Kala/calendar
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- The Kala calendar is modeled after the Baha'i Calendar. This borrowing is based on mathematical symmetry, not religious or theological associations. The 26th of February through the 1st of March is called the semahua, or "flower-week". This period includes the 29th of February in leap years.
- Based on this calendar, Cinco de Mayo would be minakita (south day of north sayo), or yoma pa'o te sayo ha'o (Day 8 of Month 3).
- Similarly, Valentine's Day would be minatimu (south day of east sayo), or yoma pa'o te sayo uepa'o (Day 8 of Month 18).
- Also, Christmas would be honupana (turtle day of rain sayo), or yoma uema'o te sayo ueya'o (Day 14 of Month 15).
Sayomaha
The “long count” calendar for Kala that I call sayomaha (big calendar). Each year is given a totem just as days on the sayoma. chose to begin my “long count” at 3500 BCE, as that is generally accepted as the “proto-literate period” of Mesopotamia, followed closely by the independent development of writing in Mesoamerica some four centuries later.
- 19 yoma (days) = sayo (month)
- 19 sayo (months) = anyo (year)
- 19 anyo (years) = sanyo (generation, era)
- 19 sanyo (eras) = uepya (age, 361 years)
- 19 uepya (ages) = tsa'atli (epoch, 6859 years)
Based on this, each year is marked by three totems, Troy was founded in approximately (3000 BCE) kaya te mina te tlatsa, or “earth year of south era of fire age”. Other examples are listed below:
- The Hồng Bàng dynasty was founded in honu te honu te tlatsa, or “turtle year of turtle era of fire age” (2897 BCE)
- Ramesses II begins his reign of Egypt in timu te kita te kaya, or “east year of north era of earth age” (1279 BCE)
- The Continental Congress ratifies the declaration by the United States of its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in honu te honu te pana, or “turtle year of turtle era of rain age” (1776 CE)
Sayoma
- In the chart below, each column represents a sayo, or 'month' and the rows are the yoma, or days.
| ketla | tlatsa | kita | kuatla | nyepa | kuya | kaya | mina | masa | yama | nila | maya | nisi | honu | pana | yana | yasa | timu | tanka | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ketla | 21-Mar | 9-Apr | 28-Apr | 17-May | 5-Jun | 24-Jun | 13-Jul | 1-Aug | 20-Aug | 8-Sep | 27-Sep | 16-Oct | 4-Nov | 23-Nov | 12-Dec | 31-Dec | 19-Jan | 7-Feb | 2-Mar |
| tlatsa | 22-Mar | 10-Apr | 29-Apr | 18-May | 6-Jun | 25-Jun | 14-Jul | 2-Aug | 21-Aug | 9-Sep | 28-Sep | 17-Oct | 5-Nov | 24-Nov | 13-Dec | 1-Jan | 20-Jan | 8-Feb | 3-Mar |
| kita | 23-Mar | 11-Apr | 30-Apr | 19-May | 7-Jun | 26-Jun | 15-Jul | 3-Aug | 22-Aug | 10-Sep | 29-Sep | 18-Oct | 6-Nov | 25-Nov | 14-Dec | 2-Jan | 21-Jan | 9-Feb | 4-Mar |
| kuatla | 24-Mar | 12-Apr | 1-May | 20-May | 8-Jun | 27-Jun | 16-Jul | 4-Aug | 23-Aug | 11-Sep | 30-Sep | 19-Oct | 7-Nov | 26-Nov | 15-Dec | 3-Jan | 22-Jan | 10-Feb | 5-Mar |
