Re: [lojban] Re: a different weekday proposal

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Wednesday 06 October 2010 13:41:34 Krzysztof Sobolewski wrote:
> Dnia środa, 6 października 2010 o 10:24:40 Balon_ napisał(a):
> > In some cultures and countries Sunday is not restday. Sunday is
> > workday.
>
> It's a pity, because I tcetcetce nelci "niedziela" for a do-nothing day.

In Russian, it's the whole week! Sunday is "voskresenye" (resurrection).

> > partyday in Saturday is specific to western culture.
>
> Every day is party day! ;)
>
> > mijdei should be thursday not wednesday.
>
> And yet "środa" (mid-day) is wednesday. Even though "czwartek" (fourth-day)
> and "piątek" (fifth-day) are thursday and friday, respectively.
> Inconsistencies in natural languages are lovely ;)

And don't forget "vtornik" which is Tuesday ("vtoroy" means "second"). Makes 
sense if you count from Sunday=0 - but then "ponedel'nik" doesn't make sense 
(IIRR "po-" as a verbal prefix means the beginning of something).

With the skadei proposal one can say "ca le bavla'i rusydei" for "at the Greek 
calends". And when is nukydei?

Pierre

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