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Adverbs indicating a number of occasions are formed regularly with the prefix '''caehh''''-, with the exception of "once", which is '''joaie'''. The others are all, however, formed regularly: '''caehh'kre''', "twice", '''caehh'kru-kra'kre''', "222 times", etc. | Adverbs indicating a number of occasions are formed regularly with the prefix '''caehh''''-, with the exception of "once", which is '''joaie'''. The others are all, however, formed regularly: '''caehh'kre''', "twice", '''caehh'kru-kra'kre''', "222 times", etc. | ||
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=Sien - Time / Hveith - Calendar= | |||
==Sien - Time== | |||
The Rihannsu, as the records of The Arrival state, were extremely lucky when they stumbled upon the Eisn system. The ch'Rihan/ch'Havran pair revolve around Eisn in a very stable orbit, a few degrees off from the 'horizontal' plane. There is very little wobble in their path, and it is less elipsoidal than the Terra/Luna pair which results in less drastic season changes throughout the year. | |||
The two bodies orbit Eisn once every 380 days, as per ch'Rihan's day cycle. Being a decimal (base-10) oriented culture, the day was broken into hours, minutes, and seconds based on factors of ten. In order to maintain some consistency with existing time standards carried from Vulcan (they wanted a 'second' to approximate what they were used to as much as possible), the day was broken up thusly: | |||
* 1 Year = 380 days | |||
* 1 Day = 16 hours | |||
* 1 hour = 100 minutes | |||
* 1 minute = 100 seconds | |||
For reference, the Rihan 'minute' is equal to 55 Terran seconds, and the Rihan Second is only a few micro-seconds off from the Vulcan Second. Following these comparisons, the Rihan day is approximately 27 Terran minutes longer than Terra's, and the Rihan year is just under 22 days longer than a terran year. | |||
Empirical time is constant throughout the Empire, based on the offical clock as positioned in the Empire's capital, Ra'tleihfhi, on ch'Rihan. There are no timezones, however other occupied planets do maintain 'local times' based on the particular planet's orbital/time system. All clocks and time-display devices are synchronized to Empirical Time as well however, to assure consistency. | |||
==Hveith - Calendar== | |||
As with most cultures that divide their year into 'months' based on seasonal patterns or orbitting bodies, the Rihan Month system is based on the orbital path of the ch'Rihan/ch'Havran pair, which completes a full cycle every 20 days. Therefore, the Rihan year is divided into 19 months, each consisting of two ten-day 'weeks'. Since seasonal changes are minimal on the homeworlds throughout the year (a fluctuation of +/- 12° celsius on average between their 'winter' and 'summer'), months are determined by the orbital path of ch'Rihan's sister-moon, ch'Havran, and where it appears in the sky. The first week of the month, Eisn appears higher in the sky than ch'Havran, and lower in the second week (coincidently, using Eisn as reference from ch'Havran, the same holds true on ch'Havran: Eisn will appear 'higher' in the sky than ch'Rihan, and vice-versa). The first day of a new month is easily noticed on ch'Rihan's capital city, since it involves a partial eclipse that lasts a couple of hours during the day. The months and weeks are named thusly: | |||
* First Month of Fire '''Khaidoa nuhwir s'Okhala''' (Fire representing the warmth and light of Summer) | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 1-10) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 11-20) | |||
* Second Month of Fire '''Khaidoa nukrer s'Okhala''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 21-30) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 31-40) | |||
* Third Month of Fire '''Khaidoa nuseir s'Okhala''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 41-50) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 51-60) | |||
* Fourth Month of Fire '''Khaidoa numner s'Okhala''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 61-70) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 71-80) | |||
* First Month of Air '''Khaidoa nuhwir s'Jaeih''' (Air representing the colder winds of Fall) | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 81-90) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 91-100) | |||
* Second Month of Air '''Khaidoa nukrer s'Jaeih''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 101-110) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 111-120) | |||
* Third Month of Air '''Khaidoa nuseir s'Jaeih''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 121-130) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 131-140) | |||
* Fourth Month of Air '''Khaidoa numner s'Jaeih''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 141-150) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 151-160) | |||
* Fifth Month of Air '''Khaidoa nurhir s'Jaeih''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 161-170) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 171-180) | |||
* First Month of Earth '''Khaidoa nuhwir s'Avilh''' (Earth representing the darker and harder soils of Winter) | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 181-190) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 191-200) | |||
* Second Month of Earth '''Khaidoa nukrer s'Avilh''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 201-210) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 211-220) | |||
* Third Month of Earth '''Khaidoa nuseir s'Avilh''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 221-230) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 231-240) | |||
* Fourth Month of Earth '''Khaidoa numner s'Avilh''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 241-250) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 251-260) | |||
* Fifth Month of Earth '''Khaidoa nurhir s'Avilh''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 261-270) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 271-280) | |||
* First Month of Water '''Khaidoa nuhwir s'Ihhuein''' (Water representing the rains and frost-melting of Spring) | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 281-290) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 291-300) | |||
* Second Month of Water '''Khaidoa nukrer s'Ihhuein''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 301-310) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 311-320) | |||
* Third Month of Water '''Khaidoa nuseir s'Ihhuein''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 321-330) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 331-340) | |||
* Fourth Month of Water '''Khaidoa numner s'Ihhuein''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 341-350) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 351-360) | |||
* Fifth Month of Water '''Khaidoa nurhir s'Ihhuein''' | |||
o First Week '''Dhaei nuhwir''' (Day 361-370) | |||
o Second Week '''Dhaei nukrer''' (Day 371-380) | |||
Dates are written in the format of: 'Nth day of [month]-[high/low]Eisn, year AS (After Shipfall)'; there are three ways to write the date - | |||
formal, common, and short: | |||
''Formal Written'' | |||
'''Shad nudha'lhir khaidoam nuseir s'Avilh, Eisn ihfv, fvheisn hwi dhei llu-thha'lli aihkh Khhiuhiera.''' Nineteenth day of the third month of | |||
Earth, low Eisn, year one thousand seven hundred eighty-seven after Shipfall. | |||
''Common Written'' | |||
'''Sh. nu19r kh. nu3r s'Avilh, Eisn ihfv, fvh. 1787 aK''' 19th d. of 3rd m. of Earth, low Eisn, y. 1787 AS | |||
''Short Written'' | |||
'''13-3-Avilh, E.i., 1787 aK''' 13-3-Earth, l.E., 1787 AS | |||