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Rafsi based on the primary and secondary colors of the visible light spectrum.
Rafsi based on the primary and secondary colors of the visible light spectrum.
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! English !! Lojban
! English !! Lojban !! Etymology
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| Sunday || {{jvs|xundei}}
| Sunday || {{jvs|xundei}} || {{jvs|xunre}} (red)
|-
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| Monday || {{jvs|najdei}}
| Monday || {{jvs|najdei}} || {{jvs|narju}} (orange)
|-
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| Tuesday || {{jvs|peldei}}
| Tuesday || {{jvs|peldei}} || {{jvs|pelxu}} (yellow)
|-
|-
| Wednesday || {{jvs|ri'odje}} / '''ri'ordei'''
| Wednesday || {{jvs|ri'odje}} / '''ri'ordei''' || {{jvs|crino}} (green)
|-
|-
| Thursday || {{jvs|cicnydei}}
| Thursday || {{jvs|cicnydei}} || {{jvs|cicna}} (cyan)
|-
|-
| Friday || {{jvs|bladei}}
| Friday || {{jvs|bladei}} || {{jvs|blanu}} (blue)
|-
|-
| Saturday || {{jvs|zirdei}}
| Saturday || {{jvs|zirdei}} || {{jvs|zirpu}} (purple)
|}
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Revision as of 04:55, 16 November 2015

Older proposals: link

Days of the week

Numeric system

Rafsi are based on numeric rafsi. Starts with 1=Monday, or 0=Sunday. Advantages include compatibility with some languages (e.g. Chinese, Russian) and ISO numbering. Disadvantages include clashing with numbering in other languages (e.g. Portuguese, Greek)

English Lojban Etymology
Monday pavdei pa (one)
Tuesday reldei re (two)
Wednesday cibdei ci (three)
Thursday vondei vo (four)
Friday mumdei mu (five)
Saturday xavdei xa (six)
Sunday zeldei / nondei ze (seven) / no (zero)

Spectral / rainbow system

Rafsi based on the primary and secondary colors of the visible light spectrum.

English Lojban Etymology
Sunday xundei xunre (red)
Monday najdei narju (orange)
Tuesday peldei pelxu (yellow)
Wednesday ri'odje / ri'ordei crino (green)
Thursday cicnydei cicna (cyan)
Friday bladei blanu (blue)
Saturday zirdei zirpu (purple)

Elemental system

Rafsi based on historic alchemical/celestial associations, reflected in various languages (e.g. Japanese)

English Lojban
Sunday soldei
Monday lurdei
Tuesday fagdei
Wednesday jaudje / jaurdei
Thursday mudydei
Friday jimdei
Saturday derdei

Months of the year

Numeric system

English Lojban
January pavma'i
February relma'i
March cibma'i
April vonma'i
May mumyma'i
June xavma'i
July zelma'i
August bivma'i
September sozma'i
October pavnonma'i / duvma'i
November pavypavma'i / felma'i
December pavrelma'i / gamyma'i

Unified calendar proposals