Benedugi

Benedugi: Dugist ways of measurement and more!

Dugist Phonetic Spelling System (DPSS)

The DPSS is a way of directly encoding sound into text. It is mostly for handwriting. Here it is:

1. Aa = apple
2. Åå = ostrich
3. Ææ = ace
4. Ee = elephant
5. Iı = sit
6. Ĭĭ = see
7. Oo = no
8. Uu = new
9. Ŭŭ = good
10. Əə = under
11. Rr = right
12. Pp = pat
13. Bb = bat
14. Mm = mat
15. Ƿƿ = wet
16. Ff = far
17. Vv = vat
18. Þþ = three
19. Ðð = they
20. Tt = tin
21. Dd = dish
22. Nn = no
23. Ss = sat
24. Zz = apples
25. Ll = late
26. Ʃʃ = show
27. Ʒʒ = measure
28. Cc = chair
29. Ǯǯ = johnny
30. Jȷ = year
31. Kk = cat
32. Gg = go
33. Ŋŋ = sing
34. Hh = hat

1. (extra) Xx = loch
2. (extra) Łł = bull

All of the characters in DPSS: aåæeıĭouŭərpbmƿfvþðtdnszlʃʒcǯȷkgŋhAÅÆEIĬOUŬƏRPBMǷFVÞÐTDNSZLƩƷCǮJKGŊH

All of the special characters in DPSS (for copy-paste): åæıĭŭəƿþðʃʒǯȷŋÅÆIĬŬƏǷÞÐƩƷǮJŊ

When you have text in English, and you want to show the DPSS translation, write it in brackets <brakıts>

Dugist Numerals (Ticadug)

Ticadug is a base 4 (look it up) number system with the symbols:

X = 0

O = 1

| = 2

+ = 3

From now on, we will just refer to them with Arabic Numerals.

Each of them has a pronunciation:

0 = nil

1 = ni

2 = mi

3 = ti

10 = na

20 = ma

30 = ta

100 = no

200 = mo

300 = to

So, a number like 201 would be mona. Numbers are in groups of three digits, like 103,000,221,101. The groups are counted right to left, and with the suffix -n. First you say the number in the group, then the group's number. There is no need to mention blank groups, or to say "nin". So 103,000,221,101 would be noti nan, momani min, noni.

Dugist Calendar

The Dugist calendar is a calendar used to measure Dugist holidays. The midpoint of each season has been approximated to:

• Spring: March 20
• Summer: June 19
• Fall: September 19
• Winter: December 19

So that the distance is equal (in the southern hemisphere, these dates are moved forward half a year to fit with the seasons). There are twelve parts to the year (called pseudomoons) which are named after the colors of the RGB color wheel. There are 4 mini pseudomoons in between the seasons called the intercalary. They fall at the middle of every season, and are not counted in the big pseudomoons. They all have three days, except for the winter ones (on leap years another day is added to the winter intercalary). The days in each intercalary are:

1. Last day of the old season
2. First day of the new season
3. The holiday

Each pseudomoon alternates from 29 - 30 days, so:

• Red - 29
• Orange - 30
• Yellow - 29
• Lime - 30
• Green - 29
• Mint - 30
• Cyan - 29
• Azure - 30
• Blue - 29
• Violet - 30
• Magenta - 29
• Rose - 30

So, the year goes like this:

• Spring Intercalary (March 19-21)
• Red (March 22 - April 19)
• Orange (April 20 - May 19)
• Yellow (May 20 - June 17)
• Summer Intercalary (June 18-20)
• Lime (June 21 - July 20)
• Green (July 21 - August 18)
• Mint (August 19 - September 17)
• Fall Intercalary (September 18-20)
• Cyan (September 21 - October 19)
• Azure (October 20 - November 18)
• Blue (November 19 - December 17)
• Winter Intercalary (December 18-19)
• Violet (December 20 - January 18)
• Magenta (January 19 - February 16)
• Rose (February 17 - March 18)

On leap years, it goes:

• CALCULATE IT YOURSELF.

There are 8 holidays. They are:

• Magenta 15: Holiday of New (Novitana)
  • To celebrate Qinyi Du, the receding of the Arcanists, and the new life that comes with it.
  • Celebrated with a general feast. Sometimes, cones are placed outside on Novitana Eve to be blessed by Qinyi Du. Also, there is a Great Cleaning and Purification. Special objects are blessed, and evil objects are Bingunaed or Qinyidunaed. Everything on this day is seen as prophetic for the rest of the year (until the next Novitana)
• 3rd day of the Spring Intercalary: Holiday of the Partner (Bitona)
  • To celebrate the bond you have with other individuals (not strictly romantic)
  • Celebrated with a dinner (you and one other)
• Orange 16: Holiday of Flowers (Floritana)
  • To celebrate Bin Gu. Also to celebrate the Earth's victory over the Arcanists.
  • Celebrated with a general feast, and a Circumbaton Dance. Also many flowers are given out.
• 3rd day of the Summer Intercalary: Holiday of the Group (Polytona)
  • To celebrate the bond you have with groups greater than yourself (like groups of friends, or your community)
  • Celebrated with a barbeque
• Green 15: Holiday of Decay (Senitana)
  • A day to be thankful for everything. Also a holiday of bread.
  • Celebrated with a feast of bread
• 3rd day of the Fall Intercalary: Holiday of the Self (Autona)
  • A day to introspect and be at peace
  • Celebrated with a dinner or fast
• Azure 16: Holiday of the Ethereal (Mortana)
  • A day where the Arcanists win, and the boundary between Earth, Xenexa, the Ethereal Plane, the Void and the Trench is smallest. Demons roam the Earth.
  • Celebrated with many rituals of protection and divination
• Winter: Holiday of the Family (Dormitona) (celebrated on Violet 1 on non-leap years)
  • To celebrate the family
  • Celebrated with the biggest feast of the year

There is also the Dormitide (Blue 16 - First day of Winter). Each day has a number. The numbers are interpreted in many ways, usually gifts are exchanged depending on the size of the number or . Here they are:

1. 1
2. 2
3. 1
4. 3
5. 1
6. 2
7. 1
8. 4
9. 1
10. 2
11. 1
12. 3
13. 1
14. 2
15. 1
16. (Dormitona) 5

There are Tides for every other holiday, but Dormitide is the most famous. The tides are always 15 days long, and are associated with those numbers. They are Novitide, Bitide, Floritide, Polytide, Senitide, Autide, Mortide and Dormitide.

Years are counted in hexadecries (16 years), starting with (Gregorian year) 2017. 2016 is the Year of Reckoning, and is marked with 0. All hexadecries before are counted downwards and written with two slashes, so 2011 is 11//1, and 2020 is 4/1.

Dugist Time

The Dugist Day is split into 8 parts, like the year.