| nyepa | 25-Mar | 13-Apr | 2-May | 21-May | 9-Jun | 28-Jun | 17-Jul | 5-Aug | 24-Aug | 12-Sep | 1-Oct | 20-Oct | 8-Nov | 27-Nov | 16-Dec | 4-Jan | 23-Jan | 11-Feb | 6-Mar |
| kuya | 26-Mar | 14-Apr | 3-May | 22-May | 10-Jun | 29-Jun | 18-Jul | 6-Aug | 25-Aug | 13-Sep | 2-Oct | 21-Oct | 9-Nov | 28-Nov | 17-Dec | 5-Jan | 24-Jan | 12-Feb | 7-Mar |
| kaya | 27-Mar | 15-Apr | 4-May | 23-May | 11-Jun | 30-Jun | 19-Jul | 7-Aug | 26-Aug | 14-Sep | 3-Oct | 22-Oct | 10-Nov | 29-Nov | 18-Dec | 6-Jan | 25-Jan | 13-Feb | 8-Mar |
| mina | 28-Mar | 16-Apr | 5-May | 24-May | 12-Jun | 1-Jul | 20-Jul | 8-Aug | 27-Aug | 15-Sep | 4-Oct | 23-Oct | 11-Nov | 30-Nov | 19-Dec | 7-Jan | 26-Jan | 14-Feb | 9-Mar |
| masa | 29-Mar | 17-Apr | 6-May | 25-May | 13-Jun | 2-Jul | 21-Jul | 9-Aug | 28-Aug | 16-Sep | 5-Oct | 24-Oct | 12-Nov | 1-Dec | 20-Dec | 8-Jan | 27-Jan | 15-Feb | 10-Mar |
| yama | 30-Mar | 18-Apr | 7-May | 26-May | 14-Jun | 3-Jul | 22-Jul | 10-Aug | 29-Aug | 17-Sep | 6-Oct | 25-Oct | 13-Nov | 2-Dec | 21-Dec | 9-Jan | 28-Jan | 16-Feb | 11-Mar |
| nila | 31-Mar | 19-Apr | 8-May | 27-May | 15-Jun | 4-Jul | 23-Jul | 11-Aug | 30-Aug | 18-Sep | 7-Oct | 26-Oct | 14-Nov | 3-Dec | 22-Dec | 10-Jan | 29-Jan | 17-Feb | 12-Mar |
| maya | 1-Apr | 20-Apr | 9-May | 28-May | 16-Jun | 5-Jul | 24-Jul | 12-Aug | 31-Aug | 19-Sep | 8-Oct | 27-Oct | 15-Nov | 4-Dec | 23-Dec | 11-Jan | 30-Jan | 18-Feb | 13-Mar |
| nisi | 2-Apr | 21-Apr | 10-May | 29-May | 17-Jun | 6-Jul | 25-Jul | 13-Aug | 1-Sep | 20-Sep | 9-Oct | 28-Oct | 16-Nov | 5-Dec | 24-Dec | 12-Jan | 31-Jan | 19-Feb | 14-Mar |
| honu | 3-Apr | 22-Apr | 11-May | 30-May | 18-Jun | 7-Jul | 26-Jul | 14-Aug | 2-Sep | 21-Sep | 10-Oct | 29-Oct | 17-Nov | 6-Dec | 25-Dec | 13-Jan | 1-Feb | 20-Feb | 15-Mar |
| pana | 4-Apr | 23-Apr | 12-May | 31-May | 19-Jun | 8-Jul | 27-Jul | 15-Aug | 3-Sep | 22-Sep | 11-Oct | 30-Oct | 18-Nov | 7-Dec | 26-Dec | 14-Jan | 2-Feb | 21-Feb | 16-Mar |
| yana | 5-Apr | 24-Apr | 13-May | 1-Jun | 20-Jun | 9-Jul | 28-Jul | 16-Aug | 4-Sep | 23-Sep | 12-Oct | 31-Oct | 19-Nov | 8-Dec | 27-Dec | 15-Jan | 3-Feb | 22-Feb | 17-Mar |
| yasa | 6-Apr | 25-Apr | 14-May | 2-Jun | 21-Jun | 10-Jul | 29-Jul | 17-Aug | 5-Sep | 24-Sep | 13-Oct | 1-Nov | 20-Nov | 9-Dec | 28-Dec | 16-Jan | 4-Feb | 23-Feb | 18-Mar |
| timu | 7-Apr | 26-Apr | 15-May | 3-Jun | 22-Jun | 11-Jul | 30-Jul | 18-Aug | 6-Sep | 25-Sep | 14-Oct | 2-Nov | 21-Nov | 10-Dec | 29-Dec | 17-Jan | 5-Feb | 24-Feb | 19-Mar |
| tanka | 8-Apr | 27-Apr | 16-May | 4-Jun | 23-Jun | 12-Jul | 31-Jul | 19-Aug | 7-Sep | 26-Sep | 15-Oct | 3-Nov | 22-Nov | 11-Dec | 30-Dec | 18-Jan | 6-Feb | 25-Feb | 20-Mar |
Totems
- Each of the 19 days and "months" can be referred to with totems. The totems represent directions, natural phenomena and animals.
