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* 12-fold = quatri-, 14-fold = sepbi-, 15-fold = quintri-, 16-fold = quadquad-, etc. | * 12-fold = quatri-, 14-fold = sepbi-, 15-fold = quintri-, 16-fold = quadquad-, etc. | ||
* Large = la-, small = sa-, double large = lala-, triple large = trila-, etc. | * Large = la-, small = sa-, double large = lala-, triple large = trila-, etc. | ||
'''[''Possible further abbreviations: these commas occur so rarely, is it worthwhile to do this?'']''' Higher primes can use the color word for the prime, but with the suffix -e for exponent: 11 = le = "leh", 13 = the (unvoiced th), 17 = se, 19 = ne, 23 = twenty-the, etc. | |||
Even with these abbreviations, temperament names can get quite long. To make them quicker to rattle off, "bee" and "tree" are preferred over "bye" and "try", and quadbi is shortened to quabi. | Even with these abbreviations, temperament names can get quite long. To make them quicker to rattle off, "bee" and "tree" are preferred over "bye" and "try", and quadbi is shortened to quabi. | ||
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La is also the La note in solfege, and Sa is the tonic in saregam. The meaning will always be clear from context. Notes are never large or small. In fixed-do countries, the chord ALw is "La lawa". | La is also the La note in solfege, and Sa is the tonic in saregam. The meaning will always be clear from context. Notes are never large or small. In fixed-do countries, the chord ALw is "La lawa". | ||
Common examples: Porcupine = Triyo, Pajara = Sagugu, Augmented = Trigu, Diminished = Quadgu, Helmholtz = Layo | |||
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== Rules for naming remote colors and extreme magnitudes == | |||
There can be more than one way to name a comma. To avoid duplicate names, there are naming rules. | |||
* Colors are always listed highest primes first. | |||
* Multipliers affect all syllables up until the -a- delimiter occurs: trizogu = z<sup>3</sup>g<sup>3</sup>, but trizoagu = z<sup>3</sup>g. | |||
* The "a" in la and sa acts as a delimiter: trilayo = L<sup>3</sup>y and trilatriyo = L<sup>3</sup>y<sup>3</sup> | |||
* Multiplier syllables fuse into one multiplier word: tribizogu = (tribi)zogu = z<sup>6</sup>g<sup>6</sup>, not (tri)bizogu = z<sup>6</sup>g<sup>3</sup>. | |||
* Avoid using the -a- delimiter if possible: z<sup>4</sup>gg = bizozogu, not quadzoagugu | |||
Therefore if the name starts with a multiplier word, and there's no -a- delimiter, that first multiplier word indicates the GCD and thus the pergen's split(s). e.g. bizozogu = (P8, P5/2, /1). (In the following list, an asterisk marks cases where this isn't possible, and the GCD is hidden.) | Therefore if the name starts with a multiplier word, and there's no -a- delimiter, that first multiplier word indicates the GCD and thus the pergen's split(s). e.g. bizozogu = (P8, P5/2, /1). (In the following list, an asterisk marks cases where this isn't possible, and the GCD is hidden.) | ||
Gugu is generally preferred over bigu (zogugu not zobigu). But bizo is preferred over zozo sometimes to indicate the GCD, e.g. bizogugu not zozoquadgu. Likewise, tribigu is preferred over trigugu, as is quabigu over quadgugu, and quinbigu over quingugu. | Gugu is generally preferred over bigu (zogugu not zobigu). But bizo is preferred over zozo sometimes to indicate the GCD, e.g. bizogugu not zozoquadgu. Likewise, tribigu is preferred over trigugu, as is quabigu over quadgugu, and quinbigu over quingugu. | ||
== Bicolored examples == | |||
gg = gugu<br /> | gg = gugu<br /> | ||
zgg = zogugu<br /> | zgg = zogugu<br /> | ||
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9z+3g = tritrizoatrigu* = triatrizoagu? | 9z+3g = tritrizoatrigu* = triatrizoagu? | ||
== Tricolored examples == | |||
if ilo is not doubled or tripled, it just gets tacked onto the beginning: | |||
if ilo is | |||
1o+z+2g = lozogugu<br /> | 1o+z+2g = lozogugu<br /> | ||
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1oo+z+g = lolozogu<br /> | 1oo+z+g = lolozogu<br /> | ||
1oo+z+2g = lolozogugu | 1oo+z+2g = lolozogugu<br /> | ||
1oo+2z+2g = bilozogu<br /> | 1oo+2z+2g = bilozogu<br /> | ||
1oo+2z+g = bilozoagu | 1oo+2z+g = bilozoagu | ||
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1oo+2z+3g = bilozoatrigu<br /> | 1oo+2z+3g = bilozoatrigu<br /> | ||
1oo+3z+3g = lolotrizogu<br /> | 1oo+3z+3g = lolotrizogu<br /> | ||
1oo+3z+2g = lolotrizoagugu | 1oo+3z+2g = lolotrizoagugu<br /> | ||
1oo+3z+g = lolotrizoagu | 1oo+3z+g = lolotrizoagu | ||
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1ooozzg = triloazozogu | 1ooozzg = triloazozogu | ||
1ooo+z+3g = triloazotrigu | 1ooo+z+3g = triloazotrigu<br /> | ||
1ooo+2z+3g = triloazozotrigu | 1ooo+2z+3g = triloazozotrigu<br /> | ||
1ooo+3z+3g = trilozogu<br /> | 1ooo+3z+3g = trilozogu<br /> | ||
1ooo+3z+2g = trilozoagugu<br /> | 1ooo+3z+2g = trilozoagugu<br /> | ||
1ooo+3z+g = trilozoagu | 1ooo+3z+g = trilozoagu | ||
== Quadricolored examples == | |||
if tho is not doubled or tripled, it just gets tacked onto the beginning: | |||
if tho is | |||
3o1uzg = tholuzogu<br /> | 3o1uzg = tholuzogu<br /> | ||
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3oo1uzzgg = thotholubizogu<br /> | 3oo1uzzgg = thotholubizogu<br /> | ||
3oo1uuzg = bitholuazogu<br /> | 3oo1uuzg = bitholuazogu<br /> | ||
3oo1uuzgg = bitholuazogugu | 3oo1uuzgg = bitholuazogugu<br /> | ||
3oo1uuzzg = bitholuzoagu<br /> | 3oo1uuzzg = bitholuzoagu<br /> | ||
3oo1uuzzgg = bitholuzogu<br /> | 3oo1uuzzgg = bitholuzogu<br /> | ||
etc. | etc. | ||