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| − | The following are | + | The following are terms for days, months, and measures of time according to [[Viali]] reckoning, which most of Arad has adopted at this point. |
==Days of the Week== | ==Days of the Week== | ||
| − | + | The Common translations of the original Viali terms for days of the week are currently the most widespread norm. | |
:Lightsday (Sunday) | :Lightsday (Sunday) | ||
:Kingsday (Monday) | :Kingsday (Monday) | ||
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==Months of the Year== | ==Months of the Year== | ||
| + | The names of the Months used in Arad have been adopted from the Viali, who brought over the terms from their ancestral home on the southern continent of [[Constantia]]. | ||
:Januarum | :Januarum | ||
:Februm | :Februm | ||
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==Time== | ==Time== | ||
| − | Hours are generally reported as 'bells' with quarter hours reported as 'chimes.' | + | Hours are generally reported as 'bells' with quarter hours reported as 'chimes.' Times after noon are reported 'post-zenith.' For example, 9:00 AM would be 'nine bells' and 5:45 PM would be 'five bells and three chimes post-zenith'. |
[[Category:Lore]] | [[Category:Lore]] | ||
[[Category:World]] | [[Category:World]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:14, 20 August 2015
The following are terms for days, months, and measures of time according to Viali reckoning, which most of Arad has adopted at this point.
Days of the Week
The Common translations of the original Viali terms for days of the week are currently the most widespread norm.
- Lightsday (Sunday)
- Kingsday (Monday)
- Queensday (Tuesday)
- Lordsday (Wednesday)
- Knightsday (Thursday)
- Artisday (Friday)
- Citisday (Saturday)
Months of the Year
The names of the Months used in Arad have been adopted from the Viali, who brought over the terms from their ancestral home on the southern continent of Constantia.
- Januarum
- Februm
- Markum
- Aprilius
- May
- Junum
- Julium
- Augum
- Septum
- Octum
- Novum
- Desumbar
Time
Hours are generally reported as 'bells' with quarter hours reported as 'chimes.' Times after noon are reported 'post-zenith.' For example, 9:00 AM would be 'nine bells' and 5:45 PM would be 'five bells and three chimes post-zenith'.
