Telling Time
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In Proto-Tuscarawan, the way to talk about time is to refer to the sun. "Above-head" is the way to refer to noon, "Below-Head" is the way to refer to midnight, "Right Arm" is the way to refer to sunrise, and "Left Arm" is the way to refer to sunset.
Anything in between is measured in thirds; Being between noon and sunrise but more towards noon is "Above-head of Right Arm," but it's "Right Arm of Above Head" when it's closer to sunrise. These also work for Being between noon and sunset, midnight and sunset, or midnight and sunrise. In some modern languages, it's common to say it's "Above" the times where the sun is out and "Below" the times where it's nighttime out of tradition. (Above 9am, below 4am, above/below 7am depending on if the sun is out or not).
This logic also applies to events, such as being "Under" a ceremony or saying "Under the beginning..."