| color | ketla red |
kuya green |
nila blue |
yana yellow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| element | tlatsa fire |
kaya earth |
maya water |
yasa wind |
| direction | kita north |
mina south |
nisi west |
timu east |
| animal | kuatla snake |
masa deer |
honu turtle |
tanka eagle |
| natural phenomena |
nyepa cloud |
yama mountain |
pana rain |
maua flower |
Weekdays
- Each of the 7 days of the week can be referred to with elemental totems or numbers. The numbering begins on Thursday.
| Kala (totems) | numbered | English |
|---|---|---|
| yosama (day of sun) |
mayoma day four |
Sunday |
| yokunye (day of moon) |
yayoma day five |
Monday |
| yotlatsa (day of fire) |
tsayoma day six |
Tuesday |
| yomaya (day of water) |
kayoma day seven |
Wednesday |
| yomito (day of tree) |
nayoma day one |
Thursday |
| yomola (day of gold) |
tayoma day two |
Friday |
| yokaya (day of Earth) |
hayoma day three |
Saturday |
- NB: It's important not to confuse "yomaya (day of water)" with "yayoma (day five)".
Clock
- The Kala daily clock is 8 hours long.
| Kala | 24 hour clock | totem |
|---|---|---|
| na'o | 03:00 hrs | manota rooster |
| ta'o | 06:00 hrs | sama sun |
| ha'o | 09:00 hrs | punka fruit |
| ma'o | 12:00 hrs | yotso midday, noon |
| ya'o | 15:00 hrs (3 p.m.) |
tsa'i tea |
| tsa'o | 18:00 hrs (6 p.m.) |
otso wolf |
| ka'o | 21:00 hrs (9 p.m.) |
kunye moon |
| pa'o | 00:00 hrs (12 a.m.) |
huatso midnight |
- yomua (morning) is na'o until ma'o (3 a.m. - noon)
- puama (evening) is ya'o until pa'o (3 p.m. - midnight)
- yoma (day) is ha'o until tsa'o (9 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
- yohua (night) is ka'o until ta'o (9 p.m. - 6 a.m.)
Examples
- Based on the calendar, week, and clock, President Johnson took the oath of office on board Air Force One at
- 2:38 p.m. - tsima ma'o ma ta'iha'o ma punu haka'o (hour 4 and ⅔ and minute 38) / tata'o punu ma'e tsima ya'o (22 minute before hour 5)
- Friday - tayoma (2nd day) / yoma ola (gold day)
- November 22nd - tankanisi (eagle day of west sayo) / yoma uesa'o te sayo ueha'o (19th day of 13th sayo)
- 1963 - tlesatsaha'o anyo
- Based on the calendar, week, and clock, hijackers flew United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City at
- 9:03 a.m. - tsima ha'o ma punu ha'o (hour 3 and minute 3)
- Tuesday - tsayoma (6th day) / yoma tlatsa (fire day)
- September 11th - kuatlayama (snake day of mountain sayo) / yoma ma'o te sayo ue'o (4th day of 10th sayo)
- 2001 - tatlena'o anyo
