Measurement in Denpa culture
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4. Syntax of Denpa
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The Denpa people don't use the metric system, the use the traditional Denpa system for measurements instead.
Like many traditional units of measurements, the Denpa measurement system is largely based on body parts and tangible objects.
zits
zits(meaning "elbow" in the
Denpa Language) is defined by the distance from the tip of a hand to the elbow of a human being. The standardised length of 1 zits is equal to 44cm, or 0.44m or 2 tair, or 5/3 pu.pu
pu(meaning "foot" in the
Denpa Language) is defined by the length of a human foot. The standardised length of 1 pu is equal to 26.4cm, or 0.264m.tair
tair(meaning "stretch" in the
Denpa Language, derived from tairvn "to stretch") is defined by the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when a hand is opened. The standardised length of 1 tair is equal to 22cm, or 0.22m.mut
mut(meaning "walk" in the
Denpa Language, derived from mutn "to walk") is defined by the length of a double step, returning to the same foot. The standardised length of 1 mut is equal to 143cm, or 1.43m.ditsn
ditsn(abbreviated from ditsn mut, meaning "thousand walks" in the
Denpa Language) is defined by the length of 1000 o, returning to the same foot. The standardised length of 1 ditsn is equal to 1430m, or 1.43km.lid
lid(nominalization from the verb meaning "to till" in the
Denpa Language) is defined by the area a farmer can plough within one day. The standardised area of 1 lid is equal to 2,000 square muts, or 4089.8m2.nimli
A nimli(derived from nim "to command")
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