Re: Conlang calendars (was Re: Timekeeping)

I wrote:
> As soon
> as I work out names for the months of Watya'iya`isa, I'll post them.
And here they are, with their translations (with a space between
seasons):

1.  Lissaqai' (Time of Birth)
2.  Liznabwa'si (Time of Infants)
3.  Liskanblagudi'a (Time Before-Mating)
(extra: Liblata'la (Time of Waiting))

4.  Liblagudi'a (Time of Mating) - Summer Solstice
5.  Lispiblagudi'a (Time After-Mating)
6.  Liskagisu' (Time of Heat)
7.  Lidinkagisu' (Time of More Heat)

8.  Liblayawi'n (Time of Dying) - Fall Equinox
9.  Liblakasdyaguta' (Time of Cooling)
10. Lizdinblakasdyaguta' (Time of More Cooling)
11. Liblakasgazlla' (Time of Darkening)

12. Lizgazlla' (Time of Darkness) - Winter Solstice
13. Lidyaguta' (Time of Cold)
14. Lizyaunna' (Time of Death)
15. Litli^ (Time of Hope)

16. Liskalla' (Time of Newness) - Spring Equinox

The seasons are called:
Liskalla' (Time of Newness) - Spring
Liskagisu' (Time of Heat) - Summer
Liblakasgazlla' (Time of Darkening) - Autumn
Lizgazlla' (Time of Darkness) - Winter

Note that these are also the names of months 16, 6, 11, and 12.  The
extra month is inserted to keep Summer Solstice in Liblagudi'a, in the
5-Year calendar.  The speakers of Watya'iya`isa have a specific mating
season, and thus, a specific birthing season, hence the names for the
first 5 months.

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