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On Tuesday, July 09, 2013 06:52:54 la arxokuna wrote:
> I can't agree with animal naming of months ({mlajukma'i} for July) as
> zodiac is not a stable thing throughout history due to precession effects=
.
> And it's not culturally neutral (some nations divided the route of the su=
n
> into more than 12 elements).

I've used them in the past for months of the calendar, but I think they're=
=20
better for zodiac signs.

> However, as Georgian calendar is official (like metric system) it'd be wi=
se
> to use Georgian names.

Several languages, such as Finnish and Polish (but not Russian), use words=
=20
derived from the same language as month names. The problem with that is tha=
t a=20
month name like "listopad" (leaf-fall) doesn't denote the same time of year=
=20
worldwide in a language not tied to one latitude. That's why I think we sho=
uld=20
use the Latin-derived names.

As to days of the week, I don't know of a natlang with three ways of naming=
=20
the days, but I do know of one with two, namely Galician-Portuguese. Luns-
martes-m=E9rcores is used in the north; segunda/ter=E7a/quarta-feira in the=
 south=20
and outside of Iberia.

Pierre
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Jews use a lunisolar calendar; Muslims use a solely lunar calendar.

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