SASXSEK Reference:Time
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Calendar
Dates are spoken or read according to the following example.
- 20'iti din iu 7'itxmas iu 1'969'iti nan
- 20th day of 7th+month of 1,969th year
- July 20th, 1969
Partial or abbreviated forms are also possible:
- 20'it iu 7'itxmas
- 20+th of 7+th+month
- 20th of July
- 20,7,1969
- 20 (day) 7 (month) 1969 (year)
- 7-20-1969 / 20.7.1969
Neither the months of the year nor the days of the weeks have names so months are
referred to as "first month", "second month", etc. and likewise the days are "first day",
“second day”, etc.
Months of the Year
- ienitxmas = January
- duvitxmas = February
- sanitxmas = March
- kuaditxmas = April
- fimitxmas = May
- rukitxmas = June
- sepitxmas = July
- batitxmas = August
- naufitxmas = September
- desitxmas = October
- desxienitxmas = November
- desxdevitxmas = December
Days of the Week
- ienitxdin = Monday
- duvitxdin = Tuesday
- sanitxdin = Wednesday
- kuaditxdin = Thursday
- fimitxdin = Friday
- rukitxdin = Saturday
- sepitxdin = Sunday
Time of Day
Time values are separated by commas when written shorthand. Times are always in a 24-hour format where }}0,00}} is midnight and }}23,59}} is one minute before midnight.
- 22'iti hora ka 56'iti minut ka 15'iti sekon
- 22nd hour and 56th minute and 15th second
- 10:56:15 PM
Times may also be shortened or abbreviated:
- 22'iti hora ka 56'iti minut
- 22nd hour and 56th minute
- 10:56 PM
- 22,56,15
- 10:56:15 (PM)
Other terms:
- lumo = (bright) daytime
- timo = (dark) nighttime
- midxlumo = (mid+brightness) noon
- midxtimo = (mid+darkness) midnight
- zaudxlumo = (early+bright) morning
- zaudxtimo = (early+dark) evening
- lumibo = (brightening) dawn
- timibo = (darkening) dusk
Examples
- tu hi hora mofo kron.
- at which hour we pass-time
- What time is it?
- mofo kron tu 21'iti hora ka 22'iti minut.
- we pass-time at 21+st hour and 22+nd minute.
- It is 9:22 (PM).
- tu hi din mofo kron.
- at which day we pass-time
- What date is it?
- mofo kron tu 20'iti din iu 8'iti mas iu 2007'iti nan
- we pass-time at 20+th day of 8+th month of 2007+th year
- It is 8-20-2007 / 20.8.2007.
