Living Theology in Melanesia: A ReaderJohn D'Arcy May |
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... mother , but as she does not normally enjoy such a right ( to own property such as land , animals , trees and shell money ) the adopted child inherits this from the adoptive mother's brother , who is her next of kin and maternal uncle ...
... mother , but as she does not normally enjoy such a right ( to own property such as land , animals , trees and shell money ) the adopted child inherits this from the adoptive mother's brother , who is her next of kin and maternal uncle ...
Page 163
... mother uses natugu iat ( = child mine proper , or indeed ) to refer to her adopted child . It formerly belonged to another by natural right and now it fully or properly belongs to me , or has become my ... mother ' its true mother , but 163.
... mother uses natugu iat ( = child mine proper , or indeed ) to refer to her adopted child . It formerly belonged to another by natural right and now it fully or properly belongs to me , or has become my ... mother ' its true mother , but 163.
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... mother's time in the Lumaru'u is still not being handled by any others except the mother . In the third week the mother makes a little feast of a fish with prayer to allow the young women of the community to handle the child with the mother ...
... mother's time in the Lumaru'u is still not being handled by any others except the mother . In the third week the mother makes a little feast of a fish with prayer to allow the young women of the community to handle the child with the mother ...
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