names of days of the week

[MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 9/10/2005 4:22:01 AM Central Standard Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


> I think the number names are not so problematic for months
> (even though there are other calendars that don't start in 
> January, but then the months lengths are also different, I 
> believe).
>
> But for days of the week things are more confusing. Not
> everybody agrees which day is day 1. I believe Russian
> and Portuguese for example both use numbers for the
> names of the days, but they don't agree on where to start
> the count.
>
> That's why I like the proposed system:
>
> soldei Sun-day
> lurdei Moon-day
> fagdei Fire-day
> jaurdei Water-day
> mudydei Wood-day
> jimdei Metal-day
> tedydei Earth-day
>
> mu'o mi'e xorxes


This is very similar to what the Japanese do.
And Russian and Portuguese both have distinctive words for the days of the week, not just numbers.  The Chinese, OTH, do use plain numbers for Monday through Saturday, as well as all the months.

stevo