Re: Naming days of the week and months of the year????
From: | Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, April 24, 2001, 9:59 |
Hi!
Daniel44 <Daniel44@...> writes:
> Hi all,
>
> I am currently in the process of developing the calendar for the Uusisuom
> language.
>
> I want to name each month after an animal, flower or plant significant to
> each one of the major cultures of the world, and preferably with some
> relation to the month itself. So, if there is a particular flower in China
> that blossoms in May and is special to the Chinese culture, I might like to
> consider naming the month of May after this flower's name (translated into
> Uusisuom of course!)
>
> As for days of the week, any similar ideas/suggestions?
If it's supposed to be simple to learn, give them numbers. Mandarin Chinese
does that.
**Henrik
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