Re: periods of the day

On Thu, 29 May 2003 11:17:08 -0400 "M.S. Soderquist" <mia@...>
writes:
> At 09:22 AM 5/28/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> >This last weekend i invented the periods of the day for Minyeva.
> They center
> >around four points of the day: sunrise, noon, sunset, and
> midnight.
> >fabo: 'night' (midnight - sunrise)
> >coce: 'morning' (sunrise - noon)
> >mega: 'afternoon' (noon - sunset)
> >pito: 'evening' (sunset - midnight)
> Alyador has a similar set of words, but they are based on the daily
> activity cycles.
> xana: 'morning', dawn to 11am (waking and morning rituals time)
> xensa: 'day', 11am to 7pm (work time, the most active part of the
> day)
> tanda: 'evening', 7pm to 10pm (rest time)
> yensa: 'night', 10pm to dawn (sleeping time)
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And AFMCl...
Rokbeigalmki has:

rezat = 24-hour period; days begin at sunrise
drasat = daytime (sunrise-sunset)
seflat = nighttime (sunset-sunrise)

(^)charzat(^semoz) = (sun)rise < 'charzad' shine
rouwit = early morning (first quarter of the day) < 'rouwi' brilliance
ghalut = late morning (second quarter) < 'ghalub' rise
wu.hot = noon < 'wu.ho' heat
jalat = early afternoon (third quarter) < 'jalag' descend
wadiht = late afternoon (fourth quarter) < 'wad' flow
(^)raflet(^semoz) = (sun)set < 'raflep' darken
vih~t = nightfall (when the stars come out) < 'viht' appear
rougant = midnight < 'rouwi' + 'gan' shine
argat = dawn < 'arag' return

Seflat (night) is also known by the fancier name "urt", which comes from
the word "ur" 'flame', since at night you need fire to see.


-Stephen (Steg)
 "dos iz nit der šteg?"

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