LINGUISTIC TABOO IN AFRICAN MARRIAGE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52754/16948653_2024_1_4Keywords:
Linguistic taboo, language prohibitions, euphemistic words, marital relations, African linguoculturologyAbstract
This paper presents a descriptive examination of a cultural practice within the Oromo community of Ethiopia, known as laguu or lagacha. This custom involves refraining from mentioning the names of relatives by marriage. The phenomenon is significant within ethnolinguistics, particularly in this culture, yet it remains relatively unexplored in literature. The study reveals that due to this language taboo, individuals such as spouses and in-laws refrain from using each other's names and instead employ various alternative terms, many of which are newly created. It further delves into the taboo words and elucidates the methods employed to find substitutes.
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