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The start of the calendar year is on the Southern hemisphere fall equinox, while days start at dawn. Months are grouped according to astronomical seasons of the Southern hemisphere, but it is the same nevertheless in the few areas of the Dundulanyä world north of the Equator; these are not immediately related to climatical seasons, as the Dundulanyä heartlands of Mandabuda have a monsonic climate with two distinct seasons and most of the Dundulanyä live in areas with tropical or equatorial climates. | The start of the calendar year is on the Southern hemisphere fall equinox, while days start at dawn. Months are grouped according to astronomical seasons of the Southern hemisphere, but it is the same nevertheless in the few areas of the Dundulanyä world north of the Equator; these are not immediately related to climatical seasons, as the Dundulanyä heartlands of Mandabuda have a monsonic climate with two distinct seasons and most of the Dundulanyä live in areas with tropical or equatorial climates. | ||
Eleven out of the fourteen month names are related to constellations transited through during that month; two of them (the eighth and eleventh months) are related to religion and one (the last month of the year) is related to climatical conditions of Mandabuda. | |||
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|+ Months of the Dundulanyä calendar | |||
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! No. !! Month !! Days !! Name meaning | |||
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! 1 | |||
| '''pārthuka''' || 30 || of the chameleon (''pṛthuka'') | |||
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! 2 | |||
| '''uṣraumaṇa''' || 29 || of the ''uṣrūmaṇa'' (a small tree-dwelling bear) | |||
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! 3 | |||
| '''gurūṣaikha''' || 30 || of the ''gurūṣikhe'' (a spirit related to millet sowing in Dundulanyä mythology and folklore) | |||
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! 4 | |||
| '''saiśva''' || 29 || of the antelope (''siśu'') | |||
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! 5 | |||
| '''nēlila''' || 31 || of the albatros (''nälila'') | |||
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! 6 | |||
| '''kaulika''' || 30 || of the Lusaṃrītene red monkey (''kulika'') | |||
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! 7 | |||
| '''laum̃am̃a''' || 30 || of the ''lūm̃am̃a'' (a quail-like bird) | |||
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! 8 | |||
| '''sisauklaulya''' || 30 || sacred month, "month of the sacred blooming" | |||
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! 9 | |||
| '''gaulkaɂa''' || 30 || of the coral (''gulkah'') | |||
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! 10 | |||
| '''m̃ālasaiṣama''' || 29 || of the ''m̃ālasiṣama'' (a type of snake) | |||
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! 11 | |||
| '''bhṛtaupala''' || 30 || of the oboes<ref>Named after the ''Bhartośāvi'', lit. “night(s) of oboes”, the most important religious festival of the Yunyalīlta.</ref> | |||
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! 12 | |||
| '''maimaṇa''' || 29 || of the eel (''mīmaṇa'') | |||
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! 13 | |||
| '''nāraima''' || 31 || of the jaguar (''nārema'') | |||
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! 14 | |||
| '''camibhāca''' || 30/31 || great green | |||
|} | |||
The Eventoan day is about 34.8 Earth hours long, and there is no uniform standard to divide it among the various parts of the planet. The Dundulanyä divide the day into 48 (40<sub>12</sub>) subdivisions called ''garaṇai'' (singular ''garaṇa''), each one about 43.5 Earth minutes long. The day is, for timekeeping and time expressions, divided into eight periods, called TBD, of six ''garaṇai'' each. | The Eventoan day is about 34.8 Earth hours long, and there is no uniform standard to divide it among the various parts of the planet. The Dundulanyä divide the day into 48 (40<sub>12</sub>) subdivisions called ''garaṇai'' (singular ''garaṇa''), each one about 43.5 Earth minutes long. The day is, for timekeeping and time expressions, divided into eight periods, called TBD, of six ''garaṇai'' each. | ||