Marphat calendar

The Marphat calendar is a calendar in use across Ashnan, Etzavaz, and Yazland, originally used in Marphat, with year 1 being the ascendance to power of King Name, making the current year 4627 CY (Common Year). Its origins are unknown, but likely came out of local calendars in use across the Triangle sea. Due to the Marphat civilisation's influence on trade within the region, the calendar became the main one used in the area.

The Marphat calendar has a three-year cycle approximating the solar year as lasting 295.665 days, putting the year slightly under the actual solar year, meaning the calendar loses a day about every 10,000 years. The original calendrical system did not include the 200-year rule, meaning it gained a day every 200 years - this rule was added in WHENEVER by WHOEVER in WHEREVER. WE SHOULD THINK MORE ABOUT THIS.

Description

The Marphat calendar is a solar calendar with 10 months of 29–30 days each. The year consists of 296 days, with a leap day being removed from Bōmē in the leap years.

A leap year normally occurs every three years, normally on the third year of the calendar cycle, and every 200 years.

Months

Years are divided in 10 months, which all have Marphat names. Years are identified by consecutive year numbers. A calendar date is fully specified by the year (numbered according to a calendar era, in this case CY or BCY), the month (identified by name or number), and the day of the month (numbered sequentially starting from 1).

No.	Name	Etymology	Length in days
1	Mazē	mazē "god, king"	30
2	Weθel	weθel "spirit, ghost"	29
3	Pammeter	pammeter "sky, heaven"	30
4	Tokko	tokko "wind"	29
5	Sakkō	sakkō "river"	30
6	Demma	demma "mountain"	29
7	Julon	julon "man, person"	30
8	Hunti†	hunti "pig"	29
9	Gūhē	gūhē "ant, beetle"	30
10	Bōmē	bōmē "ground, earth"	30‡

† or Unti; /h/ generally not written

‡ Every 3 years and every 200 years, this month is 29 days. Every 600 years the month is instead 28 days.

In various languages

Month	Mazē	Weθel	Pammeter	Tokko	Sakkō	Demma	Julon	Hunti	Gūhē	Bōmē
Rausin	Masaî	Vaisail	Pâmaitair	Taûχau	Saχau	Taîma	Julaun	Unti	Kûvaî	Paûmaî
Classical Dhimze	Māsāi	Uāisāl	Pāmitra	Tōkhā	Sākhā	Tāimā	Iulān	Unti	Kuuāi	Pōmāi
Modern Dhimze	Masi	Vaisli	Pamiṙi	Tokhi	Sakhi	Taimi	Juli	Uni	Kvai	Pomi
Classical Doccábh	Massaig	Aissr	Baimitr	Tóca	Saca	Taime	Giulan	Uinte	Cubaig	Bómaig
Tschintierst	Masaach	Aser	Bamisser	Toochå	Sacha	Tame	Schulon	Unto	Kuvååch	Boomåch
Kholic	maz₁eʕ	wes₁el	paʕmedr	toʕko	s₂aʕko	deʕma	julon	unti	guħeʕ	boʕmeʕ
Dirhassian	máz	ösö	pándar	tók	sák	dém	ülön	unt	gő	vóm
Hashdezi	maẓa	wesel	pameddr	ṭok	ṣak	ḍema	juló	út	guch	bom
Agisian	maẓy	vesyl	pamtyr	ṭoky	ṣaky	ḍemy	julo	ut	guhy	bomy
Shoghashti	mazyā	weδer	pāmater	tōkʷo	sākʷō	dyāma	yorōn	γʷonti	gōhyā	bōmyā
Modern Standard Erayi	mizoya	veler	põvõter	tuxo	saxu	dõyõvõ	yorõ	võdh	guhoya	bõvõya
Sngemscixngwài	qòi qò Ma	qòi qò Que	qòi qò Pam	qòi qò Toaq	qòi qò Saq	qòi qò T'em	qòi qò Ru	qòi qò Hum	qòi qò K'u	qòi qò P'oa
Nyamu	mazi	weseli	pameri	toku	saku	dema	yulu	wundi	gohi	bomi

Weeks

Weeks are also divided into 10 days, meaning that there are almost exactly three weeks per month. As the Marphat did not name the days of the week, their names come from various sources, with the most common being Yasgan.

No.	Name	Etymology
1		*kʰrī́bəkʰəs "day of the Moon Goddess"
2		*ǵwāudwír̥əkʰəs "day of the Sun God"
3		*pʰīr̥eʔr̩ikʷs "day of the Storm God"
4		*trākér̥taks "day of seas"
5		*ʔústēgəkʰəs "day of trees"
6		*pʰəuḱégeks "day of mountains"
7		*hādwakeks "day of the village"
8		*kʰéutʰəkʰəs "day of the father"
9		*bāʔíəkʰəs "day of the mother"
10		*pʰéiəkʰəs "day of the Goddess of Life"

In various languages

Day	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Classical Dhimze	Bineriādzin	Judzidzin	Phirāqadzin	Trakardzin	Qusdzin	Phocedzin	Ādhākedzin	Xotadzin	Bāqidzin	Pheiadzin
Dhimze	Bineridze	Judzidze	Piradze	Ṙakardze	Qsidze	Pcedze	Adakdze	Khotidze	Baqidze	Peadze
Classical Doccábh	Crísscn	Bóidersscn	Írnersscn	Dairgesscn	Uistísscn	Oigesscn	Fráignicn	Múirnicn	Déscicn	Sóinicn
Tschintierst	Krüvkess	Schüüswikess	Pöörichs	Dergessken	Uustyysskon	Ochosskon	Vråchnychon	Muurnychon	Döskichen	Dydååjychs
Sngemscixngwài	t'ei qò Qòi	t'ei qò Hwi	t'ei qò Nyex	t'ei qò Cha	t'ei qò Sk'iq	t'ei qò Puae	t'ei qò Miaw	t'ei qò Pàe	t'ei qò Mae	t'ei qò Si

Terminology

The three cycles were named for times of day:

Name of cycle (Demma Marphat)	Etymology
Elmeri	elmeri "morning"
Duwwa	duwwa "midday"
Zar	zar "night"

History

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Fixing the drift

In the year 2673 CY, astronomer Cessncifi Gaidenneira published tables making a more accurate measurement of the length of the year, and presented these findings to the government, recommending that the 13 days be removed, and the 200-year rule be put in place. Deliberation on the matter was slow, but in the year 2676 the council decided that it would be put into place the next year, 2677, removing the thirteen days from the month of Bómaig.