When Nuer wish to define the occurrence of an event several days in advance, such as a dance or wedding, they do so by reference to the phases of the moon: new moon, its waxing, full moon, its waning, and the brightness of its second quarter.
(they; do; so; T:When Nuer wish to define the occurrence of an event several days in advance, such as a dance or wedding) (Nuer; wish; to define the occurrence of an event several days in advance, such as a dance or wedding) Context(Nuer wish,List([5, 14))):(Nuer; wish to define; the occurrence of an event)
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they Nuer Nuer
do wish wish to define
so T:When Nuer wish to define the occurrence of an event several days in advance, such as a dance or wedding
to define the occurrence of an event several days in advance, such as a dance or wedding
the occurrence of an event