಈ ಸಉಸಓಜಓ syy susooshoo = sea day
   • In the mountains: ಃಸಈ ಬಉಶಷಿಓಬಓ syyn puxjoopoon = mountains day
5. ಃಸಈ ಃಸಓಸತಈಕಇಖಓ syyn soostyykykoon = sun day
6. ಸಈ ಸಓಕಇಫಓ syy sookypoo = mother day
7. ಸಈ ಬಈರಒಫಓ syy pyydhopoo = children day
8. ಸಈ ಖಈಸಈಸಓ syy kyysyysoo = national assembly day
9. ಸಈ ಜಈಕಫಓ syy shyykpoo = washing day

In Proto-Okyyryn, the 9 days of the week were dedicated to pets, men, the moon, the sea, the sun, women, children, celebrations and washing (in this order).

So 4 January (the day in 2005 when this was first published) is mother day of the 9th sunny week.

Hours, Minutes, Seconds

A day is split into 16 "hours" (ರಇಬ dhyp). The first hour is from 6 to 7.30 (am), the 16th and last hour from 22.30 to midnight.
An hour is split into 16 "long minutes" (ಃಲಓಕಶಓಥ lookxootn). A "long minute" has exactly 5 minutes and 37½ seconds.
A "long minute" is split into 16 "short minutes" (ಉಷಿಒಬತಉ ujoptu). A "short minute" has about 21.1 seconds.
A "short minute" is split into 16 "seconds" (ಃರಇಸಈತಷಿಓ dhysyytjoon). A "second" has about 1.3 real seconds.

To indicate a time of the day, you just one to four numbers, depending on how exact you want to be:

• ಃಕಈಥಓಜ kyytooshn (C) = "eleven" is between 21.00 and 22.30.
• ಃಕಈಥಓಜ ಃಲಇಥಉಜ kyytooshn lytushn (CR) = "eleven seven" is between 21.33 and 23.40.
• ಃಕಈಥಓಜ ಃಲಇಥಉಜ ಲಈಸಫಉತ kyytooshn lytushn lyysput (CDP) = "eleven seven four" is about 21.35.
• ಃಕಈಥಓಜ ಃಲಇಥಉಜ ಲಈಸಫಉತ ಃಸಇಸಫಉತ kyytooshn lytushn lyysput sysput (CDPO) = "eleven seven four sixteen" is 21.39 and 22 seconds.

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2. History
3. Pronunciation
4. Alphabet
5. Nouns
6. Verbs
7. Pronouns
8. Derivational Morphology
9. Word Order
10. Complex Phrases
11. Vocabulary
12. Sample Text
13. Numbers
14. Calendar

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