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Naming Taboo

3 pointsby oboesabout 2 years ago

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Jun8about 2 years ago
This is a fascinating subject. Chinese naming taboo focuses on emperor names; there&#x27;s also a more general practice, common I&#x27;m Aboriginal and Bantu languages, where the sounds from in-laws&#x27;s names cannot be uttered: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Avoidance_speech" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Avoidance_speech</a>