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The structure of
the K calendar has been chewed on repeatedly (cfr niu, haś,
pure). It is not possible to give a short summary.
Comparisons with
the G calendar have shown that the first 16 periods in the K
calendar have 56 glyphs because that number is twice 28:
|
G calendar |
|
period no. |
number of glyphs |
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1, 2, 3 |
19 |
19 |
|
4, 5, 6 |
8 |
27 |
|
7, 8, 9 |
8 |
35 |
|
10, 11, 12 |
7 |
42 |
|
13, 14, 15 |
12 |
54 |
|
16, 17, 18 |
16 |
70 |
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K calendar |
|
period no. |
number of glyphs |
|
1, 2, 3 |
14 |
14 |
|
4, 5, 6 |
8 |
22 |
|
7, 8, 9 |
6 |
28 |
|
10, 11, 12 |
7 |
35 |
|
13, 14, 15 |
8 |
43 |
|
16 |
*13 |
*56 |
The K
calendar may therefore (28 = 4 weeks = the moonlit
nights in a month) reflect not only the cycle of the
sun during a year but also the path of the moon. It
may be a multipurpose tool (a 'Swiss pocketknife')
like the E calendar (discussed in the 'Excursion' at
mauga).
The
Mamari moon calendar has twice 36 (as in 360)
glyphs, i.e. the calendar can be used also to count
the days and nights of a year.
The
number of regular periods in the K calendar is 29, a
sign of influence from the moon. Adding a last
'irregular' period (counted as ½) gives the more
exact 29.5:
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